CER Daily Media Clips

Your Daily News Clips for June, 11 2021

CER Daily Media Clips for June 11, 2021

With return to in-person learning, thousands of students still ‘missing’ from schools

Jun 11, 2021 | ABC News | accountability | National

Many state officials said they still do not have updated data on chronic absenteeism, while others said they will not know fall enrollment numbers until they are reported by the districts later in the year. But still other officials say there are still hundreds, and in some districts, thousands, of students unaccounted for.

‘Children deserve to be taught’: Teachers plan protests over laws restricting racism les

Jun 11, 2021 | USA Today | teachers unions | National

Becky Pringle, president of the National Teachers Association, the country's largest teachers' union, said the organization is weighing legal action against laws restricting how racism and history are taught.

Schools Creep Closer to 100% Providing K-8 In-Person Instruction

Jun 11, 2021 | U.S. News & World Report | |

The latest tranche of federal data shows that nearly all K-8 public schools in the U.S. offered at least some in-person instruction during April.

Senate Republican Leaders Seek Answers on Teachers Unions’ Influence Over CDC School Reopening

Jun 11, 2021 | The 74 | teachers unions | National

Leading Republicans on the Senate education committee are calling on the head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to provide details about how much the agency interacted with teachers unions and whether she has been completely forthcoming about their involvement in school reopening guidance.

Fairfax County Parents Association aims to empower parents

Jun 11, 2021 | Fairfax County Times | parent power | Towns, States, South, Virginia

The “Open FCPS” movement formed when the Covid-19 pandemic struck in early 2020, and parents no longer had the option to send their children to their public-school classrooms.

Education Spotlight: Comeback Charter School helps adults finish their high school education

Jun 11, 2021 | KFSN | charter schools | Towns, States, West, California

So our Comeback Charter School here at Merced County Office of Education is focused on students that didn't finish high school the first time around. It's designed and targeted at a group of students that can't really attend adult school because of their work schedule and the other complications of adult life.

L.A. teachers union pact mandates masks and coronavirus tests for all this fall

Jun 11, 2021 | Los Angeles Times | teachers unions | Towns, States, West, California

Masks will remain on for students and staff at Los Angeles schools this fall, and coronavirus testing will continue for all, under a tentative agreement announced Thursday between district officials and the teachers union.

Nashville School Board Speaks Out Against Cost Of Charter Students In Summer Program

Jun 11, 2021 | Nashville Public Radio | charter schools | Towns, States, South, Tennessee

This past spring, the State Board of Education had asked MNPS if 50 of its state-authorized charter school students could attend Promising Scholars because the state is not offering its own.

New charter school to move into former Keene school sites

Jun 11, 2021 | The Keene Sentinel | charter schools | Towns, States, Northeast, New Hampshire

A new public charter school set to open in Keene this fall plans to move into two separate locations, both of which have been schools before.

Protest during Walz briefing sparks discussion on school choice

Jun 11, 2021 | KTTC | school choice | States, Midwest, Minnesota

While Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz held a quick media briefing Thursday about the state's budget plan, he was also met by some frustrated protesters. They held up signs and surrounded the briefing area, demanding more school choice in Minnesota.

Schools still sticking point as House, Senate head to final budget stages

Jun 11, 2021 | Dayton Daily News | school choice | States, Midwest, Ohio

The Ohio House of Representatives rejected the Senate’s budget changes Thursday, meaning a conference committee will have three weeks to reconcile the two chambers’ versions of the two-year spending bill.

Thousands of Philly students line up to take advantage of expanded summer programs

Jun 11, 2021 | WHYY | school districts | Towns, States, Northeast, Pennsylvania

The School District of Philadelphia has greatly expanded its summer programming this year and almost 15,000 students are set to take the district up on the opportunities.

Lack of state funding forcing some North Texas schools to rethink virtual learning options

Jun 11, 2021 | KDFW | online learning | States, South, Texas

Districts like Garland and Frisco ISD say they’ve been forced to drop online schooling options because House Bill 1468 failed to pass this legislative session. The bill would’ve expanded full-time virtual learning.

Three W.Va. education policies, including charter schools, up for public comment

Jun 11, 2021 | WCHS | charter schools | States, South, West Virginia

The West Virginia Board of Education is giving the public about 30 days to make comments about three policies, including one on charter schools.

Whether virtual or in-person, the pandemic remade schooling. What should stay?

Jun 11, 2021 | VTDigger | other education issues | States, Northeast, Vermont

Schools were turned upside down by the pandemic, and many are eager to put Covid-19 behind them and return to something resembling normal in the fall. But the unprecedented disruption that the virus wrought also forced schools to try new things — some of which parents and educators say should stick around.

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