CER Daily Media Clips for September 13, 2021   Delta variant stress tests back-to-school plans Sep 13, 2021 | Washington Post | other education issues | National A Washington Post survey of the 20 largest school districts found that few are offering robust coronavirus testing amid vague guidelines and a surge of cases that few anticipated. Read More...     An uneasy return to the classroom in New York City Sep 13, 2021 | Politico | school districts | Towns, States, Northeast, New York The return of students to classrooms Monday marks a history-making moment for New York City and will be a defining element of Mayor Bill de Blasio’s legacy. Read More...     Opinion | How D.C. school reform drove student achievement Sep 13, 2021 | Washington Post | accountability | Towns, States, South, District of Columbia One of the success stories in American education has been the turnaround of education in the nation’s capital in the decade since school reform was ushered in. Read More...     Just weeks in, Washington-area families confront the reality of this school year: Quarantines Sep 13, 2021 | Washington Post | other education issues | States, South, District of Columbia Families are already left scrambling for child care. Schools are searching for substitute teachers and others to fill in for those quarantined. And even after an entire school year of virtual learning, districts have been left flat-footed as they figure out how to provide quarantined students an education from home. Read More...     Opinion: Our shrinking public school system Sep 13, 2021 | New York Daily News | | Towns, States, Northeast, New York This drop in enrollment was new to Park Slope, a neighborhood known for some of the most “sought-after…elementary schools in the city.” But it is the all-too-predictable outcome of the teacher’s union’s obstinance. Read More...     Enrollment at K-12 NH virtual charter school more than doubles Sep 13, 2021 | Manchester Ink Link | charter schools | States, Northeast, New Hampshire New Hampshire’s online charter school is seeing a big surge in interest for the fall semester, and it’s having a hard time keeping up with demand. Read More...     Assemblymen denounce proposed charter school in Schenectady Sep 13, 2021 | Daily Gazette | charter schools | Towns, States, Northeast, New York Two state assemblymen put out a statement in opposition to the proposed kindergarten through Grade 5 Destine Preparatory Charter School. Read More...     How Rural Colorado Parents Created A ‘No Politics’ Public School In Just One Year Sep 13, 2021 | The Federalist | charter schools | Towns, States, West, Colorado These highly skilled parents came together to not just solve their own kids' education needs but offer a high-quality education to families in their glorious Colorado mountain town. Read More...     Tennessee education commissioner stands by ban on districtwide virtual learning as a pandemic respon Sep 13, 2021 | Times Free Press | online learning | States, South, Tennessee Tennessee Education Commissioner Penny Schwinn says her department will continue its remote learning waiver program, which allows some classrooms or schools to switch to virtual learning to fight the spread of COVID-19 — but not entire school districts. Read More...     Hunkering down against COVID, San Antonio’s charter schools are in the mask minefield Sep 13, 2021 | San Antonia Express-News | charter schools | States, South, Texas Charter schools get more flexibility than traditional public school districts on curriculum and other state rules and standards — but not when it comes to the coronavirus pandemic. Read More...     Charter schools have briefly returned to the spotlight in the Boston mayoral race. Here’s why Sep 13, 2021 | Boston Globe | charter schools | Towns, States, Northeast, Massachusetts How did support for charter schools — a polarizing issue in the last open race for mayor — surface as a high-profile topic in the current contest, even taking up air time in the final debate of the preliminary race? Read More...     Op-Ed: The war over face masks meets school choice Sep 13, 2021 | The Center Square | school choice | States, Midwest, Missouri It’s time to look beyond the system of education that was designed in the 1950s – assignment based on address, property values based on perceived school quality, and private schools only for those who can afford them. It’s time to give families a portfolio of education options from which to choose so that every school-age child can maximize their opportunities. Read More...     Editorial: NC Republicans say ideology has no place in schools. Does that include private ones? Sep 13, 2021 | Charlotte Observer | school choice | States, South, North Carolina The North Carolina Opportunity Scholarship Program, passed by the General Assembly in 2013, provides state-funded vouchers to eligible families to pay tuition at the private school of their choice. The program has cost the state upwards of $150 million since its inception, diverting funds away from public education in the process. Read More...     Humphreys calls for school choice: Empower parents to choose for their children Sep 13, 2021 | Argus Observer | school choice | States, West, Idaho School-choice is the future for Idaho and for our children. The public education system should be supplemented with a robust network of free-thinking schools. It’s okay to think differently! Read More...     CPS Families Plan ‘Sick-Out,’ Call For Remote Learning Options Amid COVID-19 Worries; Wa Sep 13, 2021 | CBS Chicago | parent power | Towns, States, Midwest, Illinois “CPS is not offering a remote option to all students in quarantine, and parents are being told if they don’t feel their kids will be safe in school to drop out and home school,” O’Brien said. Read More...     School choice program sees strong signup, education commissioner tells local GOP Sep 13, 2021 | Keene Sentinel | school choice | States, Northeast, New Hampshire A couple of weeks after New Hampshire's school voucher program went into effect, at least a thousand Granite State children have been signed up for the program, Education Commission Frank Edelblut said over the weekend. Read More...

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