CER Daily Media Clips

Your Daily News Clips for September, 17 2021

CER Daily Media Clips for September 17, 2021

Outbreaks strand some students at home with minimal learning

Sep 17, 2021 |Associated Press | accountability | National

Within his first week back at school after a year and a half, 7-year-old Ben Medlin was exposed to a classmate with COVID-19, and he was sent home, along with 7,000 other students in the district, for 14 days of quarantine.

Schools Reopen But Obstacles Remain as COVID-19 Surges

Sep 17, 2021 |US News & World Report | other education issues | National

Protests, staff shortages and coronavirus testing greet students and teachers as they head back to classrooms as the pandemic rages.

Five Ways Education Can Keep Pace With the Jobs of the Future

Sep 17, 2021 |Newsweek | workforce development | National

Career success is no longer about what you know; it's about what you can learn.

Education opportunity accounts, Kentucky’s school-choice measure, goes before judge

Sep 17, 2021 |Louisville Courier Journal | school choice | States, South, Kentucky

Kentucky's fledgling education opportunity account program went before a judge Thursday in a legal challenge opponents hope will stop the program's full implementation.

This Western Massachusetts town has a high teacher retention rate; Superintendent credits culture of

Sep 17, 2021 |masslive.com | general teacher issues | Towns, States, Northeast, Massachusetts

A formula of culture and climate in the Lee Public Schools, as well as proximity to the Massachusetts Turnpike, has helped the district maintain a high staff retention rate, in the eyes of Superintendent Michael Richard.

Online learning still a viable option for Milton and Janesville students

Sep 17, 2021 |The Gazette | online learning | Towns, States, Midwest, Wisconsin

Konnor Fink, an eighth-grader enrolled in the ARISE Virtual Academy, an online learning option available to Janesville students for the past 15 years, has not been in a “traditional” school program since he started taking advanced math classes in third grade.

Opinion: APS should support student choice

Sep 17, 2021 |Albuquerque Journal | school choice | Towns, States, West, New Mexico

Albuquerque students who choose to attend traditional district schools or charter schools are all public school students in our city. It’s time for adults to stop making false divisions between traditional district schools and charter public schools. After all, parents and students don’t see those divisions. They just want the best school to fit their needs.

Up to two years of free college credits? How this proposed charter school aims to do it

Sep 17, 2021 |Standard-Times | charter schools | Towns, States, Northeast, Massachusetts

A group of local business leaders and educators have proposed a new regional charter school serving low-income, at-risk students in the Fall River and New Bedford area — one that is designed to provide up to two years of free college credits by the time students graduate.

Local parents puzzled schools won’t provide remote-learning options for sick, quarantined

Sep 17, 2021 |WKRC | online learning | Towns, States, Midwest, Ohio

While school districts continue to implement strict quarantine policies, kids are being forced to stay home for 10 days. The problem parents are having is that their kids are falling behind academically. Some parents are wondering: Where did all the technology go? Especially when their kids are forced to head home for being exposed to or contracting COVID-19.

Gov. Stitt announces first-ever audit of Oklahoma State Department of Education

Sep 17, 2021 |KFOR | other education issues | States, South, Oklahoma

Governor Kevin Stitt announced Thursday he has submitted a request to the Oklahoma Auditor and Inspector’s Office for the first full audit of the Oklahoma State Department of Education (OSDE) following evidence of misuse of funds found in the audit of EPIC Charter Schools.

Under the State Board of Education’s timeline, new charter schools could be coming to Iowa as

Sep 17, 2021 |Des Moines Register | charter schools | States, Midwest, Iowa

A timeline for starting new charter schools in Iowa under a new legal pathway emerged Thursday from the State Board of Education.

IDEA Public Schools Leader Strives For Children To Have Access To Good Education

Sep 17, 2021 |Patch | charter schools | Towns, States, South, Texas

Ana Martinez Shropshire, the executive director of IDEA Public Schools Tarrant County, is proof that teachers and the impact they have on a student matters.

Editorial: Schools must meet students mental health needs

Sep 17, 2021 |Boston Globe | other education issues | States, Northeast, Massachusetts

As they return to the classroom, youths urgently need access to mental health providers and counselors.

Shutdowns, testing, quarantines have become a maze for Philadelphia parents to navigate

Sep 17, 2021 |Chalkbeat | school districts | Towns, States, Northeast, Pennsylvania

With five Philadelphia public schools shut down due to the pandemic barely two weeks into the school year, parents are struggling to understand the policies for closures and quarantines and growing increasingly concerned over whether the COVID mitigation protocols are enough to keep their children safe.

Opinion: Learning Pods Come to Londonderry

Sep 17, 2021 |New Hampshire Journal | learning pods | Towns, States, Northeast, New Hampshire

New Hampshire’s Department of Education is offering parents in the Londonderry School District a new option to help students recover lost ground caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

New CEO for CPS: 6 things to know about Pedro Martinez

Sep 17, 2021 |Chicago Tribune | charter schools | Towns, States, Midwest, Illinois

During Martinez’s tenure in San Antonio, charters were granted to nonprofits to take over underperforming schools. The partnerships took place because of a new Texas law that offered incentives to school districts of increased funding and less penalties if they invited a charter school or nonprofit to operate certain campuses.

Lake Charles College Prep is first Calcasieu school to offer weekly COVID testing

Sep 17, 2021 |KPLC | charter schools | Towns, States, South, Louisiana

Lake Charles College Prep is the first school in Calcasieu Parish to invite LSU-Shreveport to administer weekly COVID-19 testing for staff and students.

‘There’s nothing in place’: Parents ask Portland Public Schools for quarantine plan

Sep 17, 2021 |KGW8 | school districts | Towns, States, West, Oregon

While at least 200 PPS students have been asked to quarantine, parents say they've done so without distance learning alternatives in place.

Enrollment soars as quality suffers in Baton Rouge virtual academy: ‘it has been a learning curve’

Sep 17, 2021 |The Advocate | online learning | Towns, States, South, Louisiana

The lone virtual option offered this year by the East Baton Rouge Parish school system has seen dramatically higher enrollment in the past month as COVID cases surged anew.

‘Trying to get children back to school’ | Districts go door-to-door in efforts to boost enrollment

Sep 17, 2021 |KHOU | enrollment | Towns, States, South, Texas

Some area districts are beyond enrollment projections while others work to close gaps.

Hawaii Education Plan for ‘Learning Acceleration’ Short on Details, Board Members Say

Sep 17, 2021 |Civil Beat | accountability | States, West, Hawaii

Some members wanted more specificity and strategic planning from DOE officials on how to help students catch up.Read More...

Falling public school enrollment means less money for schools, programs

Sep 17, 2021 |Daily Union | enrollment | States, Midwest, Wisconsin

The number of students attending Wisconsin public schools is expected to decline in the coming school year. School administrators and union representatives are concerned that the decline could lead to gaps in funding for special education, mental health resources and activities to address the unique needs of low-income students and racial and ethnic minorities.

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