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Nov 12, 2021 |USA Today | innovation |
National
If we implement real change, the disruption and damage done over the past 19 months will yield the transformation our schools desperately need. Read More...
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Nov 12, 2021 |Washington Examiner | parent power |
National
There will be no more hiding. Politicians are going to have to take a stance on parental rights from here on out. Parents are the new education special interest in town, and they aren’t going away any time soon. Read More...
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Nov 12, 2021 |Los Angeles Times | federal budget |
National
Largely overlooked amid the fights on Capitol Hill over immigration, drug pricing and paid family leave, Democrats’ plan to transform how the nation provides early child care stands out as one of the most expensive and sweeping provisions of their $1.85-trillion social safety net bill. Read More...
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Nov 12, 2021 |USA Today | other education issues |
National
School districts across the nation are temporarily closing or switching back to remote learning as school administrators struggle with empty classrooms, driverless buses and understaffed cafeterias caused by widespread teacher exhaustion, coronavirus concerns and the Great Resignation. Read More...
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Nov 12, 2021 |Fox News | parent power |
National
There’s the potential for a new fault line in America’s ever-growing debate about parental rights: a schism between policymakers who believe parents have a right to know what’s being taught in public K-12 schools, and those who do not. Read More...
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Nov 12, 2021 |Associated Press | other education issues |
Towns, States, Midwest, Kansas
A Kansas school district is giving overwhelmed staff some extra time off heading into Thanksgiving break by using two of the extra days it had built into its schedule in case it had to close because of snow.
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Nov 12, 2021 |WJZ | transportation |
States, South, Maryland
A presentation Wednesday during the Maryland House Ways and Means and Transportation committees notes up to 20% of routes in the state are not covered on a daily basis. Drivers have told WJZ they want fair pay. Read More...
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Nov 12, 2021 |The Philadelphia Inquirer | school funding |
States, Northeast, Pennsylvania
At the heart of the case are wide gaps in resources between school districts — the product of a long-engrained funding system that relies more heavily on local taxes than all but six other states. Read More...
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Nov 12, 2021 |The Philadelphia Inquirer | school funding |
States, Northeast, Pennsylvania
For decades, Pennsylvania lawmakers have shunned their responsibilities when it comes to school funding, severely shortchanging many school district. Read More...
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Nov 12, 2021 |Columbia Star | charter schools |
States, South, South Carolina
South Carolina Virtual Charter School (SCVCS) students saw exceptional levels of performance during South Carolina State Testing for the 2020-2021 academic school year. Total combined scores for students ranks SCVCS as the highest performing virtual school in South Carolina with the school’s K-8 program that ranks among the top 10 charter schools in the state. Read More...
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Nov 12, 2021 |New York Daily News | charter schools |
Towns, States, Northeast, New York
Some charter schools are being left out of a massive city effort to vaccinate children against the coronavirus — and the schools excluded from the effort are crying foul. Read More...
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Nov 12, 2021 |Concord Monitor | charter schools |
Towns, States, Northeast, New Hampshire
McClure is proud. She says her school – which like all charters in the state resembles a hybrid model of both a public and private school – is delivering an education that students and parents prefer. Read More...
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Nov 12, 2021 |WKYU | school choice |
States, South, Kentucky
Advocates of Kentucky’s new tax credit scholarship program have filed an appeal challenging a judge’s Oct. 8 ruling that the program violates Kentucky’s constitution. Read More...
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Nov 12, 2021 |Virginia Gazette | other education issues |
Towns, States, South, Virginia
Excited chatter breaks out as they wait in anticipation for their mentors to arrive. For the next two hours, they will dive back into their studies and get one-on-one tutoring from William & Mary students. Read More...
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Nov 12, 2021 |New Hampshire Journal | school choice |
States, Northeast, New Hampshire
More than 1,600 New Hampshire students have signed up for the Education Freedom Accounts, far exceeding initial estimates for the school choice program. More than half are from low-income families. Read More...
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Nov 12, 2021 |Valley News | remote learning |
States, Northeast, New Hampshire
School administrators and teachers appeared before the State Board of Education on Wednesday to voice opposition to a proposed rule that would prevent school districts from imposing schoolwide remote learning due to COVID-19. Read More...
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