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People have a habit of saying one thing and then doing another. Social scientists use fancy terms like “expressed preferences” versus “revealed preferences” when dealing with this state of affairs. Well, the data on public school enrollment are coming out, and while survey respondents express that they’re generally satisfied with how public schools responded to the pandemic, the enrollment numbers reveal a very different story. Read More...
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Sep 24, 2021 |Washington Post | charter schools |
National
As parents fearful of the coronavirus’s spread and frustrated with their schools’ forays into remote learning seek other options, they are increasingly turning to virtual for-profit charter schools like OHDELA. Read More...
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More American families than ever are actively choosing to send their children to public schools outside their assigned neighborhood districts. Thanks to a wave of state legislation and regulation in recent years, the decision on which school to attend is increasingly in the hands of parents rather than district officials and school boundary maps. Read More...
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The pandemic doesn’t have many silver linings given the widespread loss of life. But a significant growth in charter school enrollment could signal a long-term step forward in terms of academic progress. Read More...
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Sep 24, 2021 |Motherly | microschools |
National
But more importantly, here's what's missing from this particular solution for the problems we face reopening schools: Equity. Read More...
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Sep 24, 2021 |Los Angeles Times | general teacher issues |
National
Teacher shortages and difficulties filling openings have been reported in Tennessee, New Jersey and South Dakota, where one district started the school year with 120 teacher vacancies. Across Texas, the main districts in Houston, Waco and elsewhere reported hundreds of teaching vacancies at the start of the year. Read More...
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Sep 24, 2021 |The Mackinac Center | school choice |
States, Midwest, Michigan
A groundbreaking new lawsuit from the Mackinac Center Legal Foundation, in conjunction with Bursch Law, alleges that Michigan’s restriction on the use of public funds to pay for private educational services is unconstitutional. Read More...
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Sep 24, 2021 |Philadelphia Inquirer | school districts |
Towns, States, Northeast, Pennsylvania
The half days have been added over parent — and school board — objections, and come after other changes were proposed and rejected. Read More...
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Sep 24, 2021 |Pennlive.com | school choice |
States, Northeast, Pennsylvania
Legislation in the state House of Representatives would provide financial help to parents of public school students to enroll their child elsewhere if they are denied in-person instruction from their district. The bill could see action as early as next week. Read More...
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Sep 24, 2021 |Carolina Journal | school choice |
States, South, North Carolina
A Republican congressman from North Carolina would expand school choice for students across the nation facing mask mandates or classroom instruction based on Critical Race Theory. Read More...
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Sep 24, 2021 |WYFF | school choice |
States, South, South Carolina
Would create Education Scholarship Accounts to help parents pay for tuition, transportation, other services
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Sep 24, 2021 |WSOC-TV | online learning |
Towns, States, South, South Carolina
The Lancaster County School District revealed the results of a virtual-learning survey during a board meeting Tuesday evening.
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Sep 24, 2021 |Orlando Weekly | school choice |
States, South, Florida
More than a month into the school year, fewer than 100 students have received school vouchers that Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration backed as a way for children to escape what the state labeled “COVID-19 harassment.” Read More...
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Sep 24, 2021 |masslive.com | catholic schools |
States, Northeast, Massachusetts
When many schools continued remote learning last fall due to the coronavirus pandemic, some parents sought alternatives that would give their children an in-person learning experience. Read More...
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Sep 24, 2021 |FOX 35 Orlando | charter schools |
Towns, States, South, Florida
The Osceola County sheriff says the School Guardian program is working in charter schools. Read More...
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Sep 24, 2021 |Town-Crier | charter schools |
Towns, States, South, Florida
The students at the Renaissance Charter School at Wellington, under the direction of Principal Dr. Christopher Glinton and Assistant Principal Rachel Mellion, recently decided to try to make a difference in the fight against COVID-19. Read More...
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Sep 24, 2021 |FOX 5 D.C | teacher pay |
Towns, States, South, Virginia
Teachers in Fairfax County are asking for more money for what they say, will be more work and hours spent. Read More...
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Sep 24, 2021 |WPVI-TV | teacher pay |
Towns, States, Northeast, Pennsylvania
Teachers will get a 9% raise in base pay over the life of the contract. Read More...
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