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CER Daily Media Clips for August 11, 2021
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Aug 11, 2021 | Washington Post | federal budget |
National
Hours after the Senate advanced a bipartisan bill to improve the nation’s infrastructure, Democrats forged ahead independently on a second front — adopting a $3.5 trillion budget that could enable sweeping changes to the nation’s health care, education and tax laws. Read More...
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Aug 11, 2021 | New York Times | other education issues |
National
American parents of school-age children are more supportive of school mask requirements than mandatory coronavirus vaccines, according to a new survey. It found that nearly two-thirds of those parents want schools to insist on masks for students, teachers and staff members who do not have their shots.
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Aug 11, 2021 | Yahoo Finance | private schools |
National
Parents might assume that sending their children to private school is too expensive. But in most states, the average annual private school tuition is actually less than the average amount spent per child in a U.S. public school, including charter schools. Read More...
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Aug 11, 2021 | Wall Street Journal | state policy |
States, South, Florida
Gov. Ron DeSantis issued an executive order July 30 to “protect parents’ right to make decisions regarding masking of their children,” but four of the state’s local school boards announced they’d impose mask mandates anyway. Read More...
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Aug 11, 2021 | EdNC | teacher pay |
States, South, North Carolina
In my experience, for example, most non-educators believe teacher pay ought to vary according to demonstrable performance in the classroom. Most public-school teachers I know dislike this idea. Recent polling confirms the gap: in a 2019 survey, 72% of the general public supported “basing part of the salaries of teachers on how much their students learn.” Only 42% of teachers agreed. Read More...
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Aug 11, 2021 | Los Angeles Times | general teacher issues |
Towns, States, West, California
Days before the academic year starts, a well-funded hiring spree for Los Angeles schools is falling short of its goal to provide unprecedented and critical mental health and academic support as a shortage of teachers and other professionals collides with pandemic recovery goals. Read More...
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Aug 11, 2021 | KETV | homeschooling |
Towns, States, Midwest, Nebraska
Immunocompromised families are finding themselves in a tough position right now as a majority of metro school districts are making masks optional without offering a remote learning program. Read More...
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Aug 11, 2021 | WSLS | school choice |
States, South, Virginia
With COVID-19 concerns increasing again and the mask debate in schools, some families are looking for other schooling options that don’t include learning in person. We’re working for you on what’s available. Read More...
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Aug 11, 2021 | Tulsa World | online learning |
States, South, Oklahoma
As school districts start going back into the classrooms next week, far fewer students will do so online.
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Aug 11, 2021 | Dallas Morning News | school districts |
Towns, States, South, Texas
But the district brought back a version of virtual learning in the face of the highly contagious delta variant, with case levels rising statewide and with kids under 12 currently ineligible for a COVID-19 vaccine. Read More...
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Aug 11, 2021 | KTVX-TV | school choice |
Towns, States, West, Utah
Many Utah school districts have decided to offer online learning options for the 2021 to 2022 school year. These options are meant to accommodate students who preferred learning from home, as well as those who do not feel comfortable returning to in-person learning just yet. Read More...
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Aug 11, 2021 | FOX 13 | school choice |
States, South, Tennessee
A state representative wants to give parents a choice to transfer their children to a different school if they don’t support a mask mandate.
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Aug 11, 2021 | Mississippi Clarion Ledger | other education issues |
States, South, Mississippi
The flood of positive cases is forcing schools to move to virtual learning again, including six public schools in Lamar County on Tuesday, which had the largest number of infected students the week of from Aug. 2-6. Read More...
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Aug 11, 2021 | WCJB | school choice |
Towns, States, South, Florida
Alachua County parents who don’t want their children to wear a mask can receive a Hope Scholarship to attend a private school with the governor’s new executive order and vice versa. Read More...
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Aug 11, 2021 | Louisville Courier Journal | state policy |
States, South, Kentucky
Gov. Andy Beshear issued a new mask mandate Tuesday for Kentucky's schools, less than a day before many districts will welcome kids back to class. Read More...
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Aug 11, 2021 | Colorado Sun | technology |
Towns, States, West, Colorado
Centennial School District R-1 in San Luis plans to transmit its own internet signal out to families’ homes after years of struggling with the state’s digital divide. Read More...
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Aug 11, 2021 | Burlington Free Press | online learning |
Towns, States, Northeast, Vermont
A new school model, born out of necessity due to COVID-19, proved to be the academic break one 9-year-old Burlington student needed to be successful. Read More...
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Aug 11, 2021 | WCJB | school choice |
Towns, States, South, Florida
Alachua County parents who don’t want their children to wear a mask can receive a Hope Scholarship to attend a private school with the governor’s new executive order and vice versa.
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Aug 11, 2021 | WUSA9 | charter schools |
Towns, States, South, District of Columbia
More students are heading back to class in the coming days and weeks. In Southeast D.C., one charter school has had nearly a half-million dollars worth of renovations in an attempt to keep their students safe as they prepare for in-person learning for the first time in 18 months. Read More...
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Aug 11, 2021 | Action News Jax | charter schools |
Towns, States, South, Florida
Students in Duval County now officially have the first day of school under their belt. The major focus will be on health and safety during the pandemic, but schools are also working to make sure students don’t fall behind in class. Read More...
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Aug 11, 2021 | Idaho EdNews | accountability |
States, West, Idaho
Only 45.7% of students reported being engaged with school during a 2021 survey. That’s down from 52.6% in 2019 and 65% the year before that. (Engagement scores dropped in 2019 when high school students were added to the survey). The data wasn’t collected in 2020 amid pandemic disruptions.
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Aug 11, 2021 | Hudson County View | charter schools |
Towns, States, Northeast, New Hampshire
This award recognizes district and charter schools that have demonstrated measurable progress towards equitable outcomes in areas such as increasing post-secondary enrollment, diversity in the teacher workforce, course enrollment and disciplinary outcomes. Read More...
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Aug 11, 2021 | WDSU | online learning |
Towns, States, South, Louisiana
This week, tens of thousands of children across Metro New Orleans will return to the classroom to begin the 2021-2022 school year in person. All public school districts in the Metro have removed their remote learning options for most students, including NOLA Public Schools, Jefferson Parish Public Schools and St. Tammany Parish Public Schools. Read More...
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Aug 11, 2021 | Press Democrat | general teacher issues |
States, West, California
Another pandemic school year is nearly here. Before it begins schools should mandate vaccinations for teachers and staff. Read More...
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