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CER Daily Media Clips for October 25, 2021
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Oct 25, 2021 |Forbes | innovation |
National
COVID has allowed parents to see behind the “green curtain” of the American education establishment and realize our errors in spending. Advocates for treating students as individuals instead of average daily attendance widgets may have a perfect storm for the rest of this year and 2022. There is a golden opportunity to make meaningful change. Read More...
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Oct 25, 2021 |Forbes | innovation |
National
If we as people would unite with the same urgency and level of importance for providing the education people need to participate in the future as we did with creating a vaccine for the Coronavirus, we’d move the world forward in a really material, positive way. Read More...
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Oct 25, 2021 |Associated Press | accountability |
National
Even as schools have returned in full swing across the country, complications wrought by the pandemic persist, often falling hardest on those least able to weather them: families without transportation, people with limited income or other financial hardship, people who don’t speak English, children with special needs. Read More...
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School vouchers allow low-income families to send their children to private schools they may not otherwise be able to afford. Yet public financing for private education is still relatively uncommon, available in only about two thirds of the states, and there is evidence that vouchers may not always increase student performance. Read More...
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Oct 25, 2021 |Education Week | parent power |
National
School debates today feature what seems to be a paradox: Americans report exhaustion with school reform of pretty much every stripe, even as huge numbers of parents voice an appetite for novel options such as private school choice, home schooling, and “learning pods. Read More...
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Oct 25, 2021 |The 74 | charter schools |
National
As a charter school authorizer, I love tales of happy parents and well-fed children, but more is needed to evaluate the success of critical supports: credible, replicable data and evidence. Read More...
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Oct 25, 2021 |Wall Street Journal | higher education |
National
Stanford University joined a group of about a dozen highly selective colleges and universities that offer digitally taught college courses in an effort to target academically talented high-school students in economically disadvantaged communities. Read More...
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Oct 25, 2021 |Washington Post | elections |
National
Democrats traditionally hold advantages on education, but parental anger at learning loss caused by school closures has shifted the landscape. Many moms and dads blame recalcitrant teachers unions, to whom the Democratic Party is beholden, for slow reopenings. Mask mandates in the classroom poll well but have added to tensions. And Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.), the chairman of the NRSC, intends to surf the wave of backlash. Read More...
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Oct 25, 2021 |Los Angeles Times | remote learning |
National
Since there seems to be an app for everything, it may come as no surprise that there is an app for cheating. But it isn’t just one app. It’s hundreds of companies and appsthat actually can be used to complete students’ homework, tests, writing assignments and even dissertations and exams. Read More...
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Oct 25, 2021 |The Hill | school choice |
States, Midwest, Michigan
In the year of education choice, Pennsylvania has the largest school choice increase signed by a Democratic governor. Wolf must be a true school choice champion, right? Sadly, the opposite is true. Read More...
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Oct 25, 2021 |WAVY | accountability |
States, South, Virginia
The number of students graduating on time in the commonwealth has steadily increased over the last few years, with positive effects that will reach well into the future, according to the Virginia Department of Education. Read More...
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Oct 25, 2021 |WBUR | accountability |
Towns, States, Northeast, Massachusetts
After more than 250 school days, full-time in-person learning in Massachusetts public schools finally resumed in early September. For many, being back in the classroom was reason for celebration, and a highly anticipated return to some sense of normalcy since the COVID-19 pandemic shut school buildings down in March of 2020. Read More...
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Oct 25, 2021 |FOX 4 | federal budget |
States, Midwest, Missouri
Missouri is receiving nearly $2 billion for schools through the American Rescue Plan Act, now the question is, can districts spend it and what can they buy?
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Oct 25, 2021 |Associated Press | online learning |
Towns, States, South, Georgia
Atlanta public school officials are offering a $3,000 bonus to try to recruit new teachers for additional virtual classes. Read More...
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Oct 25, 2021 |3 CBS Philly | transportation |
Towns, States, Northeast, Pennsylvania
The potential SEPTA strike could force Philadelphia schools to return to remote learning. One week from tonight, as kids are trick or treating, many parents may be frightened by the thought of a strike when the clock strikes midnight.
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Oct 25, 2021 |Ed Source | private schools |
States, West, California
Recognizing that all schools were struggling with Covid, Congress offered help this year for private along with public schools. The $5.5 billion for non-public schools was small compared with the $230 billion in pandemic relief for public schools since March 2020, but nonetheless an unprecedented amount. Read More...
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Oct 25, 2021 |Seattle Times | transportation |
Towns, States, West, Washington
Then last week the district made the drastic move to cut 142 bus routes, leaving families with more predictability, but also more headaches. As the district scrambles to find rides for kids, some major questions remain about the district’s $40 million annual contract with First Student. Read More...
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Oct 25, 2021 |Pioneer Press | school districts |
Towns, States, Midwest, Minnesota
“All the marketing materials in the world doesn’t change the fact that we’re not providing a well-rounded education for our students,” Chief Operating Officer Jackie Turner told the school board earlier this month. Read More...
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Oct 25, 2021 |News Channel 9 | school funding |
States, South, Tennessee
As Tennessee starts the process of reforming education funding, some parents and school leaders fear shifting funds to private schools could be part of the plan, but the people working inside the process say that isn’t the case. Read More...
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Oct 25, 2021 |The Sentinel | elections |
Towns, States, West, Colorado
Groups backed by teachers unions and charter schools have made the biggest contributions to the Aurora and Cherry Creek school board races, according to campaign finance records. Read More...
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