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CER Daily Media Clips for September 16, 2021
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Sep 16, 2021 | New York Times | other education issues |
National
Just weeks into the new year, schools are struggling to fill jobs. Low pay, few benefits and erratic schedules are keeping workers away. Read More...
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Sep 16, 2021 | Washington Times | school choice |
National
The only way to defeat the liberal orthodoxies being taught in public education is to divert funding away from them. If parents are given a choice, we can and will succeed, and the next generation will be better off for it. Read More...
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Sep 16, 2021 | Mississippi Today | charter schools |
States, South, Mississippi
No new charter schools were approved to open in Mississippi this application cycle, and some charter school advocates say it represents bigger problems with the climate in the state. Read More...
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Sep 16, 2021 | Albany Times Union | school choice |
Towns, States, Northeast, New York
Why should poor children be forced into schools that aren't meeting their needs? Read More...
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Sep 16, 2021 | Star Advertiser | charter schools |
Towns, States, West, Hawaii
Wrayna Fairchild has received the grant as part of Voya’s 2021 Unsung Heroes awards competition. Fairchild’s science, technology, engineering and mathematics lab is one of 50 winners across the country and will be considered for one of three top awards that comes with an additional $5,000, $10,000 or $25,000 prize. Read More...
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Sep 16, 2021 | Mountain TImes | school choice |
States, Northeast, Vermont
The suggestion to limit school choice to public options and no longer allow families to use state tuition money to send their students to independent schools has drawn fiery reactions from many — especially those who could lose out on tens of thousands of dollars from the state. Read More...
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Sep 16, 2021 | Chicago Parent | microschools |
Towns, States, Midwest, Illinois
After seeing the success of the concept, Cowley quit her 17-year teaching job last year to open Urban Explorers of Chicago, a STEAM mobile microschool that serves students from preschool to fifth grade, with a mission of bringing STEAM to kids throughout all of Chicago’s neighborhoods. Read More...
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Sep 16, 2021 | The Journal News | charter schools |
States, South, West Virginia
Of seven applicants looking to form charter schools in West Virginia, two submissions are to form brick-and-mortar locations in the Eastern Panhandle, and another three were submitted for virtual charter schooling, according to West Virginia Professional Charter School Board Chairman Adam Kissel. Read More...
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Sep 16, 2021 | Providence Journal | accountability |
Towns, States, Northeast, Rhode Island
The city’s public schools have long been bedeviled by chronic absenteeism. During the 2020-2021 school year, when COVID-19 disrupted learning for everyone, 59.4% of Providence students were chronically absent. Read More...
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Sep 16, 2021 | The Denver Channel | microschools |
Towns, States, West, Colorado
At Johnson-Habitat park in southwest Denver, 14 sixth-graders are taking part in a new education experience. Their school day involves more time outside, more one-on-one engagement with teachers, and lessons that draw on their culture and heritage. Read More...
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Sep 16, 2021 | WWBT | online learning |
Towns, States, South, Virginia
Richmond Public School District announced they have cleared the waitlist for Virtual Virginia, the online learning option for all of Virginia schools. School leaders said there are no more spots available for the program, and will not be accepting any more middle or high school students for the semester. Read More...
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Sep 16, 2021 | Hudson Valley One | online learning |
Towns, States, Northeast, New York
Local school districts opened their doors for the 2021-22 academic year last week, hosting the first in-person autumn classes since September 2019. While some parents have expressed concern about the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, they were informed last month that a planned remote learning option through Ulster BOCES was not going to happen. Read More...
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Sep 16, 2021 | Boston Herald | state policy |
States, Northeast, Massachusetts
The two largest teachers unions are blasting Gov. Charlie Baker over the state’s lack of a uniform vaccine policy at schools, saying he is “abdicating his responsibility” by leaving students and teachers unprotected against coronavirus variants. Read More...
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Sep 16, 2021 | Bay State Banner | online learning |
States, Northeast, Massachusetts
Because Gov. Charlie Baker has mandated in-person learning for all school districts, effectively banning remote instruction, students who remain home for health reasons, who are quarantined because of close contact with someone infected with COVID or who themselves suffer a COVID infection cannot log into class remotely.
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Sep 16, 2021 | Kingsport Times News | online learning |
Towns, States, South, Tennessee
Most, we believe, would agree that the phrase “virtual learning” is an oxymoron. For some students it works because they have the rare discipline to sit uninterrupted in front of a screen throughout the day; or a parent sits next to them. The vast majority, however, learned next to nothing from virtual teaching, which brings us to an active petition at change.org to return it to Kingsport City Schools as a parental option. Read More...
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Sep 16, 2021 | Bronx News 12 | online learning |
Towns, States, Northeast, New York
There's a growing minority of families in New Jersey who want their school districts to provide an option for remote learning as kids have returned to in-person learning during the pandemic. Read More...
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Sep 16, 2021 | Staten Island Advance | charter schools |
Towns, States, Northeast, New York
New York City is expanding its coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine mandate to include staff working at charter schools, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced on Tuesday. Read More...
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