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CER Daily Media Clips for November 23, 2021
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Nov 23, 2021 |Education Next | school choice |
States, Midwest, Michigan
Michigan families sue, seeking the ability to use their 529 savings accounts to pay for tuition at private religious schools. Read More...
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Nov 23, 2021 | Omaha World-Herald | state policy |
States, Midwest, Nebraska
The sponsors aim to replace the Nebraska State Board of Education, education commissioner and Nebraska Department of Education with a new Office of Education accountable to the governor. Read More...
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Nov 23, 2021 |CBS Philly 3 | charter schools |
Towns, States, Northeast, New Jersey
College was on the minds of some youngsters Monday morning in Camden. More than 800 Camden students, ages 5-18, were inducted into a college scholarship program. Kindergartners and first graders at LEAP Academy University Charter School were guaranteed full scholarships to Rutgers University, courtesy of the Rutgers Alfredo Santiago Endowed Scholarship Program. Read More...
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Nov 23, 2021 |Chicago Tribune | teachers unions |
Towns, States, Midwest, Illinois
Educators at one the state’s few remaining nonunion public school districts said Monday they have begun labor organizing and hope to join one of the state’s largest teachers unions.
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Nov 23, 2021 |Yellowhammer News | charter schools |
Towns, States, South, Alabama
The Alabama Aerospace and Aviation High School (AAHS) on Monday announced that it had signed its charter contract with the Alabama Public Charter School Commission. Read More...
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Nov 23, 2021 |TAPinto | charter schools |
Towns, States, Northeast, New Jersey
It goes without saying the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted each of us in different ways, especially for the millions of parents like me who struggled to find a safe, welcoming, and accepting place for their child to continue learning. Read More...
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Nov 23, 2021 |WAVE 3 | other education issues |
Towns, States, South, Kentucky
By streamlining private and public partnerships, Ky. Gov. Andy Beshear announced that through the Everybody Counts program, all graduating seniors from JCPS will be able to make a smooth transition to either the workforce or higher education. Read More...
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Nov 23, 2021 |WKU Public Radio | federal budget |
States, South, Kentucky
Gov. Andy Beshear’s administration says $127 million in federal relief money planned for school construction in Kentucky will not be able to be spent as originally intended. Read More...
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Nov 23, 2021 |The Jersey Journal | remote learning |
States, Northeast, New Jersey
In the early days of the pandemic, when schools suddenly closed, many legislators rushed to heed the pleas of parents and school principals to permit virtual learning. They wanted authorization to teach kids remotely and to have days spent in virtual classrooms count as regular school days to meet the required number of instructional days for each school year. Read More...
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Nov 23, 2021 |AZCentral | school choice |
States, West, Arizona
Gov. Doug Ducey earmarked $10 million in federal funds for the vouchers and said “we’re going to bolster it up to meet the need” of so many applications. Three months later, the Governor’s Office has approved just 93 of those applications. Of the millions of dollars available, parents have spent less than $50,000 through the controversial program, a review by The Arizona Republic shows. Read More...
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Nov 23, 2021 |Las Vegas Review-Journal | school choice |
States, West, Nevada
Members of the entrenched education establishment attack school choice on a number of fronts, but a primary objection is that such programs will drain public schools of much-needed funding. But that argument holds true only if you willfully ignore the entire equation. Read More...
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Nov 23, 2021 |Carolina Journal | school choice |
States, South, North Carolina
Many North Carolinians breathed a sigh of relief last week when the GOP-led legislature and Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper came to terms on a budget for the new biennium. School choice advocates were among them and have plenty to celebrate in the new spending plan. Read More...
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Nov 23, 2021 |WLTX | online learning |
States, South, South Carolina
COVID-19 has had an impact on student learning in South Carolina, with schools going virtual for most of the 2020-21 school year and the beginning of the 2021-22 school year. Parents having to deal with at-home virtual learning have worried that their child may be getting behind in their school work now have an option for assistance for those students who may need help. Read More...
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Nov 23, 2021 |Donthan Eagle | enrollment |
Towns, States, South, Alabama
Dothan City Schools saw the largest percentage point drop in enrolled students in the last two years compared to all Alabama public school systems with more than 5,000 enrolled students, according to data collected by the Alabama Department of Education. The school system that, perhaps, underwent the most dramatic changes in that time period. Read More...
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Nov 23, 2021 |KTIV | online learning |
Towns, States, Midwest, Iowa
The Sioux City Community School Board has approved a more than $1.5 million plan to build a permanent home for the district’s virtual education academy. Read More...
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Nov 23, 2021 |Associated Press | teachers unions |
States, South, West Virginia
West Virginia’s Supreme Court on Monday gave a temporary setback to labor groups who challenged a new law prohibiting union dues or fees from being withheld from state employee paychecks. Read More...
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Nov 23, 2021 |Los Angeles Times | general teacher issues |
States, West, California
Federal and state leaders have poured hundreds of millions of dollars into schools so they can expand academic programs, hire new staff and increase mental health and other services for students. But teachers say it has been harder than expected to help students recover, largely because of school staffing shortages across the country. Read More...
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