CER Daily Media Clips

Your Daily News Clips for October, 29 2021

CER Daily Media Clips for October 29, 2021

What happened to America’s teens when coronavirus disrupted high school?

Oct 29, 2021 |Washington Post | other education issues | National

Before the pandemic, high school had been defined for millions of teenagers by familiar rituals: meeting new friends, big games, agonizing over college admissions, prom, yearbook signing, graduations, tearful goodbyes. Now, the pandemic has become the signature feature of high school for this cohort of adolescents. The forced isolation and lockdowns wrought havoc on teenage lives and shaped them in ways they will never forget.

Unions, school bus company, trade blame in Las Cruces strike

Oct 29, 2021 |Associated Press | transportation | Towns, States, West, New Mexico

Unions and a school bus company blame each other for a school bus driver strike that shut down much of the public school transportation serving 3,500 students in Las Cruces.

Charter school to award college scholarship

Oct 29, 2021 |High Point Enterprise | charter schools | Towns, States, South, North Carolina

One lucky Phoenix Academy student will win a $25,000 college scholarship on Monday as a part of the charter school’s 25th anniversary celebration.

Georgia charter schools graduation rate tops state average

Oct 29, 2021 |The Center Square | charter schools | States, South, Georgia

More Georgia high school students graduated from charter schools than the state average, data from the Georgia Department of Education show

Commentary: The Big, Bold Idea of Smaller Class Sizes

Oct 29, 2021 |Gotham Gazette | other education issues | Towns, States, Northeast, New York

This week, the City Council heard debate about a bill that would require the New York City Department of Education to cap how many people it can squeeze into our classrooms. The purpose is to ensure better ventilation and reduce the possibility of viral spread — a health safeguard in the era of COVID-19.

Scranton Federation of Teachers striking next week

Oct 29, 2021 |FOX 56 | teachers unions | Towns, States, Northeast, Pennsylvania

The Scranton Federation of Teachers President Rosemary Boland explaining the decision to strike comes from many parts. Including topic issues of a beginning salary that hasn’t gone up since 2017, healthcare plans and teachers being forced to give up their prep period due to lack of staffing.

Now-deleted Facebook post from Racine teachers’ union regarding segregation sparks blowback

Oct 29, 2021 |The Journal Times | teachers unions | Towns, States, Midwest, Wisconsin

Following a congratulatory Facebook post by the Racine Unified School District to middle school girls’ basketball teams from Gifford and Jerstad-Agerholm for their respective successful seasons, Racine Educators United — the teachers’ union in the district — shared the post.

Column: Unions are failing our teachers

Oct 29, 2021 |Denver Gazette | teachers unions | States, West, Colorado

When it comes to educating kids, teachers are the lifeblood of a school. Each day, they do their best to provide children with the quality education they deserve. Unfortunately, educators in Colorado today — and especially Denver Public Schools — are being utterly failed by the teachers’ union. They deserve much better.

In L.A., drop in Latino students’ grades reflects fallout from pandemic

Oct 29, 2021 |NBC News | accountability | Towns, States, West, California

A new analysis reveals the academic gap at the nation's second-largest public school system has widened a year after the pandemic.

School choice is at stake in Aurora school board election

Oct 29, 2021 |Chalkbeat | elections | Towns, States, West, Colorado

Most of the six Aurora school board candidates are saying similar things: They’re lauding the city’s diversity, expressing an interest in improving equity, and promising to work toward pandemic recovery. But one issue separates them and they’re not talking about it much: charter schools.

Failing students pulled from Ky. virtual learning

Oct 29, 2021 |FOX Lexington | online learning | Towns, States, South, Kentucky

Some Kentucky schools are pulling students out of virtual learning, because of bad grades. Greenup county schools placed grade requirements on students at the start of the semester.

What Happens To Learning When D.C. Students Must Quarantine? It Depends.

Oct 29, 2021 |The DCist | accountability | States, South, District of Columbia

Learning all but stopped for Sharon Culver’s seven-year-old daughter when she was required to quarantine for seven days in September. The girl did not hear from staff at Anne Beers Elementary School in Southeast D.C. about instruction the entire time she was out of the classroom, Culver said.

Changing How We Fund Our Schools

Oct 29, 2021 |Chattanoogan | school funding | States, South, Tennessee

Tennessee, like most states, has wrestled with how to fund public education, especially in a quickly shifting education landscape. The Tennessee Constitution recognizes “the inherent value of education,” and the General Assembly is required to provide for “the maintenance, support, and eligibility standards of a system of free public schools.

Despite IPS concerns, state will allow arts school to replicate as charter

Oct 29, 2021 |WFYI | charter schools | Towns, States, Midwest, Indiana

The state is allowing an independent performing arts school in the Indianapolis Public Schools district to replicate its curriculum as a new charter school despite the IPS superintendent not supporting the plan.

IPS teachers are getting a 3% pay raise this year

Oct 29, 2021 |WFYI | teacher pay | Towns, States, Midwest, Indiana

The Indianapolis Public Schools Board of Commissioners approved a raise for teachers Thursday evening. The new two-year collective bargaining agreement includes a roughly 3 percent increase in pay for the current year and a 3 percent increase next academic year.

Why RI’s latest student test results are so bad. It’s not just COVID

Oct 29, 2021 |The Providence Journal | accountability | States, Northeast, Rhode Island

State education Commissioner Angélica Infante-Green said every district in Rhode Island saw declines in student performance, with steeper losses in the urban districts and among students of color, special-education students and English language learners, those most affected by the pandemic.

1,600 students approved for NH school voucher accounts

Oct 29, 2021 |New Hampshire Bulletin | school choice | States, Northeast, New Hampshire

New Hampshire’s Department of Education has approved around 1,600 students to receive “education freedom accounts” this fall, Commissioner Frank Edelblut said Wednesday, indicating a demand for the voucher-like program that has exceeded initial expectations.

Editorial: School choice ruling a victory for our kids

Oct 29, 2021 |Bowling Green Daily News | school choice | States, South, Kentucky

We believe that when it comes to parents deciding where to send their children to school, it should be their decision to make and theirs alone and government agencies and teachers’ unions need to stay out of their decision-making process.

Opinion: New school choice bill is the opportunity Erie parents have been waiting for

Oct 29, 2021 |Erie Times-News | school choice | States, Northeast, Pennsylvania

Every family has different educational needs, and they’re not being met — except for the lucky few, whose ZIP code assigned school is a perfect fit, or the wealthy, who can pay for a private option. But it’s not fair for educational opportunity to rely on a ZIP code or income level. And besides, Erie can’t build a flourishing economy for all unless we empower all to join in.

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