CER Daily Media Clips

Your Daily News Clips for September, 29 2021

CER Daily Media Clips for September 29, 2021

Students Are Going Hungry, Cafeteria Staffing Is a Mess. Here’s Why

Sep 29, 2021 |Education Week | accountability | National

Pandemic-related supply-chain and labor challenges are causing major headaches in K-12 cafeterias across the country, in some cases, leading students to go hungry and schools to contemplate a dreaded return to fully remote learning.

Jeb Bush: Every Student Deserves Every Opportunity

Sep 29, 2021 |Real Clear Education | school choice | National

Today’s challenges in education are real, but I believe the future is bright. We must continue working toward a world where school options are available to all, where our education dollars can follow a student anywhere. That’s the golden key that will unlock doors otherwise closed, unlock potential otherwise ignored, and unlock a world where all students have a chance to excel in a learning environment that serves them best.

Bishop introduces school choice bills in Congress

Sep 29, 2021 | North State Journal | school choice | National

Republican U.S. Rep. Dan Bishop (NC-09) wants to end indoctrination in the classroom and fund students, not systems. Bishop recently introduced two bills to that end.

So far, Boston students see few signs of federal recovery money

Sep 29, 2021 |Boston Globe | federal budget | Towns, States, Northeast, Massachusetts

The Lowell School District has used its federal pandemic aid to hire dozens of additional tutors and educators to work directly with students and added afterschool programming. Chicago is hiring nearly 1,000 math and literacy tutors and focusing on improving attendance, and San Antonio is adding 30 days of optional instruction to the school year.

Thousands of Louisiana students out of school after Ida

Sep 29, 2021 |Associated Press | other education issues | Towns, States, South, Louisiana

About 70,000 students across southeast Louisiana remain out of school because of Hurricane Ida’s destruction to classroom buildings a month ago, state Superintendent of Education Cade Brumley told lawmakers Tuesday.

Education savings accounts should be included in ‘Louisiana Comeback,’ group says

Sep 29, 2021 |The Center Square | school choice | States, South, Louisiana

A leading Louisiana school choice advocate is touting education savings accounts as a way to help school children regain lost ground and permanently improve the state’s educational framework.

Pa. House bid to offer parents COVID escape hatch from public schools fails

Sep 29, 2021 |Post-Gazette | school choice | States, Northeast, Pennsylvania

The state House on Tuesday rejected an amendment that would have created a one-year window for parents to use public dollars to escape public schools if they are unhappy with the way COVID-19 mitigation measures are being implemented within their local school district.

Columbus’ charter school boom

Sep 29, 2021 |Axios | charter schools | Towns, States, Midwest, Ohio

Ohio's charter schools nabbed a record number of public school students during the pandemic, registering an 11.1% enrollment increase between the 2019-20 and 2020-21 school year.

IDEA Public Schools to Hire ‘Health and Safety Monitors’ for COVID-19

Sep 29, 2021 |Fort Worth Magazine | charter schools | States, South, Texas

While COVID-19 remains a hot topic within the Fort Worth Independent School District (FWISD), one public charter school network is looking to hire a position specifically dedicated to helping campuses navigate the virus.

Commentary: Want to address inequality? Stop waiting for schools to solve everything

Sep 29, 2021 |Boston Globe | accountability | Towns, States, Northeast, Massachusetts

The education system has long reinforced the divide between rich and poor, and Boston’s history proves it.

Department of Education moves to block school-wide remote learning related to COVID-19

Sep 29, 2021 |The Keene Sentinel | online learning | States, Northeast, New Hampshire

The N.H. Department of Education is proposing to bar school districts from implementing remote learning due to COVID-19, a move that has drawn backlash from some districts.

Editorial: Monitor results of home-schooling

Sep 29, 2021 |Star-Advertiser | homeschooling | States, West, Hawaii

There is a lot more happening in public education unseen by the public these days, largely because of the coronavirus pandemic.

CMS votes to approve virtual instruction plan including K-2 students

Sep 29, 2021 |WCNC | online learning | Towns, States, South, North Carolina

“We have heard from parents of younger students who are medically fragile,” board chair Elyse Dashew said in a statement.

Philadelphia Rep. Martina White Hosts Charter School Tours For Colleagues

Sep 29, 2021 |Patch.com | charter schools | Towns, States, Northeast, Pennsylvania

There is clearly a demand for an alternative to traditional district schools with thousands of students every year stuck on waiting lists.

Confluence Preparatory Academy gets students ready to face the future

Sep 29, 2021 |St. Louis Post-Dispatch | charter schools | Towns, States, Midwest, Missouri

Whatever their post-graduation plans might look like, Confluence Preparatory Academy equips students with the tools, the knowledge and the foundation they need to face the future head-on, proving to them that if they can dream it, they can achieve it.

Mass. charter school group speaks out against Malden school’s lawsuit over state cultural crit

Sep 29, 2021 |Boston.com | charter schools | Towns, States, Northeast, Massachusetts

The Massachusetts Charter Public School Association is speaking out in opposition to a lawsuit filed by Mystic Valley Regional Charter School in Malden aimed at stopping state education officials from evaluating schools based on their efforts to foster diversity and inclusion.

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