CER Daily Media Clips

Your Daily News Clips for August, 12 2021

CER Daily Media Clips for August 12, 2021

Civics Education in Schools Gains Steam

Aug 12, 2021 | Wall Street Journal | civics education | National

How do Americans on opposite sides of the culture wars find common ground? How do people from across the political spectrum engage in knowledgeable and productive dialogue? How do we strengthen the country’s constitutional democracy?

No, 2020 did not see the largest public school enrollment decline in US history

Aug 12, 2021 | KAGS-TV | enrollment | National

Data shows public school enrollment dropped 3% in 2020. The only larger decline came in 1943 at the height of World War II.

Seven Oaks Classical School opens year with no mask mandate. Here’s what could happen next

Aug 12, 2021 | The Herald Times | charter schools | Towns, States, Midwest, Illinois

Seven Oaks Classical School in Ellettsville, which began classes on Wednesday, stands by its policy to not require masks and is willing to defend its policy in court if need be, according to Terry English, attorney and member of the Seven Oaks school board.

DeSantis faces new resistance over mask rules

Aug 12, 2021 | Poltiico | state policy | States, South, Florida

Schools in Florida’s second largest district will require all students to wear masks when classes begin next week in what is the boldest move a local board has taken yet against DeSantis’ unyielding opposition to face covering policies.

Despite calls for remote learning to continue, CPS says schools will reopen fully — and safely

Aug 12, 2021 | Chicago Tribune | online learning | Towns, States, Midwest, Illinois

A group of Chicago Public Schools parents on Wednesday called on the district to provide a “serious” remote learning option as the highly transmissible delta variant drives a surge in COVID-19 cases in Chicago.

‘It borders on anarchy’: GOP lawmakers call for strong action against school mask mandates

Aug 12, 2021 | Arizona Republic | school choice | States, West, Arizona

A group of Republican lawmakers is asking Gov. Doug Ducey to take tough action against school districts that are requiring face coverings in defiance of a state ban on mask mandates.

Editorial: Flight from NYC’s regular public schools makes charters the best hope to save publi

Aug 12, 2021 | New York Post | charter schools | Towns, States, Northeast, New York

Fresh data show that half of all 32 New York City school districts have lost at least 10 percent of their enrollment these past five years, even as charter-school enrollment is up 31 percent, from 105,065 in 2017 to 138,648 last year. Families are clearly voting with their feet — as far as state law, which badly restricts charters’ growth, will allow.

Pittsburgh Public Schools Parents Protest Delayed Start To New School Year

Aug 12, 2021 | KDKA | school districts | Towns, States, Northeast, Pennsylvania

They have had a year to set up a plan to anticipate obstacles and to work around them,” said Sheila Velez Martinez. “This is their job. They are failing at it.

Families opting for virtual instruction as COVID-19 case counts rise

Aug 12, 2021 | WCNC | online learning | Towns, States, South, North Carolina

As COVID-19 case counts continue to rise, parents in Rock Hill still have the option to enroll their children in Rock Hill School’s virtual academy just days before the first day of school.

Opinion: California needs private school choice

Aug 12, 2021 | Press Telegram | school choice | States, West, California

Currently, the state has no private school choice programs. That means students with no funds to transfer out of low-performing public schools are simply left behind. But on the heels of Newsom’s decision to close down California public schools for nearly 15 months, multiple Republican recall candidates are looking to change all that.

Despite Gaps In Funding, Charter Schools Showed Their Value During The Pandemic

Aug 12, 2021 | Seattle Medium | charter schools | Towns, States, West, Washington

During the 2020-21 school year, charter schools in Washington State saw a 35 percent increase in enrollment, as opposed to the statewide decrease of 3% to public schools. According to Marcus Haden, Community Engagement and Policy & Advocacy Manager for the Washington State Charter Association, many of the charter schools in the Seattle area “doubled their enrollment,” which created both and opportunity and a dilemma.

2 Manchester charter schools to receive share of $6.8M in federal charter school grants

Aug 12, 2021 | Manchester Link | charter schools | States, Northeast, New Hampshire

These grants are for start-up and expansion costs, and replication grants for existing schools, part of a $46 million federal public charter school grant the state’s education department was awarded in a competitive grant proposal in 2019.

As school year approaches, remote learning options vary between local districts

Aug 12, 2021 | WHAM | online learning | Towns, States, Northeast, New York

Several districts say they are not planning to offer remote learning, and many parents say they simply don’t feel comfortable yet with sending their kids to school.

Facing a lack of guidance, NYC charter schools are coming up with their own COVID safety rules

Aug 12, 2021 | Chalkbeat | charter schools | Towns, States, Northeast, New York

Lester Long, the executive director of Classical Charter Schools, has been racing to come up with health and safety rules for the network’s four South Bronx schools, trading emails with other charter leaders, parsing studies he finds in news articles, and checking the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website.

Norwalk parents call for remote learning options this fall

Aug 12, 2021 | Norwalk Hour | online learning | Towns, States, Northeast, Connecticut

With children under 12 still not eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine, some local parents want the option of remote learning to continue this school year.

‘Protect our kids’: Iowans urge Gov. Kim Reynolds to allow mask mandates in schools as COVID spreads

Aug 12, 2021 | Des Moines Register | state policy | States, Midwest, Iowa

Iowa teachers, parents and doctors gathered at the Iowa State Capitol Wednesday demanding Gov. Kim Reynolds let schools require masks as COVID-19 cases continue to climb.

Area charter, private schools vary in requiring masks for upcoming school year

Aug 12, 2021 | Watauga Democrat | charter schools | Towns, States, South, North Carolina

With COVID-19 cases rising in the county, local schools outside of the public Watauga County School system — such as Two Rivers Community School, Grace Academy and Mountain Pathways — are taking varied COVID-19 precautions for the start of the fall school year.

Anti-Mask Activist Creates New Learning Pods as Schooling Alternative

Aug 12, 2021 | New Jersey Network | learning pods | States, Northeast, New Jersey

One Bedminster woman has decided to come up with a schooling alternative for parents who don't believe children should be forced to wear masks in school.

Metro Nashville student achievement drops, mirroring statewide plunge amid debate over learning loss

Aug 12, 2021 | The Tennessean | accountability | Towns, States, South, Tennessee

Nashville student achievement declines mirror those seen statewide, especially among economically disadvantaged students and some students of color, according to new test data out Wednesday.

Louisiana schools chief outlines priorities for pandemic aid

Aug 12, 2021 | Associated Press | federal budget | States, South, Louisiana

Superintendent of Education Cade Brumley intends to use the dollars to expand mental and behavioral health support at schools, boost tutoring and literacy programs, enhance summer learning initiatives and add new training opportunities for teachers.

Editorial: California’s teachers will have to get vaccinated. It’s about time

Aug 12, 2021 | Los Angeles Times | general teacher issues | States, West, California

Early this year, teachers unions throughout California were saying that their members couldn’t go back to work in physical classrooms without being vaccinated against COVID-19. They were given priority on vaccination and most school districts delayed reopening campuses until their members could go through the two-dose vaccination and waiting period afterward.

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