CER Daily Media Clips

Your Daily News Clips for September, 7 2021

CER Daily Media Clips for September 7, 2021

Kevin P. Chavous: The Case for Student-First Curricula

Sep 7, 2021 | RealClear Education | personalized learning | National

When we empower students to lead the learning journey, they get where we want them to go. And those of us who work in education get where we need to be as well – because to make these changes in curriculum at scale, we will need to think differently about how we teach, how we test, how we leverage technology, and how we make policy that drives innovation forward.

Learning Pods Were Launched By Schools and Community Groups as a COVID Crisis Response.

Sep 7, 2021 | The 74 | learning pods | National

Over the past school year, the the Center on Reinventing Public Education has tracked how pandemic learning pods evolved from emergency responses to, in some cases, small, innovative, and personalized learning communities.

Opinion: The Real Structural Racism

Sep 7, 2021 | Wall Street Journal | accountablility | National

For if ever there were a structure systemically keeping African-Americans from getting ahead, it would surely be America’s big city public-school systems.

The Tragedy of America’s Rural Schools

Sep 7, 2021 | New York Times | rural schools | National

Outdated textbooks, not enough teachers, no ventilation – for millions of kids like Harvey Ellington, the public-education system has failed them their whole lives.

Do Americans Want Their Schools To Go Back To Normal?

Sep 7, 2021 | Forbes | school choice | National

Last week, Education Next published its annual survey of public opinion. After observing declines in support for educational interventions from increased funding to school vouchers to the Common Core, the authors argued that Americans have been wearied by the coronavirus pandemic and want to return to normal.

JBAB charter school opens after years of persistence by military and civilian parents

Sep 7, 2021 | Military Times | charter schools | States, South, District of Columbia

Army Staff Sgt. Rosemary Okotie said she became “really excited” when she found out a new charter school was opening on this base in the nation’s capital.

Probe reveals fraud at Baltimore school

Sep 7, 2021 | Washington Post | accountability | Towns, States, South, Maryland

A two-year Baltimore City school system investigation has found that administrators at one city high school schemed to inflate enrollment, pressured teachers to change grades and scheduled students into classes that didn’t exist.

Editorial: Learning loss is real. Stop pretending otherwise.

Sep 7, 2021 | Los Angeles Times | accountability | States, West, California

Over the past year and a half, educators and policymakers fretted over the “learning loss” suffered by students because of remote education, which appeared to be affecting low-income, Black and Latino students the most. Once they returned to physical classrooms, how could we best bring them up to par?

With first week of school done, parents and lawmakers continue to press D.C. mayor for a virtual

Sep 7, 2021 | Washington Post | online learning | Towns, States, South, District of Columbia

Bowser first announced plans in the spring to forgo wide-scale remote learning for the new school year that began Aug. 30. The mayor and officials in her administration have said that students, particularly low-income students of color, fell behind in virtual learning and it is vital that they return to classrooms. And they are confident that buildings are safe.

Editorial: School enrollment drop worrisome

Sep 7, 2021 | Star Advertiser | enrollment | States, West, Hawaii

No sector of Hawaii life remains immune to the ravages of COVID-19 — not hospitals, not hotels, not dining nor retail businesses. And certainly not the schools, which continue their struggles to recover in-person learning amid constant safety and vaccination protocols, ongoing teacher shortages and declining enrollment.

No failing grades, but failing performance in South Florida schools

Sep 7, 2021 | Sun Sentinel | accountability | States, South, Florida

South Florida schools will escape the stigma of getting F grades this year, but many still failed miserably in their student achievement scores during the first full year of the pandemic.

COVID pushed many Black families in Missouri to homeschool. Now they’re sticking with it

Sep 7, 2021 | Missouri Independent | homeschooling | States, Midwest, Missouri

When schools closed across Missouri in March 2020 due to the pandemic, Cal realized the virtual-learning model was not going to work for their family.

What COVID-19 safety policies look like at some of Arizona’s largest charter schools

Sep 7, 2021 | Arizona Republic | charter schools | States, West, Arizona

As many Arizona students have returned to in-person learning this fall, schools have developed a range of COVID-19 safety policies, from mask mandates to small-group recess.

ACPS says virtual school is at full capacity, creates waitlist

Sep 7, 2021 | CBS19 NEWS | online learning | Towns, States, South, Virginia

For the virtual school, Albemarle County Public Schools (ACPS) allotted 25 educators and a principal who would operate entirely online, rather than split classes in-person and virtual.

You feel more connected’: LPS’ virtual school draws together students from across Lincoln

Sep 7, 2021 | Lincoln Journal-Star | online learning | Towns, States, Midwest, Nebraska

The $3 million virtual school, paid for with federal coronavirus relief dollars, was established for the 2021-22 school year in response to the still-ongoing pandemic and as a solution to last year's hybrid learning model.

The pandemic threw a spotlight on the virtues of virtual school

Sep 7, 2021 | Deseret News | online learning | Towns, States, West, Utah

As principal of Mountain Heights Academy since its inception in 2009 — it was first called Open High School until grades seven through nine were added in 2012 — Tonks has watched a slow and steady growth as students around the state have discovered, for various reasons, that virtual school is the best fit for them.

Editorial: Approach virtual schooling with care

Sep 7, 2021 | Boston Globe | online learning | States, Northeast, Massachusetts

But we shouldn’t forget the lessons of the last year and a half. Distance schooling can lead to real problems. In-person schooling should remain the norm, and any exceptions must be rare, carefully considered, and rigorously scrutinized to ensure they don’t make the educational gaps that have opened over the last year even worse.

Pandemic changes education with online programs here to stay

Sep 7, 2021 | Arkansas Democrat-Gazette | online learning | States, South, Arkansas

Schools are fully open for traditional, in-person learning this school year, yet administrators note enrollment in virtual learning options is surpassing pre-pandemic numbers.

NC sent millions to private schools with anti-LGBTQ+ policies

Sep 7, 2021 | Charlotte Observer | private schools | Towns, States, South, North Carolina

Five Mecklenburg County private schools with policies that target LGBTQ+ people received nearly $750,000 in state money during the 2020-2021 school year, the most recently available data show.

Oakland Parents Say The Pandemic Helped To Get Learning Concerns Addressed

Sep 7, 2021 | KQED | accountability | Towns, States, West, California

A lot of people are eager for K-12 schools to get back to normal. But a group of parents in Oakland, Calif., say normal wasn't cutting it for their children. Now, thanks in part to the upheaval of the pandemic, school officials are starting to listen. Vanessa Rancaño from member station KQED reports.

Increased interest in online schools as pandemic continues

Sep 7, 2021 | FOX 17 | charter schools | States, Midwest, Michigan

Michigan parents and students were thrust into the world of virtual learning as schools shut down due to COVID-19 last year; but online learning isn't a new concept.

Camas students have option to stay fully remoteTrending

Sep 7, 2021 | The Columbian | online learning | Towns, States, West, Washington

While most Camas-Washougal families with K-12 students returned to five full days of in-person instruction last week, some have opted to remain remote.

Great Hearts to pilot private Microschools program

Sep 7, 2021 | Glendale Independent | microschools | Towns, States, West, Arizona

Great Hearts Academies will begin piloting Great Hearts Microschools for families enrolled in Great Hearts Online Arizona this fall.

Changes for educating quarantined California students proposed by governor, Legislature

Sep 7, 2021 | Ed Source | state policy | States, West, California

State leaders don't backtrack from applying rules for independent study to students sidelined by delta outbreaks

Deadline looms for Youngstown schools’ improvement plan

Sep 7, 2021 | Youngstown Vindicator | state takeover | States, Midwest, Ohio

Two of the three school districts in Ohio under state control are expected this week to have at least the first draft of their academic improvement plan turned over to the Ohio Department of Education.

New law gives CMS, other school districts more options for turning to remote learning

Sep 7, 2021 | Charlotte Observer | online learning | States, South, North Carolina

The state paved the way this week for North Carolina school districts to be more aggressive in creating virtual learning options amid surges in COVID-19 cases.

Md. gubernatorial candidate John King lays out his education platform

Sep 7, 2021 | WTOP | elections | States, South, Maryland

As the state begins to implement the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future education reforms, Democratic gubernatorial candidate John King laid out his own education plan this week, which he says “goes from cradle to career.

Opinion: Transportation funding hike makes new Missouri school choice law a win for rural districts

Sep 7, 2021 | Missouri Times | school choice | States, Midwest, Missouri

Enabling students in our state’s bigger cities and suburbs to have more choices about their education is the right move. And here in rural Missouri, we’ll now be able to better make sure we can get our students to and from school in the first place.

Larry Elder Is the School-Choice Champion California Needs, Former Dem Senate Leader Says

Sep 7, 2021 | National Review | elections | States, West, California

Conservative radio host Larry Elder has emerged as the favorite among the Republicans challenging California governor Gavin Newsom in the upcoming recall election. The fire-breathing right-wing radio host is not just appealing to staunch conservatives, however, he’s also earned an unexpected endorsement from California’s former Democratic Senate leader, Gloria Romero.

Arizona interest in anti-mask school vouchers outpaces funds

Sep 7, 2021 | Associated Press | school choice | States, West, Arizona

A program announced by Arizona’s Republican governor last month to give private school vouchers to parents who object to campus mask requirements has seen applications surge, with twice as many either started or completed than can be funded with the $10 million in federal coronavirus relief earmarked for the plan.

Kingsport City Schools parents start petition demanding virtual learning option

Sep 7, 2021 | WJHL | online learning | Towns, States, South, Tennessee

Some Kingsport City Schools parents are demanding the district give them an opt-out, but not out of mask usage. They want the district to give them the ability to pull their kids out of in-school learning in favor of virtual learning.

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