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CER Daily Media Clips for July 21, 2021

First-Time Pass Rates on Teacher Licensure Exams Were Secret Until Now. See the Data

Jul 21, 2021 | Education Week | teacher training | National

In many professions, including law and nursing, the percentage of candidates who pass a licensing exam on their first try is routinely reported. But that data for the teaching profession hasn’t been made public—until now.

Public charter schools group blasts proposed Democratic cut

Jul 21, 2021 | The Hill | charter schools | National

The group is specifically taking issue with a provision that states funds will not be made available to a charter school that “contracts with a for-profit entity to operate, oversee or manage the activities of the school.”

Schools confront more polarization with mask rules for fall

Jul 21, 2021 | Associated Press | other education issues | National

Students in Wichita, Kansas, public schools can ditch the masks when classes begin. Detroit public schools will probably require them unless everyone in a room is vaccinated. In Pittsburgh, masks will likely be required regardless of vaccination status. And in some states, schools cannot mandate face coverings under any circumstances.

Black Lives Don’t Matter to Teachers Unions | Opinion

Jul 21, 2021 | Newsweek | teachers unions | National

Yet, as debate and controversy heat up over CRT being taught in schools, the entire issue seems moot. Because, no matter how much race-based history is added to curricula, teachers unions remain stalwart opponents of the one concrete policy initiative that would all but guarantee greater success for black students: school choice.

Hillsborough County school board bows to state threat on charter schools

Jul 21, 2021 | WFLA | charter schools | Towns, States, South, Florida

The Hillsborough County School Board voted to reverse a decision on four Charter Schools on Tuesday after an emergency meeting.

‘We just needed a school to see the potential’: Founders Classical Academy to open campu

Jul 21, 2021 | Austin American-Statesman | charter schools | Towns, States, South, Texas

A classical education charter school will open in Bastrop this fall after a parent-led organization launched a nonprofit last year to expand school choice in Bastrop County and recruit new educational options.

Increase racial diversity among Pa. teachers, group urges

Jul 21, 2021 | Philadelphia Inquirer | accountability | States, Northeast, Pennsylvania

More than a third of Pennsylvania’s students are children of color, and just 6% of its educators are teachers of color — one of the starkest gaps in the nation.

NYC parents facing full school reopening say choices taken away in the middle of pandemic

Jul 21, 2021 | PIX11 | school districts | Towns, States, Northeast, New York

Some New York City parents say their voices are not being heard and their choices have been stifled in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Indianapolis Public Schools sets goals to close achievement gaps for minority students

Jul 21, 2021 | Indianapolis Star | accountablility | Towns, States, Midwest, Indiana

Indianapolis Public Schools has adopted ambitious new academic goals for its Black and Latinx students, looking to dramatically shrink gaps in academic performance between minority student and their white peers over the next four years.

Governor McKee announces agreement in Providence teachers’ contract

Jul 21, 2021 | Providence Journal | teachers unions | Towns, States, Northeast, Rhode Island

Ten weeks after Gov. Dan McKee intervened in the acrimonious Providence teacher negotiations, he announced Tuesday that the state has reached a tentative agreement with the Providence Teachers Union.

Full-time virtual schools expand in Michigan in wake of COVID

Jul 21, 2021 | Bridge Magazine | virtual schools | States, Midwest, Michigan

There will be at least 18 new, full-time virtual school options available to Michigan students this coming school year, most operated by traditional school districts that also will offer in-person instruction. The total number of full-time, online schools in Michigan is at least 90, according to research by Chalkbeat Detroit and data from Michigan Department of Education.

Utah tax credit offers huge savings for people who donate to special needs education

Jul 21, 2021 | ABC4 Utah | school choice | States, West, Utah

Children First Education Fund provides scholarships for students with disabilities to attend private schools of their choice. It’s funded through the Utah’s Special Needs Opportunity Scholarship Program, which provides a dollar-for–dollar tax credit to individuals who donate to scholarship-granting organizations, nonprofits that provide scholarships to students with special needs to pay for private school tuition, textbooks and therapies.

This new Indianapolis summer program hopes to combat COVID learning loss for thousands of students

Jul 21, 2021 | Times News Express | accountability | Towns, States, Midwest, Indiana

The new program is open to all rising first through ninth graders in Marion County regardless of academic standing, unlike some programs run separately by districts only for struggling students. The Mind Trust and the United Way of Central Indiana partnered to run the program at community centers and schools, all using the same curriculum in English and math in the morning followed by enrichment activities in the afternoon.

Private school enrollment soars during pandemic

Jul 21, 2021 | Shoreview Press | private schools | Towns, States, Midwest, Minnesota

“Our leadership team worked tirelessly all last summer with a lot of planning, hard work and trust. We had the kids back in school on August 18,” said Melissa Dan, president of Hill-Murray. “The teachers were nervous to come back, but they took a risk and believed in us. We only stayed open all year because of their willingness to put the kids first.”

Nashville parents call for close attention to student learning loss, ask city for plan

Jul 21, 2021 | WZTV | charter schools | Towns, States, South, Tennessee

Students head back to the classroom in roughly three weeks. But as of Tuesday, parents with Nashville PROPEL are calling close attention to child learning loss and continuing to ask Metro leaders for a plan of action.

Panel OKs 7 charters’ online plans

Jul 21, 2021 | Northwest Arkansas Gazette | charter schools | States, South, Arkansas

The state's Charter Authorizing Panel on Tuesday gave preliminary approval to remote-learning plans proposed by seven operators of open-enrollment and conversion charter schools.

Teachers and parents still ‘totally in the dark’ with school set to begin in two weeks

Jul 21, 2021 | KHON | state policy | States, West, Hawaii

Starting Aug. 3, over 170,000 students will go back to school, but what that will look like is unclear. The Department of Education and Department of Health said plans are in the works but they’re vague on the details.

Alabama Virtual Academy has highest re-enrollment numbers since founded

Jul 21, 2021 | WAFF | charter schools | States, South, Alabama

Online school is the new normal for a lot of families after they had to adapt during the pandemic. Some families even say they’re sticking with it through graduation.

Borough parents push for remote learning for students as COVID cases accelerate

Jul 21, 2021 | News 12 The Bronx | remote learning | Towns, States, Northeast, New York

A group of parents from the Bronx isn't happy that they only have one option when it comes to how their kids learn this school year. As the delta variant of the coronavirus causes more people to get sick and those younger than 12 years old aren't eligible to get the vaccine yet, parents want the option for remote learning this school year.

Bastrop County’s 1st charter school to open this fall, nonprofit pushing for more

Jul 21, 2021 | KXAN | charter schools | Towns, States, South, Texas

A Bastrop nonprofit pushing for a charter school last year is now in the process of getting ready for its first day of school.

Half-cent sales tax might help pay for Cape charter schools

Jul 21, 2021 | FOX 4 Now | charter schools | Towns, States, South, Florida

The City of Cape Coral will continue its discussion of using taxpayer money to fund its charter school system on Wednesday. Council is trying to decide whether to ask The School District of Lee County to step in.

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