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Aug 23, 2021 | Associated Press | school choice |
National
When Congress sent states billions of dollars early in the coronavirus pandemic to help make schools safe, Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee saw an opportunity. Read More...
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Aug 23, 2021 | Politico | federal policy |
National
Public schools who want to institute mask mandate rules can't be denied federal funds, even if their state governments try to pressure them out of mask mandates, Education Secretary Miguel Cardona said. Read More...
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Aug 23, 2021 | Daily Signal | school choice |
National
School is back in session—or will be soon—for students across America. As they head back to the classroom, many of our children will encounter a different environment this year. Read More...
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Aug 23, 2021 | New York Times | other education issues |
National
One of the most distressing aspects of the Covid pandemic has been seeing governors and state education officials abdicate responsibility for managing the worst disruption of public schooling in modern history and leaving the heavy lifting to the localities. Read More...
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Aug 23, 2021 | Bloomberg | other education issues |
National
It’s obvious by now that children need to be back in the classroom. But they won’t show up unless families are convinced that it’s beneficial and safe. Read More...
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Aug 23, 2021 | Slate | homeschooling |
National
The COVID crisis forced many American families to keep children at home for school during much of the past year. That was especially true for Black Americans, who saw the most dramatic rise in a home-based learning experience of any racial group, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. But even as many kids are returning to brick-and-mortar classrooms, a growing number of Black families have decided to continue teaching their kids at home.
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Aug 23, 2021 | other education issues |
Towns, States, Northeast, Pennsylvania
Less than 24 hours before North Allegheny School District’s first day of school, a group of parents and students has filed a temporary restraining order to get the district’s mandatory mask mandate back in place.
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Aug 23, 2021 | Newsweek | charter schools |
States, South, Tennessee
Tennessee Governor Bill Lee's long-held agenda to advance school choice options for families received a major monetary boost last year: nearly $64 million in discretionary pandemic education money, the Associated Press reported. Read More...
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Aug 23, 2021 | The News Tribune | charter schools |
Towns, States, West, Washington
A new charter school has opened in Tacoma, making it the second charter in Pierce County, and the only one serving kindergarten and first grade students.
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Aug 23, 2021 | Lowell Sun | charter schools |
Towns, States, Northeast, Massachusetts
A disagreement over buses has landed the Collegiate Charter School of Lowell and Lowell Public Schools in a feud that is now in the hands of the state. Read More...
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Aug 23, 2021 | WHYY | state takeover |
Towns, States, Northeast, Pennsylvania
Over the objections of the Pennsylvania Department of Education, Delaware County Court Judge Barry Dozor has selected Nafis Nichols – the City of Chester’s chief financial officer, with no background in education — to be the school district’s new interim receiver, effective Sept. 1. Read More...
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Aug 23, 2021 | The Daily Item | charter schools |
Towns, States, Northeast, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Leadership Cyber School founder and CEO Dr. James Hanak said public school districts have long complained about funding. Hanak said they shouldn’t be because the money is the taxpayers’, not the districts. Read More...
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Aug 23, 2021 | The Center Square | homeschooling |
States, South, Texas
The number of Texas families pulling their children out of public schools and pursuing home-schooling in one week this month is five times greater than the same time period last year, the Texas Homeschool Coalition reports. Read More...
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Aug 23, 2021 | Chicago Tribune | other education issues |
States, Midwest, Illinois
As Illinois schools welcome students back to fully reopened classrooms this month amid another coronavirus surge, educators face a thorny question: How do you teach students who are quarantined by COVID-19? Read More...
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Aug 23, 2021 | The Atlanta Journal-Constitution | private schools |
Towns, States, South, Georgia
Atlanta area private schools are facing the same quandary that public schools do as they reopen for fall: how to control the spread of COVID-19 enough to keep students in classrooms in places where public health recommendations have proven divisive.
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Aug 23, 2021 | WJLA | online learning |
States, South, District of Columbia
It’s a growing controversy in school districts throughout the D.C. area: Parents who are no longer comfortable sending their children to in-person public school classes are unable to choose virtual learning either because of deadlines being past or too few slots available. Read More...
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Aug 23, 2021 | Santa Fe New Mexican | charter schools |
States, West, New Mexico
A private law firm’s partial review of charter school admissions practices found some state-funded institutions in New Mexico are violating state rules by requesting information about prospective students’ special-education needs. Read More...
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Aug 23, 2021 | mlive.com | state policy |
States, Midwest, Michigan
Making decisions on whether Michigan students and staff wear masks inside schools has thrust superintendents and school boards into a political debate at a time when they’re trying to get students back in the classroom five days a week, Dexter Community Schools Superintendent Chris Timmis said. Read More...
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Aug 23, 2021 | The Prosper Press | online learning |
Towns, States, South, Texas
Prosper parents joined together outside the Prosper Independent School District Administration Office to demand a virtual option for Kindergarten through sixth grade students. This group, who had also protested before the beginning of school, met on Friday to petition the Prosper school board to consider COVID-safe options for students who are not yet eligible for the vaccination.
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Aug 23, 2021 | Chicago Sun-Times | school districts |
Towns, States, Midwest, Illinois
The interim CPS CEO and the San Antonio school district’s superintendent are rising to the top of the candidates as Chicago searches for a new schools chief.
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Aug 23, 2021 | El Reno Tribune | school funding |
Towns, States, South, Oklahoma
Among the major issues addressed during the 2021 legislative session was a funding reform that reduced schools’ ability to receive state payments for departed students, informally referred to as “ghost students. Read More...
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Aug 23, 2021 | The Daily Item | charter schools |
Towns, States, Northeast, Pennsylvania
As the 2021-22 school year begins, public school officials across the Valley remain concerned about cyber charter schools pulling funding away from already cash-strapped districts. Read More...
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