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Your Daily News Clips for October, 14 2021

CER Daily Media Clips for October 14, 2021

Nation’s Report Card’ finds falling test scores, even pre-covid

Oct 14, 2021 |Washington Post | accountability | National

Student scores remained, across the board, higher than they were a half century ago. But the new results showed overall declines for 13-year-olds since 2012, with drops concentrated among the lowest-performing students. Similar drops have also been registered on a separate, similar assessment designed to measure short-term trends, with those scores declining for those at the academic bottom and rising for those at the top.

Black and Brown School Leaders are Essential for Real Educational Equity, But They Need to Support i

Oct 14, 2021 |The 74 | accountability | National

Authentic connections among educators, students, parents and their community are critical for the success of a school. These connections are essential in pursuing equity, addressing opportunity gaps and supporting Black and brown students.

Column: School choice is the cure for America’s K-12 education woes

Oct 14, 2021 |Savannah Morning News | school choice | National

What is the greatest threat to educating children today? Is it COVID-19, or ignorance? I’m going for number two. There is growing evidence to back me up.

Catholic group urges COVID-weary parents to flee public schools

Oct 14, 2021 |Washington Times | catholic schools | National

A prominent Catholic watchdog group is urging COVID-19-weary parents to flee public schools that indoctrinate their children in anti-religious ideologies and refuse to allow in-person learning.

Opinion: Furious parents at school board meetings have a right to speak. We should listen to them.

Oct 14, 2021 |Washington Post | civics education | National

I learned these lessons from parents willing to engage our board, sometimes stridently, often quite personally — and, yes, even disruptively. So a word of caution to those who would blithely cast angry parents as a threat, or the act of disrupting open public meetings as domestic terrorism. In the vast territory of civic anger and frustration lies the opportunity for growth and enlightenment, and better decision-making among public servants willing to listen.

School Choice Initiative Receives OK to Collect Signatures To Qualify For November 2022 Ballot

Oct 14, 2021 |Pasadena Now | elections | States, West, California

Californians for School Choice today announced that the California Attorney General’s Office has issued the official title and summary for the Educational Freedom Act Initiative.

Opinion: Achieving equity through mediocrity: Why elimination of gifted programs should worry us all

Oct 14, 2021 |The Hill | other education issues | Towns, States, Northeast, New York

Rather than improving the performance of minority students, these districts are eliminating testing, requirements and programs that recognize disparities in performance. It is like making your track team more competitive by eliminating the fastest runners or just eliminating the clock. Suddenly everyone is magically performing in perfect harmony.

First dual-language school in Sarasota teaches students both English and Spanish

Oct 14, 2021 |WWSB | charter schools | Towns, States, South, Florida

Students at Dreamers Academy have a chance to learn in both in English and Spanish. It is something that’s now normal for students like Joseph Salguero-Mondragon.

Louisiana ACT scores decline for second year in a row

Oct 14, 2021 |Pelican Post | accountability | States, South, Louisiana

Louisiana’s Class of 2021 earned an average ACT Composite score of 18.4, down from 18.7 in 2020 and 18.8 in 2019.

Nashville Charter School Approved for Second Location

Oct 14, 2021 |Nashville Scene | |

The Tennessee Public Charter School Commission has approved a resolution to overturn the Metro Nashville Public School board's denial of Nashville Classical Charter's application to open a second school in West Nashville. Now, according to the state commission’s general counsel Ashley Thomas, MNPS has 30 days to decide if it will serve as the local education agency for the second Nashville Classical Charter School. If not, then the TPCSC will serve as the school's local education agency.

A new Stop Six charter school has been meeting with child care centers. Here’s why

Oct 14, 2021 |Star-Telegram | charter schools | Towns, States, South, Texas

Community leaders, administrators and advocates gathered at the future site of a yet-to-be-named charter elementary school in the Stop Six neighborhood Wednesday after years of planning, and a sometimes contentious approval process that concluded in June.

Lesson of the Day: ‘The School That Aspires to Be a Basketball Factory (Not That Kind)’

Oct 14, 2021 |New York Times | charter schools | Towns, States, Northeast, New York

There is a new charter school in the Bronx: the Earl Monroe New Renaissance Basketball School. However, the focus is not on helping students play basketball professionally, but instead on preparing them for many different career possibilities in the sport.

Homeschooling on the rise as COVID pandemic continues

Oct 14, 2021 |KRCR-TV | homeschooling | Towns, States, West, California

Kortni Shockley, a mother of four in Orland, began homeschooling in August when it was clear mask mandates in public schools were not going away.

Lawmakers hear about pandemic-caused learning loss, air old gripes about education system

Oct 14, 2021 |Tulsa World | elected officials | States, South, Oklahoma

The COVID-19 pandemic has and continues to hinder student learning, education leaders and policy experts agreed Tuesday while offering differing views on the extent of the setbacks.

Washington Teachers’ Union passes no-confidence resolution over DC school reopening

Oct 14, 2021 |WTOP | teachers unions | States, South, District of Columbia

Citing frustrations with D.C.’s plans to safely reopen schools, the Washington Teachers’ Union passed a resolution of no confidence in city and school leadership on Tuesday night.

Nearly half of money for high-needs students not getting to their schools, analysis finds

Oct 14, 2021 |EdSource | school funding | States, West, California

Diverting funds intended for California’s high-needs students for other spending “dampens” the potential to significantly close the achievement gap between high-poverty and low-poverty students, new research from the Public Policy Institute of California has found.

Colorado kids are floundering in math, a “crisis” that may add up to trouble for tomorro

Oct 14, 2021 |Colorado Sun | accountability | States, West, Colorado

Standardized test results show students have fallen behind further in math than literacy amid the pandemic. The decline means the state’s labor force may lack required skills.

MCAS scores down locally and statewide reflect gaps caused by pandemic

Oct 14, 2021 |Wicked Local | accountability | Towns, States, Northeast, Massachusetts

Across the state, school districts witnessed significant regression in MCAS performance, leading to some educators pointing to a year of remote learning making it challenging for students to live up to past expectations.

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