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CER Daily Media Clips for October 1, 2021
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Oct 1, 2021 |National Review | school choice |
National
After the experiences of the last year and a half, parents understandably have little remaining faith in the leaders of the nation’s public-school systems. If there is any silver lining to the nation’s inept and chaotic handling of K–12 schooling during the pandemic, it’s that millions of parents now recognize that traditional, one-size-fits-all public schooling doesn’t work for their children.
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Oct 1, 2021 |New York Post | enrollment |
National
The pandemic has been a disaster for public education. Closed schools and self-serving teachers unions have undermined parents’ faith in the system. The result has been a massive move to private schools and to homeschooling. More than 11 percent of American households are homeschooling their kids. Read More...
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Oct 1, 2021 |Washington Times | school choice |
National
One of the few benefits of the pandemic is the renewed attention parents are giving to what their children are being taught at school. Many don’t like what they see. Others are even more upset that some teachers and administrators will not even allow them to watch what is going on in the classroom. Read More...
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Oct 1, 2021 |NBC News | general teacher issues |
National
U.S. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona told NBC News he's aware that the Covid relief funds are creating hiring challenges in some parts of the country, especially in places that have long struggled with shortages in areas such as math and special education. But he’s hopeful the issue can be resolved with creative measures like teacher training programs that put educators in classrooms faster. Read More...
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Oct 1, 2021 |Politico | higher education |
National
Education Secretary Miguel Cardona fretted in the back of a tour bus rolling through Detroit’s rain-soaked suburbs about the future of President Joe Biden’s signature proposal to reshape American higher education. Read More...
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Oct 1, 2021 |The Atlantic | learning pods |
National
For millions of Americans, the pandemic meant one simple thing: not interacting with nearly as many people as they had before the pandemic. Amid restrictions on large gatherings, a dramatic shift to small, sheltered groups—“pods”—took place, especially among school-age kids and their families. Researchers estimate that 3 million students spent time learning in these pods over the past year. Read More...
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Oct 1, 2021 |KOSU | accountability |
States, South, Oklahoma
For the first time since the pandemic began, Oklahoma students, parents and educators have results from statewide assessments available. At first glance, the results aren’t pretty. Read More...
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Oct 1, 2021 |Chicago Sun-Times | online learning |
Towns, States, Midwest, Illinois
In his first comments as the leader of Chicago Public Schools, new CEO Pedro Martinez committed Thursday to exploring the possibility of expanding remote learning options for parents who don’t yet feel comfortable sending their children back to school — but he stressed there were no promises those inquiries would yield a change. Read More...
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Oct 1, 2021 |WSUA 9 | online learning |
Towns, States, South, District of Columbia
The DC Council plans to vote on emergency legislation Tuesday. It calls for more students with certain medical conditions to qualify for virtual learning. Read More...
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Oct 1, 2021 |Gazette-Mail | charter schools |
States, South, West Virginia
By law, charter schools in West Virginia have to be nonprofits. Of course, that doesn’t mean businesses that make a killing on the charter model can’t be paid to run them. It also doesn’t mean those for-profit companies can’t look for markets where they can drum up interest in their services. Read More...
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Oct 1, 2021 |Conway Daily Sun | charter schools |
Towns, States, Northeast, New Hampshire
The Mount Washington Valley’s Tech Village building is set up as a condominium with two owners, the Economic Council and Granite State College. Read More...
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Oct 1, 2021 |WTVD | charter schools |
Towns, States, South, North Carolina
A North Carolina school is the one of 15 charter schools across the countrygaining national recognition. The Sallie B. Howard School of Arts and Sciences is the only state charter school to receive the National Blue Ribbon School award for closing the achievement gap. Read More...
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Oct 1, 2021 |WKBW | general teacher issues |
Towns, States, Northeast, New York
Diversity among students in classrooms continues to grow, but when it comes to teacher diversity, the number of students of color often outweighs the number of teachers of color. Read More...
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Oct 1, 2021 |Desert Sun | enrollment |
States, West, California
With the new school year underway, parents across the country are once again grappling with a public education system that has been a colossal failure during the COVID-19 pandemic. Read More...
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Oct 1, 2021 |The Gaston Gazette | innovation |
Towns, States, South, Texas
Gaston Early College of Medical Sciences – home of the Phoenix – revealed its mascot and school colors during a ceremony and open house Tuesday. It’s a new high school geared toward educating future health care workers on the Dallas campus of Gaston College.
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