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CER Daily Media Clips for October 13, 2021
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Our first-ever K-8 rankings assess student performance in the context of their states and demographics. Read More...
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Oct 13, 2021 |Washington Examiner | teachers unions |
National
The revisionist historians at the National Education Association and the American Federation of Teachers would now like parents to believe that schools reopened because of the efforts of teachers unions. But parents aren’t having it. They know their children are back in schools in spite of those unions, not because of them. Read More...
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Charter schools are always public schools and prioritize the learning needs of every student. As such, we take exception to the term “for-profit” charter schools because it is misleading. It is true that about 10% of these student-centered, tuition-free, innovative public schools contract with companies for management functions. That does not make the schools themselves “for-profit” entities. Read More...
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Oct 13, 2021 |Washington Times | school boards |
National
I’m a longtime teacher. I’ve witnessed school board nonsense for decades. I wish I could say the National School Board Association‘s (NSBA) accusations against parents as violent disseminators of propaganda are completely shocking and out of nowhere, but sadly, it’s precisely the radical agenda I’ve been warning parents and teachers about for years. Read More...
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Oct 13, 2021 |Boston Globe | school funding |
States, Northeast, Rhode Island
School committee members and a candidate for governor say Education Equity Zones could help students whose economic status, social conditions, and specialized needs are not currently being met. Read More...
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Oct 13, 2021 |New York Times | elections |
States, South, Virginia
But the issue that transformed Ms. Yoder, a stay-at-home mother, from a reliable voter to the kind of person who brings three young children to an evening campaign rally wasn’t her Christian values or her pocketbook. It was something even more personal, she said: What her children learn in school. Read More...
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Oct 13, 2021 |Missouri Independent | school choice |
States, Midwest, Missouri
Just as countless parents over the past year-and-a-half came to realize that our status quo approach to public education is badly broken, state lawmakers and Gov. Parson offered a glimmer of hope for students and families across Missouri. Read More...
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Oct 13, 2021 |Nashville Public Radio | charter schools |
Towns, States, South, Tennessee
Nashville Classical’s K-8 flagship school is located in East Nashville. Over the years, it’s become one of the most popular and top-performing schools in the city. Read More...
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Oct 13, 2021 |The Charlotte Observer | charter schools |
Towns, States, South, North Carolina
Metrolina Regional Scholars Academy, a K-8 public charter school established in 2000 in Charlotte, ranked as the No. 1 elementary school and No. 2 middle school in North Carolina. Scholars Academy took the No. 1 statewide spot in the charter schools category for both elementary and middle school categories. Read More...
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Oct 13, 2021 |Axios | enrollment |
States, South, District of Columbia
Parents who move their children from D.C. public schools to surrounding jurisdictions cite school quality and housing affordability as major contributing factors to leaving — but what makes a quality school varies widely by household, a new report out today by the D.C. Policy Center found. Read More...
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Oct 13, 2021 |The Center Square | school choice |
States, South, Kentucky
Advocates for school choice in Kentucky suffered a defeat late last week when a judge ruled a new state law that establishes tax credits and educational grants was unconstitutional. Read More...
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Oct 13, 2021 |Louisiana Illuminator | innovation |
Towns, States, South, Louisiana
“What we have done now is break the (school) year up into nine week blocks, followed by an intercession period… to provide an intervention time there, instead of waiting until the summer,” he said. Read More...
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Oct 13, 2021 |KSNT-TV | federal budget |
States, Midwest, Kansas
Kansas schools received about $1.4 billion in federal relief money. On Tuesday, Kansas school board members voted to allocate roughly $15 million to go to school districts for training teachers in literacy and math; two areas that faced major setbacks during the pandemic. Read More...
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Oct 13, 2021 |New York Post | teachers unions |
States, Northeast, New Jersey
A New Jersey teachers union posted, and then quickly deleted, online photos that show its leaders and Gov. Phil Murphy going maskless at a fundraising event, according to reports. Read More...
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Oct 13, 2021 |Los Angeles Daily News | teachers unions |
Towns, States, West, California
The agreement covers quarantine instruction, COVID-19 health-and-safety measures and employee compensation. Read More...
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Oct 13, 2021 |Colorado Public Radio | elections |
States, West, Colorado
It will be a huge sacrifice for the family to pay for tutoring. So, when Gebregziabiher heard about Proposition 119, her face lit up. It’s a state ballot measure that voters will decide on in November that would give low-income families financial aid for out-of-school learning opportunities that wealthier families routinely purchase for their children.
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Oct 13, 2021 |KEZI-TV | general teacher issues |
States, West, Oregon
For a limited time, if you want to be a substitute teacher in Oregon, you won't need a bachelor's degree. The state of Oregon issued a temporary rule that will allow school districts to implement Emergency Substitute Teaching Licenses.
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Oct 13, 2021 |NBC DFW 5 | online learning |
Towns, States, South, Texas
In a statement released Tuesday, the Keller ISD said that virtual lessons would end on Nov. 12 and that all students currently enrolled in the virtual program would return to campuses on Nov. 29, after the Thanksgiving break. Read More...
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