CER Daily Media Clips

Your Daily News Clips for September, 8 2021

CER Daily Media Clips for September 8, 2021

The Looming Crisis of Kids and COVID

Sep 8, 2021 | US News & World Report | other education issues | National

The next two weeks are going to be critical,’ one stakeholder says of the rising coronavirus cases recorded among children returning to schools.

How Will America Recover From a Broken School Year?

Sep 8, 2021 | New York Times | accountability | National

A discussion about the grave consequences of missed learning — and the urgency of keeping kids in the classroom.

Back-To-School Alternatives Are Sprouting As Families Opt Out Of District Schools

Sep 8, 2021 | Forbes | school choice | National

As millions of children head back to school this month, millions of other children will not. Homeschooling hit a record high over the past year, doubling in 2020 to more than five million students, or over 11 percent of the U.S. school-age population.

Column: Teachers unions have been influential during the COVID-19 pandemic

Sep 8, 2021 | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | teachers unions | States, Northeast, Pennsylvania

In Philadelphia, the teachers union forced the school district to reverse a decision to reopen schools last winter by refusing to report to their buildings over COVID-19 concerns.

Boston school bus drivers union calls for postponing in-person classes as parents worry about delay

Sep 8, 2021 | Boston Globe | transportation | Towns, States, Northeast, Massachusetts

Boston parents are growing worried that the start of the school year on Thursday will quickly turn chaotic because of a shortage of bus drivers and monitors, with the union for drivers even urging officials to postpone in-person classes because of “massive” problems with bus routes.

Majority of Tennesseans believe public education is on the track

Sep 8, 2021 | The Tennessean | accountability | States, South, Tennessee

And only 34% of those surveyed said that public education in Tennessee “is moving in the right direction.” The poll found 66% believe it's on the wrong track.

DOE to spend $350 million to address educational damage from coronavirus pandemic

Sep 8, 2021 | New York Post | federal budget | Towns, States, Northeast, New York

The city Department of Education has allocated $350 million in federal funding to combat educational damage wrought by the coronavirus pandemic, The Post has learned.

Black families are finding empowerment in homeschooling. And it’s not just amid COVID-19

Sep 8, 2021 | Cherry Hill Courier-Post | homeschooling | Towns, States, Northeast, Pennsylvania

Back in southeast Pennsylvania, it wouldn’t be long before Johnson found representation through more than art supplies. The home educator joined a Facebook group, just as fellow mother Rhonda Ryan had set out to find homeschooling families who looked like hers.

Home schooling more popular for Montana families

Sep 8, 2021 | Mineral Independent | homeschooling | States, West, Montana

Whether parents were driven by caution, apprehension over influences, or frustration with local health guidelines more and more Montana children are being homeschooled.

Los Angeles’s Largest Teachers’ Union Is Out of Control

Sep 8, 2021 | National Review | teachers unions | Towns, States, West, California

When they show you who they are, believe them. Teachers’ unions have shown their true colors over the past 18 months by consistently prioritizing their own interests over the needs of families — and some of them are so drunk on power that they can’t seem to stop.

Philadelphia area schools see racial disparities in AP enrollment

Sep 8, 2021 | WPVI-TV | accountability | Towns, States, Northeast, Pennsylvania

White students are almost three times as likely to enroll in AP classes as Black and Latino students in the tri-state metro area.

As Sabillasville charter school vote looms, community leaders reflect on ‘emotional roller coaster’

Sep 8, 2021 | Frederick News Post | charter schools | Towns, States, South, Maryland

A graduate of the school and the current president of its Parent Teacher Organization, Yocum has become the de facto face of Sabillasville’s fight. And her hundreds of hours of late-night research eventually yielded one clear solution: Transforming Sabillasville Elementary into a public charter school with a focus on agriculture and environmental science, advocates believe, would attract students from across the county. The move would eliminate the school’s enrollment woes, Yocum said.

Two decades of ECOT political giving detailed in info sent to federal investigators

Sep 8, 2021 | Columbus Dispatch | elections | States, Midwest, Ohio

Campaign finance records turned over in response to a federal grand jury subpoena issued in February 2019 show that Lager and his associates contributed $1.66 million to candidate committees and another $300,000 to political parties from 2000 to 2019.

Many Students Who Struggled Find Transformation At Association House High School

Sep 8, 2021 | CBS 2 Chicago | charter schools | Towns, States, Midwest, Illinois

Association House High School at 1116 N. Kedzie Ave. looks and sounds like a regular Chicago Public High School – from the stampede to class to the buzzing teacher. Yes, there are microscopes, textbooks, and the constant sharpening of minds – but this charter school's classrooms aren't run-of-the-mill.

7 charter schools seeking to open in WV, online and in Nitro, Cheat Lake, Eastern Panhandle

Sep 8, 2021 | The Charleston Gazette-Mail | charter schools | States, South, West Virginia

Seven applicants are asking West Virginia’s new state-level charter school board to allow them to open, according to the board’s chairman.

More than one-third of Louisiana students remain out of school after Hurricane Ida

Sep 8, 2021 | The Lens | other education issues | Towns, States, South, Louisiana

About 250,000 Louisiana students remain out of school nine days after Hurricane Ida barrelled across the southeastern part of the state and left the entire city of New Orleans without power, State Superintendent Cade Brumley said in a joint outdoor press conference with NOLA Public Schools superintendent Henderson Lewis Jr. on a rainy Tuesday afternoon.

Boston Parents Demand More Remote Learning Options

Sep 8, 2021 | WBUR | online learning | Towns, States, Northeast, Massachusetts

A group of Boston parents on Tuesday held a virtual rally to protest the school district’s lack of remote learning options the school year that starts on September 9.

Nevada partners with Texas company to connect students with industry pros

Sep 8, 2021 | Northern Nevada Business | innovation | States, West, Nevada

Truth is, the number of disengaged students is likely much higher than those actively engaged. Nearly 50% of high school dropouts leave school because “their classes were boring and not relevant to their lives or career aspirations,” according to a 2006 report by Civic Enterprises. An education technology company, however, has been working to solve that problem permeating classrooms across the country — most recently, in Nevada.

Opinion: It’s time to shop for more than just schools supplies. It’s time to shop for education

Sep 8, 2021 | Courier-Journal | school choice | States, South, Kentucky

Unfortunately for many families, this season is a reminder that their students — and thousands more like them across Kentucky — are trapped in a situation that just isn’t right for them.

‘Money talks’: Voucher applications for Arizona families against COVID-19 protocols outpace current

Sep 8, 2021 | 12 News | school choice | States, West, Arizona

A school voucher program announced by Gov. Doug Ducey last month is seeing more applications coming in than money currently earmarked for the program can fund.

Parents frustrated by delays signing children up for virtual school

Sep 8, 2021 | WMUR | online learning | States, Northeast, New Hampshire

With Granite State schools back fully in person, the main option for remote learning is falling to the state's virtual charter school, but that school is having problems keeping up with enrollment.

Parent left with few options after special needs student removed from Lee Virtual School

Sep 8, 2021 | FOX 4 | online learning | Towns, States, South, Florida

A Lee County parent tells us the School District is no longer accommodating special needs students through its virtual program.

‘Every day is a risk’: Teachers union files grievances against DOE over COVID concerns

Sep 8, 2021 | Hawaii News Now | teachers unions | Towns, States, West, Hawaii

Amid an ongoing COVID surge in the islands, the Hawaii State Teacher Association is calling on the DOE to provide more resources, flexibility and a chance to be heard.

Study: Competition Spurred By Vouchers Limits Long-Term Public School Performance

Sep 8, 2021 | WBOI | school choice | States, Midwest, Indiana

A study looking at school choice in Indiana suggests competition spurred by vouchers limits public school performance over time. The researcher behind the findings says it's a critical piece to better understand how school competition affects equity in education.

Column: There Are Ways We Can Improve Education System

Sep 8, 2021 | The Pilot | school choice | States, South, North Carolina

For the past 18 months, the discussion of “education” has centered around distance learning, face masks and Critical Race Theory. But the elephant is still in the room: education results in the United States are a national disgrace.

Attack Ad Revives Charter Schools As Political Issue In Boston’s Mayoral Race

Sep 8, 2021 | GBH | charter schools | Towns, States, Northeast, Massachusetts

Voters state-wide put a pause on charter school expansion, but the issue is making a veiled appearance in Boston's mayor's race. City Councilor Andrea Campbell, defended herself Tuesday against the race's first decisively negative radio ad, which touches on the issue and calls into question Campbell's concern for special needs students.

Windham votes to close school, adopt K-6 school choice

Sep 8, 2021 | Brattleboro Reformer | school choice | Towns, States, Northeast, Vermont

Voters narrowly approved an article to close Windham Elementary School at the end of the current school year and adopt school choice for grades K-6, but defeated an article that would authorize the School Board to pay tuition for students at an approved independent elementary school or an independent school meeting education quality standards.

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