CER Daily Media Clips

Your Daily News Clips for October, 20 2021

CER Daily Media Clips for October 20, 2021

White House Says Covid-19 Vaccine for Children 5-11 Will Be at Schools, Pediatric Offices

Oct 20, 2021 |Wall Street Journal | federal policy | National

Biden administration says it has procured enough doses to inoculate the nation’s children if and when it is cleared for use

Teachers unions spin alternative facts over pandemic school closures

Oct 20, 2021 |Washington Times | teachers unions | National

Class is now in session across the country. It’s a breath of fresh air after more than a year of students and parents struggling through remote learning. Teachers unions are now weaving a web of alternative facts to portray themselves as the heroes that brought back traditional classroom instruction. In reality, they prevented it.

Understanding Charter Schools vs. Public Schools

Oct 20, 2021 |US News & World Report | charter schools | National

As recently as a few decades ago, parents using the public school system had little choice where to send their children to school.

Students, not teachers unions, should be at the center of education

Oct 20, 2021 |The Hill | school choice | National

We need a new era of education — one that puts students before bureaucracy.

National School Boards Association rocked by state members after call for crackdown on parents

Oct 20, 2021 |Washington Times | school boards | National

Nearly 20 state school board associations broke ties with or distanced themselves from the National School Boards Association after it asked President Biden to target parent protests at school boards with federal “domestic terrorism” investigations.

Why Strong School Governance and Effective Education Ecosystems Are Key in Helping Students Thrive

Oct 20, 2021 |The 74 | other education issues | Towns, States, South, Texas

For the last five years, Houston ISD’s governance has been a mess, to be blunt. One superintendent lasted just two years and was followed by two interim superintendents over a three-year period. Meanwhile, bitter trustee divisions were fueled by political infighting, and student outcomes took a backseat.

Michigan House, Senate OK bills creating tax credits for school scholarships

Oct 20, 2021 |The Detroit News | school choice | States, Midwest, Michigan

The GOP-led Michigan House and Senate are advancing bills Tuesday that would provide tax credits to residents who contributed to a scholarship program for students to use on alternative or supplemental education, including nonpublic schools.

With a college mindset and character education, these scholars attend one of the few suburban N.J.

Oct 20, 2021 |Philadelphia Inquirer | charter schools | Towns, States, Northeast, New Jersey

When Richard Wilson Jr. told his wife in 2007 he wanted to start a charter school in South Jersey, she laughed — and then helped him launch the Benjamin Banneker Preparatory Charter School.

Three Pa. bills to give parents more control over their kids’ education | Opinion

Oct 20, 2021 |Philadelphia Inquirer | school choice | States, Northeast, Pennsylvania

National school board protests underscore how helpless parents feel about having a voice in our children’s education.

Northern Virginia school systems fine-tune online learning, launch virus testing

Oct 20, 2021 |Washington Post | online learning | Towns, States, South, Virginia

Unlike neighboring school systems, Arlington Public Schools decided to offer remote learning to any parents and students that preferred it. At a school board meeting last week, officials with the Northern Virginia district said their virtual learning program was working well for the more than 600 children who chose it.

SAISD parents concerned after report shows students further behind than 2020 school year

Oct 20, 2021 |FOX San Antonio | accountability | Towns, States, South, Texas

A report from San Antonio ISD shows this school year, students are further behind than they were at the start of the 2020-2021 school year.

Vulnerable Philly kids face a school nurse shortage that has some families ‘scared to death’

Oct 20, 2021 |Philadelphia Inquirer | other education issues | Towns, States, Northeast, Pennsylvania

“It just leaves children at a disadvantage,” said Roxanne Carson, a parent at Richard Wright Elementary, which does not have a full-time nurse. “They’re not able to receive proper care.

Teachers union makes pitch for pandemic compensation package

Oct 20, 2021 |Herald Bulletin | teachers unions | Towns, States, Midwest, Indiana

The president of the Anderson Federation of Teachers said the staff is waiting for a pandemic-related compensation package.

WVa teachers union sues county over COVID-19 school policies

Oct 20, 2021 |Associated Press | teachers unions | States, South, West Virginia

The West Virginia Education Association filed the lawsuit Monday against the Putnam County Board of Education. The lawsuit, which seeks a preliminary injunction, claims the board’s policies on contact tracing, masks, quarantines and seating charts violate state reportable disease rules.

Higher education working to provide more teachers

Oct 20, 2021 |News & Journal | teacher training | States, South, West Virginia

“We think that’s the key,” Peduto said of student teaching. “Because so many teachers ... drop out within the first three years. And it’s mostly because they don’t feel prepared. They haven’t learned the practical side of things, like discipline, and even how to handle parents, so it’s overwhelming.”

Colo. kids fell behind on math during pandemic

Oct 20, 2021 |Centennial Ctizen | accountability | States, West, Colorado

The report from the Keystone Policy Center, a nonprofit research group, found that math test scores plummeted for many students across the state, falling at an even faster rate than the state’s long-beleaguered literacy rate.

Malden charter school asks for waiver of statewide evaluation, is denied by Dept. of Ed

Oct 20, 2021 |Boston Herald | charter schools | Towns, States, Northeast, Massachusetts

A Malden charter school that asked the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education to waive statewide evaluation criteria on cultural proficiency was denied.

Opinion: The truth about charter schools in CT

Oct 20, 2021 |News Times | charter schools | States, Northeast, Connecticut

Earlier this month, an opinion piece ran from the National Education Policy Center in Colorado that sought to cast doubt on the public nature of charter schools. But it seems that the author is not very familiar with charter schools in Connecticut.

‘Blended learning’ bill passes committee

Oct 20, 2021 |Ohio Capital Journal | online learning | States, Midwest, Ohio

In the bill, school districts, including traditional public schools, STEM schools and community and charter schools, would have to have approval by the Ohio Department of Education to implement or discontinue a “blended learning model” by April 20, 2022. This is an extension of current law, which required the approval through July 1 of this year.

Tennessee charter schools ‘optimistic’ about BEP review

Oct 20, 2021 |Maine Street Nashville | charter schools | Towns, States, South, Tennessee

Tennessee’s charter schools are eager to see what comes of the state’s review of its education funding formula, which could mean a more supportive funding model if Education Commissioner Penny Schwinn’s suggestion of a more student-centered model holds true.

Opinion: There is no context missing from McAuliffe’s anti-parent approach to education

Oct 20, 2021 |Washington Examiner | elections | States, South, Virginia

Democratic Virginia gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe seems to have finally realized that demonizing concerned parents who want to be involved in their children’s education is not exactly a winning electoral strategy.

School choice tour stops at Bishop McCort

Oct 20, 2021 |Tribune Democrat | school choice | Towns, States, Northeast, Pennsylvania

The “Stronger Together School Choice Tour” made a stop in Johnstown on Tuesday to address students at Bishop McCort Catholic High School about the importance of educational options. “This matters because education unlocks an unlimited amount of potential for each of you,” Walter Blanks Jr. said.

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