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CER Daily Media Clips for August 20, 2021
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Aug 20, 2021 | Associated Press | other education issues |
National
Millions of students in Florida, Texas and Arizona are now required to wear masks in class as school boards in mostly Democratic areas have defied their Republican governors and made face coverings mandatory. Read More...
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Aug 20, 2021 | ABC News | remote learning |
National
As students head back for a third school year impacted by the pandemic, COVID-19 continues to complicate the education landscape and the impact of remote learning has yet to be fully assessed. Read More...
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Aug 20, 2021 | Washington Post | teachers unions |
National
Schools that required masks last year had a 37 percent lower incidence of coronavirus cases than those that did not. And that reduction within schools also slowed community spread.
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Aug 20, 2021 | The Atlantic | teachers unions |
National
Becky Pringle, the president of the National Education Association, won’t back a blanket vaccination requirement yet—but she thinks there are other ways to ensure students and teachers are safe. Read More...
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Aug 20, 2021 | CNN | other education issues |
National
America's kids, more vulnerable than ever to Covid-19 and in the crossfire of a political war over masks, are going back to class in a timeless rite transformed into a moment of fear by the pandemic that interrupted their childhood. Read More...
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Aug 20, 2021 | Washington Post | other education issues |
National
Parents and teachers once worked well together. That spirit is what we need amid another covid-19 marred school year. Read More...
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Aug 20, 2021 | New York Post | school districts |
Towns, States, Northeast, New York
Mayor Bill de Blasio said Thursday he’s sticking to his guns on the city’s school reopening plan with students’ return to classrooms just a few weeks away, confidently asserting that City Hall will not devise a virtual education arrangement. Read More...
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Aug 20, 2021 | NJ Advance | general teacher issues |
Towns, States, Northeast, New Jersey
The Paterson school district is rushing to replace a growing number of resigning and retiring teachers with less than three weeks before students return to classrooms, many for the first time in 18 months. Read More...
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Aug 20, 2021 | NBC26 | homeschooling |
Towns, States, Midwest, Wisconsin
On Wednesday, the Green Bay Area School District Board of Education voted to require masks for students and staff this upcoming school year. So some parents are choosing to homeschool their kids instead. Read More...
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Aug 20, 2021 | Town Square LIVE | learning pods |
Towns, States, South, Delaware
A group of Delawareans upset about the state’s school mask mandate are working to create alternative education methods for students. Read More...
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Aug 20, 2021 | Idaho Education News | accountability |
States, West, Idaho
The share of students deemed proficient in reading and math by the Idaho Standards Achievement Test (ISAT) declined during the pandemic, exacerbating a years-long trend of the state failing to meet its own standardized test goals. Read More...
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Aug 20, 2021 | News & Record | charter schools |
Towns, States, South, North Carolina
The new charter school in Browns Summit opened Thursday with 520 students in kindergarten through fifth grade. The school plans to keep expanding, adding one grade per year, up through eighth grade. All of its spots up through third grade are filled and there’s a wait list, but the school is still accepting students in fourth and fifth grades. Read More...
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Aug 20, 2021 | The Desert Sun | charter schools |
Towns, States, West, California
As children return to the classroom, some educators have expressed concern that they will confront a number of students who feel anxious, isolated and uncertain about the future. However, while last year’s school closures were difficult, children are resilient by nature and educators can help stimulate that resilience. Read More...
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Aug 20, 2021 | KGUN | charter schools |
States, West, Arizona
Charter schools are thriving in the pandemic world of COVID. KGUN9 On Your Side asked the head of the Arizona Charter School Association to explain their appeal. Read More...
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Aug 20, 2021 | Tribune-Review | charter schools |
Towns, States, Northeast, Pennsylvania
Penn Hills Charter School of Entrepreneurship is looking to add a second floor to its building to help increase space and enrollment after its plans to expand to grades 9-12 were not approved by the Penn Hills School District. Read More...
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Aug 20, 2021 | Arkansas Democrat-Gazette | charter schools |
States, South, Arkansas
Those who oppose charter schools as a matter of principle usually rely on the argument that charter schools “cherry-pick” students from the public schools. Those of us who know better would make the counter-argument that charter schools are public schools, thank you, and that most use a lottery system to pick students if there is a waiting list. And point to the number of charter schools operating in the most challenging ZIP codes. Fact is, the cherry-picking argument is weak. Read More...
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Aug 20, 2021 | Arkansas Democrat-Gazette | charter schools |
States, South, Arkansas
Graduate Arkansas, a dropout recovery charter high school in Little Rock, received state approval Thursday to open a second campus and expand its enrollment cap by more than five-fold for the current 2021-22 school year. Read More...
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Aug 20, 2021 | Inter Mountain | charter schools |
States, South, West Virginia
As West Virginia officials prepare to implement the nation’s most expansive education savings account program and the new state charter school board has its first meeting, the state may have to defend both programs in court. Read More...
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Aug 20, 2021 | Fairfax County Times | online learning |
Towns, States, South, Virginia
With the Delta variant raging across the nation, and children under the age of 12 ineligible for vaccines, many Fairfax County Public Schools parents are worried about sending their children back to in-person school August 23. A Change.org petition called “FCPS Virtual School Option” is now gaining traction in wake of parents’ worry. Read More...
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Aug 20, 2021 | Hawaii Public Radio | teachers unions |
States, West, Hawaii
While thousands of students returned to in-person learning this month, the Hawaiʻi State Teachers Association says the first weeks of school have been “incredibly alarming as COVID-19 case counts skyrocket to record levels.” Read More...
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Aug 20, 2021 | KMBC | innovation |
Towns, States, Midwest, Missouri
As high school students head back to class in Kansas City Public Schools, some will enter a very different learning experience. The pandemic highlighted a need for flexibility. So, if traditional school hours don't work, Evening Academy might be for you. Read More...
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Aug 20, 2021 | Spectrum News | online learning |
Towns, States, South, Texas
Garland ISD is launching a parent-led temporary virtual learning (TVL) program for students pre-K through sixth grade beginning Monday, Aug. 23. The school district will review the continuation of the TVL program at the end of the first six weeks, and then every three weeks after that. Read More...
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Aug 20, 2021 | Mississippi Clarion Ledger | state policy |
States, South, Mississippi
Hybrid learning options are back on the table for school districts across Mississippi in light of surging COVID-19 cases. Read More...
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Aug 20, 2021 | KTRK | online learning |
Towns, States, South, Texas
With thousands of children back in the classroom across the Houston area during the COVID-19 pandemic, parents in at least one school district are making a group effort to plead for expanded virtual learning options. Read More...
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Aug 20, 2021 | The Oregonian | state policy |
States, West, Oregon
Oregon Gov. Kate Brown on Thursday announced that every teacher in the state must be vaccinated against COVID-19, a reversal from her earlier assertions that superintendents and individual districts must decide on that requirement for themselves. Read More...
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Aug 20, 2021 | The Day | online learning |
Towns, States, Northeast, Connecticut
While the family is hoping for a medical exemption, the school system has denied the request for a continuation of remote learning. It comes as educators, politicians and parents are eager to get as many students as possible back into the classroom after what’s been described as a “lost year” for many young people. Some families say school systems are not being flexible enough. Read More...
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Aug 20, 2021 | Baltimore Sun | enrollment |
States, South, Maryland
An analysis of data by The Baltimore Sun and Big Local News shows that the state lost 27,000 children between September 2020 and September 2021, at a time when enrollment had been projected to grow. Schools in rural areas of the state lost proportionately more students than metropolitan school districts surrounding Baltimore and Washington, D.C.
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Aug 20, 2021 | The Patriot-News | school choice |
States, Northeast, Pennsylvania
Rep. Andrew Lewis, R-Dauphin County, has introduced multi-faceted legislation that would establish state-funded education savings accounts called Keystone Hope Scholarships that could be used to cover the cost of homeschooling or private school tuition. Read More...
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