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Your Daily News Clips for August, 16 2021

CER Daily Media Clips for August 16, 2021

Emerging from the pandemic, districts look to expand personalized competency-based education

Aug 16, 2021 | Washington Post | personalized learning | National

Once considered a boutique form of education overly reliant on technology, competency-based education is increasingly seen as a way to solve a host of problems with traditional schooling, problems that became more apparent when learning went virtual.

Some kids don’t want to return to in-person schooling

Aug 16, 2021 | CNN | online learning | National

And as the Delta variant drives another surge in Covid-19 cases, shifting rules about mask wearing and other school procedures are also causing confusion and stress among students planning their return to classrooms.

Education Department sends letters to Texas and Florida governors signaling support for educators

Aug 16, 2021 | CNN | federal policy | National

The US Department of Education sent letters Friday to the Republican governors of Texas and Florida, as well as Florida school administrators, amid an escalating battle between the White House and state officials over school mask guidance as the Delta variant surges.

Editorial: For unions, vaccines can’t be just another negotiation

Aug 16, 2021 | Crain's Detroit Business | teachers unions | National

Last week, the head of one of the nation's largest teachers unions, the American Federation of Teachers, did an about-face and came out in support of vaccine mandates as teachers and students, many of whom can't be vaccinated yet, head back to the classroom.

The Corrupt Charter Myth

Aug 16, 2021 | The City Journal | charter schools | National

In an appropriations bill released last month, House Democrats proposed a $40 million cut in federal funding for charter schools. Another provision in the bill could prove even worse for these schools. Under the bill, no federal funds can go to “any charter school that contracts with a for-profit entity to operate, oversee or manage the activities of the school.

Opinion: Let’s merge basic income with school choice

Aug 16, 2021 | The Hill | school choice | Towns, States, Northeast, New York

Fortunately, there’s a way to ensure that every child in the city gets their money’s worth for this taxpayer outlay: allow parents in Ocasio-Cortez’s district to choose to stay in the public school system or receive $10,000 per year for private education expenses and another $18,000 per year as a cash payment or in a savings account that will mature when the student graduates from high school.

Column: She refused to start a charter school unless it was for D.C. kids

Aug 16, 2021 | Washington Post | charter schools | Towns, States, South, District of Columbia

Schaeffler has overseen the education of more than 20,000 children in two decades. She is the longest-serving regional director among KIPP’s 28 regions, 270 schools and 120,000 students. KIPP is the largest network in the country of tax-supported but privately run charter schools.

‘Do your part’: After year of remote learning, Wilmington parents more engaged in schools

Aug 16, 2021 | Star News | parent power | Towns, States, South, North Carolina

As students around the country navigated online learning throughout the coronavirus pandemic, parents got a front-row seat to their education. A survey from National Parents Union showed that because of this, nearly two out of three parents became more involved in their child’s learning, and eight in 10 have a better understanding of the inner workings of today’s schools.

Anne Arundel school system to request $20 million for HVAC upgrades, maintenance in next round of fe

Aug 16, 2021 | Capital Gazette | federal budget | Towns, States, South, Maryland

Anne Arundel County Public Schools will request $20 million to upgrade, maintain and improve filtration in air conditioning systems as part of its request for the third phase of federal Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief money.

Hundreds of thousands of Los Angeles students are back for the first day of school

Aug 16, 2021 | Los Angeles Times | school districts | Towns, States, West, California

Hundreds of thousands of Los Angeles-area students on Monday are returning to campus for the first time in more than a year — a moment marked by pandemic-driven anxiety as well as by joy and relief after children’s lives have been devoid of a sense of normalcy for so long.

S.F. public school parents found their voices during the pandemic. They’re not done fighting for kid

Aug 16, 2021 | San Francisco Chronicle | parent power | Towns, States, West, California

San Francisco’s public schools have long been run by central office administrators and school board members. But when the COVID-19 pandemic struck and those groups let parents down big time — brushing off their concerns about distance learning harming their children — parents found a group that wanted to listen. They found each other.Read More...

Column: All charter schools are not created equal. Southland shines

Aug 16, 2021 | Chicago Sun-Times | charter schools | Towns, States, Midwest, Illinois

With so many Black administrators leading so many predominantly African-American school districts, I am convinced that the educational fate of our children lies in our own hands. No excuses.

Charter school in Charlotte delays start of class due to COVID-19

Aug 16, 2021 | WSOC-TV | charter schools | Towns, States, South, North Carolina

Sugar Creek Charter School in Charlotte announced Friday that it would delay the start of class due to COVID-19.

Freedom Preparatory Academy opens new K-5 charter school in St. George

Aug 16, 2021 | St. George News | charter schools | Towns, States, West, Utah

When asked why parents should send their children to Freedom Prep instead of a public school, Winn said, “The ability to make personalized decisions for our students. Freedom Prep prioritizes on personalized education for its students.”

A year into PHLConnectED, Philly has hooked up 18,000 households to the internet

Aug 16, 2021 | Philadelphia Inquirer | technology | Towns, States, Northeast, Pennsylvania

“Regardless of your school, if you are in Philadelphia, if you have a need for internet, we’re going to set you up,” said Ashley Pollard, the city’s K-12 Digital Access Program Manager.

Sony Pictures partnership with GLOW to build diversity for NC media industries

Aug 16, 2021 | Star News | charter schools | Towns, States, South, North Carolina

Girls Leadership Academy of Wilmington's 2021-22 academic year will introduce middle and high school students to film and television production, digital media and journalism. The single-gender public charter school is partnering with Sony Pictures Entertainment and the Sony Global Social Justice Fund to develop a media technology curriculum and studio on the academy's campus.

Teachers Returning To Class Aim For ‘Normal’ In a Year They Know Will Be Anything But

Aug 16, 2021 | WBEZ | general teacher issues | Towns, States, Midwest, Illinois

From rebuilding relationships to anticipating learning gaps, four teachers share what’s on their minds as they return to classrooms.

COVID: Pickens County school district back to virtual classes

Aug 16, 2021 | The Sumter Item | remote learning | Towns, States, South, South Carolina

COVID-19 cases have prompted the largest South Carolina school district already back open to return to virtual lessons as students in more than 60 other districts prepared to return to class.

Homeschooling on the rise across the Tri-State

Aug 16, 2021 | WCOP | homeschooling | Towns, States, Midwest, Ohio

Many schools are going back to the classroom, but there are fewer students in schools this year as more students are being homeschooled across the Tri-State.

Several New Mexico schools shift to remote learning model

Aug 16, 2021 | KOAT | remote learning | States, West, New Mexico

A number of schools in New Mexico will move to a remote learning model, over the next two weeks, due to rising positive COVID numbers.

For high-risk Fairfield families, remote learning is about ‘staying alive’

Aug 16, 2021 | Westport News | online learning | Towns, States, Northeast, Connecticut

With the first day of school on the horizon, Mason Yeoh, 16, is fighting to learn from home. His brother, 26-year-old Mitchell Yeoh, is immunocompromised.

Homeschooled and virtual learning families prepare for the school year amid pandemic

Aug 16, 2021 | KNWA | school choice | Towns, States, South, Arkansas

As the pandemic continues, some families are looking to alternative forms of educations, like homeschool or virtual learning.

Siding with Gov. Greg Abbott, Texas Supreme Court temporarily halts mask orders in Dallas and Bexar

Aug 16, 2021 | Texas Tribune | state policy | States, South, Texas

The ruling comes after several school districts and a handful of counties across the state defied the governor’s executive order that restricted local entities from instituting mask mandates.

Learning pods are forming up and down N.J. Why homeschooling parents are teaming up.

Aug 16, 2021 | NJ Advance | learning pods | States, Northeast, New Jersey

After two school years affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, parents considering homeschooling for the upcoming year told NJ Advance Media that learning pods — which either rotate through parent teachers or hire tutors — might be the best solution for their families.

More Omaha parents looking for alternative options as new school year approaches

Aug 16, 2021 | KHGI | school choice | Towns, States, Midwest, Nebraska

Many kids in the metro will be heading back to school on Monday, but national statistics show thousands of parents are looking for other options when it comes to schooling.

Column: Why so many charter schools? Parents want them

Aug 16, 2021 | Florida Times-Union | charter schools | States, South, Florida

Charter schools have become Florida’s most popular school choice option, with nearly 700 charter schools serving 341,000 students—enrollment that has increased 3.6 percent during the pandemic. Fifty percent of their students are from low-income families (they qualify for free or reduced-price lunches); 63 percent are Hispanic or Black.

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