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CER Daily Media Clips for September 15, 2021
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The average annual tuition among America’s 22,440 private K-12 schools is $12,350 as of August this year, according to EducationData.org. But behind that average is a very wide range of numbers. Read More...
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Sep 15, 2021 | Popular Science | microschools |
National
As their name suggests, microschools, which serve K-12 students, are very small schools that typically serve 10 to 15 students, but sometimes as many as 150. They can have very different purposes but tend to share common characteristics, such as more personalized and project-based learning. They also tend to have closer adult-child relationships in which teachers serve as facilitators of student-led learning, not just deliverers of content. Read More...
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Sep 15, 2021 | Education Week | school districts |
National
Exhaustion, misplaced optimism, bad state policies, and a rush to open full-time virtual schools led districts to shelve last year’s hybrid learning models.
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Sep 15, 2021 | National Review | accountablility |
National
Bridging the economic gap between black and white workers starts with bridging the achievement gap in K–12 education. Read More...
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Sep 15, 2021 | Hartford Courant | online learning |
National
The American School for the Deaf in West Hartford is offering an “Online Academy” this school year, the first of its kind in the institution’s nearly 205 year history. The virtual academy — initially intended to supplement public, private or homeschooling programs — is open to both deaf and hearing children ages 12-16.
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Sep 15, 2021 | Arkansas Times | school choice |
National
The Republican strategy to end public schools as we know them continues apace, today with a coalition of Republican attorneys general, including Leslie Rutledge, telling the U.S. Supreme Court it should allow public dollars to support religious schools without exception. Read More...
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Sep 15, 2021 | WTVR | online learning |
Towns, States, South, Virginia
A Richmond parent said his child has not gone to school yet this year because there is no room in virtual learning and the delta variant is a threat to his family. Read More...
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Sep 15, 2021 | Chicago Sun-Times | school districts |
Towns, States, Midwest, Illinois
A news conference is scheduled for Wednesday morning at Benito Juarez High School, Martinez’s alma mater. Read More...
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Sep 15, 2021 | FOX 29 | transportation |
Towns, States, Northeast, Pennsylvania
The School District of Philadelphia is increasing its monetary incentive for families to drive their children to and from school in an effort to ease the blow of a district-wide bus driver shortage. Read More...
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Sep 15, 2021 | WBEZ | other education issues |
Towns, States, Midwest, Illinois
“I just don’t feel like it’s a safe environment,” said one Chicago parent whose son was exposed to a COVID case in the first week of school. Read More...
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Sep 15, 2021 | Crosscut | school districts |
Towns, States, West, Washington
Without a more nimble approach to COVID contingencies, WA's largest school district risks losing vital state funding — and parent trust. Read More...
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Sep 15, 2021 | Springfield News-Leader | accountability |
States, Midwest, Missouri
Preliminary results for the 2020-21 year, made public Tuesday, showed that across all grade levels and content areas, 40 percent of students scored proficient or advanced, meaning they were on track or ahead of grade-level expectations. Read More...
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Sep 15, 2021 | Bay State Banner | charter schools |
Towns, States, Northeast, Massachusetts
In the lead up to the preliminary municipal elections, a political action committee supporting acting Mayor Kim Janey released an ad attacking City Councilor Andrea Campbell as they vie for spots in the general municipal election in November. Read More...
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Sep 15, 2021 | Chalkbeat | charter schools |
Towns, States, Northeast, New York
Staff at every New York City charter school will be required to be vaccinated against COVID-19 or face removal from their schools’ payroll, city officials announced Tuesday. Read More...
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Sep 15, 2021 | Chicago Sun Times | charter schools |
Towns, States, Midwest, Illinois
Acero Schools, one of Chicago Public Schools’ largest charter operators, closed its Zizumbo campus in the Archer Heights community Tuesday to meet the terms of its reopening agreement with the Chicago Teachers Union. Read More...
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Sep 15, 2021 | WOAI | charter schools |
Towns, States, South, Texas
A charter school system with three schools in San Antonio is one of the first in Texas to unveil plans to give 10 percent of its students the chance to learn remotely again.
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Sep 15, 2021 | WSAZ-TV | online learning |
States, South, Kentucky
As COVID-19 cases continue to increase, parents are looking into virtual school options. Some districts gave the option at the beginning of the year, while others are just now starting a program. Read More...
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Sep 15, 2021 | The Republican | catholic schools |
Towns, States, Northeast, Massachusetts
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston lost more than 5,000 students the summer after the pandemic started. After the dramatic drop in July 2020, officials were looking at the possibility of having to close 24 of its schools. Read More...
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Sep 15, 2021 | Delaware Daily Times | catholic schools |
Towns, States, Northeast, Pennsylvania
“Our Catholic education was such an important part of our lives,” Mullin said. “It built the foundation for our entire future. We believe in education and we wanted to give back, help others. We couldn’t think of a better way to help others than through the opportunity of a solid education.” Read More...
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Sep 15, 2021 | Chalkbeat | accountability |
States, South, Tennessee
Seven of 79 Tennessee schools flagged for poor academic performance in 2018 dropped off the state’s “priority list” of bottom-performing schools this year when the Tennessee Department of Education unveiled its 2020-21 school accountability lists Tuesday. Read More...
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Sep 15, 2021 | Boston 25 News | other education issues |
Towns, States, Northeast, Massachusetts
They are caught between the need to avoid COVID and the equivalent need to get back in the classroom. But for now, some Massachusetts kids are missing school because they are at high risk of developing severe illness from a virus that usually causes only mild symptoms in the young. And they’re too young to get vaccinated. Read More...
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Sep 15, 2021 | Sun Sentinel | accountability |
States, South, Florida
High-stakes year-end standardized tests, a staple of Florida’s educational system for more than two decades, will soon be scrapped in favor a new system that offers short “check-in” assessments multiple times a year, Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Tuesday. Read More...
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Sep 15, 2021 | NHPR | school choice |
States, Northeast, New Hampshire
New Hampshire’s new program allowing eligible families to pay for private school expenses using public funds continues to see unexpectedly high take-up. Read More...
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Sep 15, 2021 | City Journal | school funding |
States, West, California
According to the Census Bureau, California spends $15,837 per K-12 pupil, ranking 19th among the 50 states and Washington, D.C. In 2019, the state spent about $79 billion on education, yet these expenditures have done little in the way of improving its schools. Read More...
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