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Oct 19, 2021 |Associated Press | general teacher issues |
National
President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden hosted a White House ceremony Monday to recognize the 2021 and 2020 national teachers of the year, the state teacher finalists for those years and teachers nationwide, all of whom had to work longer and harder during the pandemic. Read More...
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Oct 19, 2021 |Wall Street Journal | school choice |
National
Is the school choice movement historically tainted by racism? American Federation of Teachers boss Randi Weingarten described vouchers in 2017 as “slightly more polite cousins of segregation.” Historian Nancy MacLean recently depicted vouchers as a product of an unholy alliance between economist Milton Friedman and segregationists after Brown v. Board of Education. Read More...
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Oct 19, 2021 |Washington Times | other education issues |
National
Nothing brings political opponents together quite like a shared goal — and no goal is more universally agreed-upon than offering high-quality education to every child in America. Unfortunately, when it comes to education, we are needlessly divided. Read More...
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Oct 19, 2021 |Yahoo Finance | teachers unions |
National
Schools across the country have reopened with many students returning to their classrooms after a year of remote learning amid the coronavirus pandemic. Unfortunately, however, reopening hasn't been entirely smooth sailing.
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Oct 19, 2021 |NPR | federal policy |
National
The Education Department wants to revamp mental health access for students and awareness in schools. NPR's Scott Detrow talks to Secretary Miguel Cardona about the guidance. Read More...
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There have been reports of school board members resigning all across the country due to abuse. What worries CNN host Michael Smerconish is the void created — and who fills it.
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Oct 19, 2021 |Forbes | innovation |
Towns, States, South, Florida
In a school in development in Florida, old is meeting new. Optima Classical Academy, slated to open next school year, plans to use virtual reality and online learning to teach classical education. Read More...
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Oct 19, 2021 |New York Times | state policy |
States, West, California
The state has done remarkably well limiting outbreaks, even before its student vaccine mandate has been put into place. Read More...
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Oct 19, 2021 |The Republican | state takeover |
Towns, States, Northeast, Massachusetts
A Monday night emergency meeting of the Lawrence School Committee and City Council over rising violence at the city’s high school ended with a central goal — to end a receivership that gives control of the school district to the state. Read More...
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Oct 19, 2021 |The Advocate | teacher compensation |
States, South, Louisiana
A little-noticed state retirement obligation is costing public school students and teachers $853 million per year, state Auditor Mike Waguespack said Monday. Read More...
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Oct 19, 2021 |Herald Tribune | charter schools |
Towns, States, South, Florida
As a charter school in Manatee County that focuses on the education of boys in difficult financial circumstances, we have long placed an emphasis on character training for students and life coaching for parents and guardians. Read More...
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Oct 19, 2021 |Los Angeles Time | state policy |
States, West, California
The federal government, the state and schools themselves have spent extraordinary amounts of time, effort and money to return students to classrooms while keeping everyone as safe as possible. Students have lost out on too much classroom time; while losing one more day isn’t going to undo a child’s education, symbolically this is a sad move. Read More...
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Oct 19, 2021 |New Hampshire Public Radio | homeschooling |
States, Northeast, New Hampshire
Many assumed this would be a temporary shift, but interest this year remains high. And as the homeschool community expands, the state is now giving it more support than ever before. Read More...
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Oct 19, 2021 |Seattle Times | school districts |
Towns, States, West, Washington
Thousands of Seattle families scrambled to get their children to and from school Monday after Seattle Public Schools slashed 142 bus routes. Read More...
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Oct 19, 2021 |KOLD News 13 | school choice |
States, West, Arizona
Academic Opportunity of Arizona, a non-profit group, awarded hundreds of full-tuition scholarships to lift the financial burden of private school, providing more opportunities for children from low-income families or those living with disabilities.
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Oct 19, 2021 |Illinois Policy | school choice |
States, Midwest, Illinois
Illinois state lawmakers can give low-income students the security of an education that best fits their needs by making the Tax Credit Scholarship a permanent fixture. Read More...
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Oct 19, 2021 |Dallas Morning News | general teacher issues |
Towns, States, South, Texas
Rigid treaching plans and standardized instruction leave too many teachers following scripts. Read More...
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Oct 19, 2021 |WUWF | school choice |
States, South, Florida
The League of Women Voters of Florida recently conducted a study of the state's School Voucher programs and that will be the subject of an upcoming talk to be held via Zoom Thursday. Read More...
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Oct 19, 2021 |Carolina Journal | school funding |
States, South, North Carolina
The judge in the long-running Leandro school funding case could issue an order as early as three weeks compelling the General Assembly to fully fund a court-ordered plan drawn up by California-based consultants. Read More...
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Oct 19, 2021 |KGUN | charter schools |
States, West, Arizona
It’s one of the biggest decisions that parents can make: where to send their children to school? In Arizona, parents often choose between traditional public schools and charter schools. Both are public schools, funded by taxpayers. They cannot use admissions tests or charge tuition. Read More...
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Thousands of California parents, students and teachers opposed to school vaccine mandates took part in a statewide walkout Monday. And thousands of these parents, teachers and students took their protest to the State Capitol. Read More...
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Oct 19, 2021 |New Hampshire Public Radio | state policy |
States, Northeast, New Hampshire
New Hampshire Education Commissioner Frank Edelblut has long taken a critical stance towards the public school system he oversees. Now, he’s lending his support to conservative activists who want to overturn school mask mandates and who have called for continued push back against local school boards. Read More...
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