CER Daily Media Clips

Your Daily News Clips for September, 9 2021

CER Daily Media Clips for September 9, 2021

CDC tightened masking guidelines after threats from teachers union, emails show

Sep 9, 2021 | Fox News | teachers unions | National

The Biden administration tightened its masking guidance after a prominent teachers union threatened White House officials with publicly releasing harsh criticism, internal emails show.

The Supreme Court Can Restore Freedom for Religious Schools | Opinion

Sep 9, 2021 | Newsweek | school choice | National

Just last year, the Supreme Court declared unconstitutional Montana's exclusion of religious schools from its tuition assistance program. “A State need not subsidize private education. But once a State decides to do so, it cannot disqualify some private schools solely because they are religious,” wrote Chief Justice John Roberts for the Court in Espinoza v. Montana Dept. of Revenue. After Espinoza, the Carsons and Nelsons should have been handed an easy victory. That, unfortunately, is not what happened.

Democrats Want $761 Billion for Education and Workforce Programs

Sep 9, 2021 | Bloomberg | federal budget | National

House Democrats plan to spend $761 billion to expand access to education, child care and workforce retraining, laying down another plank of their plan for the largest expansion of the U.S. social safety net since the 1960s.

7 True Stories From Virtual School

Sep 9, 2021 | New York Times | online learning | National

Teachers, administrators and service providers talk about what remote teaching is really like.

Jalen Rose talks school choice and teacher unions with Dr. Steve Perry

Sep 9, 2021 | New York Post | charter schools | National

Since we’re in back-to-school mode, and I’m fresh off welcoming students back to Jalen Rose Leadership Academy after a year of virtual teaching, I wanted to dedicate an episode of “Renaissance Man” to someone who has inspired me in the education game. A decade ago, I started my charter school in Detroit.

All eligible LAUSD students would have to be vaccinated by January under board proposal

Sep 9, 2021 | Los Angeles Times | school districts | Towns, States, West, California

All Los Angeles public school children 12 and older would have to be fully vaccinated by January to enter campus — sooner for students involved in many extracurricular activities — under a proposal to be voted on Thursday by the Board of Education.

‘Unfinished learning’: NY schools try to make up ground in the COVID era

Sep 9, 2021 | Democrat and Chronicle | accountability | States, Northeast, New York

Call it learning loss or unfinished learning or a learning gap or a learning opportunity. When Janira Martinez looks back at the 2020-21 school year, all the screen time blurs together.

Colorado teachers unions fall into line with U.S. Supreme Court ruling on agency fees

Sep 9, 2021 | Denver Gazette | teachers unions | States, West, Colorado

All Colorado school districts now appear to be complying with the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision that teachers and other public school employees cannot be forced to pay “agency fees” to unions if they are not union members.

School board conditionally approves charter for Sabillasville Environmental School

Sep 9, 2021 | The Frederick News Post | charter schools | Towns, States, South, Maryland

After a lengthy discussion that community members watched with bated breath, the Frederick County Board of Education on Wednesday voted to conditionally approve a charter for the new Sabillasville Environmental School.

STEAM charter school opens doors Wednesday

Sep 9, 2021 | WPXI-TV | charter schools | Towns, States, Northeast, Pennsylvania

A new STEM charter school that hopes to add more African American men to the industry officially opened its doors today.

Pushing for more remote learning options, Maine parents say schoolkids ‘more at-risk now’

Sep 9, 2021 | Bangor Daily News | online learning | States, Northeast, Maine

A new school year is underway in Maine, but classes have already been interrupted in many districts. Portland High School closed Tuesday because of two positive COVID-19 cases, and an elementary school in Arundel is moving remote until next week.

‘Taking the leap’: More RI families opt to homeschool kids during pandemic

Sep 9, 2021 | WPRI | homeschooling | States, Northeast, Rhode Island

Since the pandemic started, Census data shows a significant jump in the number of United States families who have opted to homeschool their children, a trend also happening in the Ocean State.

The pandemic’s toll on educators has made Texas’ teacher shortage worse

Sep 9, 2021 | Texas Tribune | general teacher issues | States, South, Texas

It’s a problem that has troubled school administrators for years, but the pandemic has exacerbated it. Teachers report being spread thin by the demands of remote learning and exhausted by the constant health concerns.

Supt. Hoffman ‘extremely frustrated’ over Gov. Ducey’s school vouchers program

Sep 9, 2021 | KTAR | | States, West, Arizona

Arizona’s top public schools official is concerned over a new private school vouchers program the governor created for parents who oppose school COVID-19 restrictions.

Opinion: Alternative learning options are here to stay

Sep 9, 2021 | San Diego Union Tribune | innovation schools | Towns, States, West, California

Alternative learning options used to be reserved for a small and very specific group of PUSD students, such as a few dozen high-performing athletes or actors who needed more flexibility in their busy schedules (which normal school attendance didn’t offer). But the pandemic taught many more of us about the benefits of flexibility for work and school, and it pushed the advancement of innovative teaching and access to the required technology to make alternative learning options a reality for more students.

Opinion: Another failing grade for Alaska schools

Sep 9, 2021 | Alaska Journal of Commerce | accountability | States, West, Alaska

In its release of the latest statewide performance assessments for Alaska students, the state Department of Education and Early Development cautioned against comparing the results to prior years but I did it anyway.

‘This Is Unprecedented’: Texas Home School Coalition Inquiries Triple Since Last Year

Sep 9, 2021 | CBSDFW | homeschooling | States, South, Texas

As many school districts around North Texas break records for COVID-19 case count numbers, so do the numbers of parents looking for alternative school options.

Ohio legalized school vouchers to help kids in failing schools. Is that what’s happening?

Sep 9, 2021 | The Columbus Dispatch | school choice | States, Midwest, Ohio

What started as a $5 million pilot project to rescue Cleveland kids from “failing schools” is now a statewide voucher system serving 69,000 children that could cost taxpayers more than $628 million for the 2021-2022 academic year.

Proponents backing measure for school choice

Sep 9, 2021 | The Porterville Recorder | school choice | States, West, California

But Alexander and supporters of the latest initiative say they finally have a true school choice proposal that will actually work, using something that's not a new idea. “Our school choice is a little more pure and universal than others,” Alexander said.

Will NYC Parents Strike on the First Day of School If There’s No Option for Remote Learning?

Sep 9, 2021 | The 74 | parent power | Towns, States, Northeast, New York

Despite last week’s City Council hearing on New York City’s return-to-school plans, during which Education Committee Chair Mark Treyger and a cohort of parents advocated for a remote education option, Mayor Bill de Blasio insisted that, save for listed medical exceptions, all students, vaccinated or not, would be required to return to school in person.

Toomey visits Bear Creek Community Charter

Sep 9, 2021 | Times Leader | charter schools | Towns, States, Northeast, Pennsylvania

Behind the school,when the two took off their masks, Smith proudly pointed out the pond, the solar-powered classroom, the apiary and the eco-friendly water system and the fact that they stood on the site of planned expansion. Smith said they are still waiting for approval of a low interest loan.

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