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Aug 17, 2021 | PBS | innovation |
National
Welcome to Community Lab School, a tiny public charter that is trying to transform the way middle schoolers are taught in the Albemarle School District — and eventually the nation. Read More...
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Aug 17, 2021 | Fox News | school funding |
National
Economic activity has been slowed for months amid supply-chain disruptions and labor shortages. While many school districts have an abnormal amount of cash from pandemic stimulus funds, administrators say they are still struggling to find staffers and supplies. Read More...
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Aug 17, 2021 | The 74 | accountability |
National
Recent findings from the University of Pennsylvania warn that over the next three decades, our recent COVID-related U.S. school closures, as well as the shift to virtual schooling, could massively impact our national gross domestic product (GDP), putting a huge dent in future workers’ earning potential. Read More...
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Aug 17, 2021 | Washington Post | teachers unions |
National
President Biden came into office touting his strong ties with the labor movement. But when it comes to his administration’s recent push for vaccine mandates, unions are hardly in lockstep. Read More...
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Aug 17, 2021 | Los Angeles Times | school districts |
Towns, States, West, California
Los Angeles County can expect a rise in reported COVID-19 cases over the coming week as the Delta variant continues to spread. Not all of the new infections will be among sick people. Some will be asymptomatic cases discovered by COVID testing of all students and staff by L.A. Unified schools — hundreds of thousands of tests every week. Read More...
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Aug 17, 2021 | WBUR | school boards |
Towns, States, Northeast, Massachusetts
For 30 years, Boston's mayor has wielded the power to appoint every member of the city's school committee. That power, unique in the state, was supposed to make the district run more smoothly and accountably by removing the distractions of retail politics.
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Aug 17, 2021 | First Coast New | school funding |
Towns, States, South, Florida
A GoFundMe run by a 12-year-old has raised more than $7,000 in less than a week for outdoor lunch tables. A mother's GoFundMe has bought 25 air purifiers.
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Aug 17, 2021 | Boston Globe | other education issues |
States, Northeast, Massachusetts
Massachusetts state leaders want this school year to be as normal as possible: all children in school buildings every day, optional masking policies left up to local communities, and absolutely no remote learning. Read More...
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Aug 17, 2021 | VT Digger | remote learning |
States, Northeast, Vermont
Since the spring, state officials have made clear that they expect Vermont’s K-12 students to be physically back in the classroom five days a week this fall. The days of hybrid and online learning, they said, were over. Read More...
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Aug 17, 2021 | Associated Press | accountability |
States, South, Louisiana
Louisiana’s top school board agreed Monday to seek federal permission to shelve the issuance of letter grades for K-12 public schools this year because of classroom upheaval sparked by the coronavirus pandemic. Read More...
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Aug 17, 2021 | Dallas Morning News | homeschooling |
States, South, Texas
There’s no concrete figure yet for how many families — like the Glawsons — will homeschool this year, but the Texas Home School Coalition has reported an all-time high in the number of families seeking advice on how to begin the process. Read More...
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Aug 17, 2021 | WESA | parent power |
Towns, States, Northeast, Pennsylvania
For nearly four hours on Monday, Pittsburgh Public Schools staff read testimonies from parents, students and community members who urged the board to not delay the start of the school year. Read More...
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Aug 17, 2021 | Arizona Mirror | school districts |
States, West, Arizona
Republican lawmakers can’t sidestep a provision of the Arizona Constitution that dictates when new laws go into effect by adding a retroactivity clause, a Maricopa County judge ruled in a case attempting to overturn Phoenix Union High School District’s new face mask mandate. Read More...
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Aug 17, 2021 | WFTV.com | teachers unions |
Towns, States, South, Florida
Its latest push follows the recent backing of the decisions of Florida’s school superintendents from the U.S. Department of Education. Read More...
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Aug 17, 2021 | Patch | higher education |
Towns, States, South, Alabama
More than 600 graduates of Birmingham City Schools will attend college this fall with financial aid and other assistance from Birmingham Promise. Read More...
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Aug 17, 2021 | LA Report | other education issues |
Towns, States, West, California
But what some people don’t know or forget is that the crisis goes beyond public health, economics and housing — it’s a public education crisis too.
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Aug 17, 2021 | The Texan | charter schools |
States, South, Texas
The District’s public school system probably tested just 4 percent of students attending in-person classes in its asymptomatic testing program in the spring, falling short of city and federal health suggestions, according to a new report from the Office of the D.C. Auditor. Read More...
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Aug 17, 2021 | WLOS | charter schools |
Towns, States, South, North Carolina
PEAK Academy Charter School opened its doors Monday to 99 new students. The classrooms filled with first-, second- and third-graders whose parents chose to try a new approach. PEAK is focused on helping bridge the long-documented achievement gap for Black youth attending Asheville City School. Read More...
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Aug 17, 2021 | WESH | online learning |
Towns, States, South, Florida
The virtual school is run by the Osceola County school system. Leaders said it is different from the virtual school last year and there are not as many teachers. Those teachers have to get specialized training and classes have to stay to a certain size so the students can effectively learn.
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Aug 17, 2021 | WAGT | online learning |
Towns, States, South, South Carolina
Aiken County Superintendent King Laurence was out in the community Monday to help welcome Aiken County’s 22,000 students back for a new year. Read More...
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Aug 17, 2021 | Texas News Today | online learning |
States, South, Texas
Texas parents who want to keep their kids learning at home have other options-tHere are some free tuition schools that have virtually always taught students in grades 3-12. Read More...
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Aug 17, 2021 | Texas Tribune | state policy |
States, South, Texas
Back-and-forth legal rulings have left some school districts with the choice of flouting Abbott and mandating masks — or waiting for the dust to settle. Read More...
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Aug 17, 2021 | MPR News | school districts |
States, Midwest, Minnesota
School mask policies have been among the most contentious issues district leaders have faced this summer. Some district leaders have even had to ask law enforcement for help maintaining calm at public board meetings where masking policies have been discussed and decided. Read More...
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Aug 17, 2021 | The 74 | state policy |
Towns, States, South, Texas
Complicating the matter this year: Gov. Greg Abbott has banned mask mandates in schools and the state will not provide funding for remote learning. Read More...
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Aug 17, 2021 | WTOP | online learning |
Towns, States, South, Maryland
Eligible high school students were already able to apply to take part in virtual classes this fall. Now, students entering kindergarten through eighth grade are getting that chance. Read More...
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Aug 17, 2021 | KFVS | state policy |
States, South, Tennessee
Tennessee parents who don’t want their children to mask up in the classroom can opt out of mask mandates. Governor Bill Lee issued an executive order Monday, August 16, and now parents, politicians, and physicians are sounding off about it. Read More...
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Aug 17, 2021 | Boston Globe | career technical education |
Towns, States, Northeast, Massachusetts
If the city’s only vocational high school is going to have a chance at tackling its seeming intractability and become the gem it should be, Madison Park must be independent of the Boston Public Schools. It’s a reorganization that many stakeholders — including state officials — have proposed through the years but one that has lacked political support. Barros deserves credit for getting it right on how to reform Madison Park.
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Aug 17, 2021 | Capital Dispatch | state policy |
States, Midwest, Iowa
Gov. Kim Reynolds likes to talk about respecting Iowans’ choices, especially when it comes to schools. The concept was the driving force behind much of her education agenda this year. Read More...
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