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CER Daily Media Clips for November 24, 2021
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Nov 24, 2021 |NPR | other education issues |
National
Schools and districts around the country have been canceling classes on short notice. The cancellations aren't directly for COVID-19 quarantines; instead schools are citing staff shortages, staff fatigue, mental health and sometimes even student fights.
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Nov 24, 2021 |PBS | general teacher issues |
National
Across the country, these are some of the short-term solutions to a nationwide shortage of school staff at all levels – teachers, administrators, food workers, custodial staff, bus drivers and more – school districts have put into place as they struggle with a combination of sick outages brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, a wave of teacher retirements, employee burnout and back-and-forths with unions. Read More...
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Nov 24, 2021 |Tucson Local Media | school choice |
States, West, Arizona
I do believe very strongly that if we truly care about our children in America, then we need to offer each one of them a very high-quality education, whether it be in a public, private, charter or parochial school.
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Nov 24, 2021 |Los Angeles Times | other education issues |
Towns, States, West, California
Close to 80% of students in the Los Angeles Unified School District are on track to comply with a COVID-19 vaccine mandate, school district officials announced Monday, raising concerns about the potential for thousands to be displaced from in-person classes for the start of the spring semester on Jan. 10. Read More...
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Nov 24, 2021 |News Channel 9 | teacher pay |
States, South, Tennessee
The pandemic has put a strain on teachers no one could have anticipated just two years ago. Now, they're continuing to mitigate the learning losses many of their students face due to extended absences or other COVID disruptions. Read More...
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Nov 24, 2021 |WUSA 9 | general teacher issues |
Towns, States, South, Virginia
The issue of teacher shortages across the region seems to continually get worse as staff members are left frustrated with some school districts being forced to change their calendars. Read More...
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Nov 24, 2021 |Kansas Public Radio | accountability |
States, Midwest, Kansas
It turns out a year of shutdowns and quarantines generated lousy test scores(link is external) for schoolchildren across Kansas. More than 30% of students fell behind their grade level in math and language arts in the 2020-21 school year.
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Nov 24, 2021 |The Tennessean | charter schools |
Towns, States, South, Tennessee
An effort on Tuesday to add fifth grade at three charter schools, in alignment with Metro Nashville Public Schools' own initiative, devolved into chaos and…
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Nov 24, 2021 |KUTV | charter schools |
States, West, Utah
A poorly defined relationship between the Utah State Board of Education – which is made up of elected members – and the Utah State Charter School Board – made up of appointed members – creates gaps in accountability, a legislative audit finds. Read More...
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Nov 24, 2021 |WFMD | charter schools |
Towns, States, South, Maryland
There’s new life for the Sabillasville Elementary School building. During Monday’s meeting, the Frederick County Board of Education decided to make it a charter school. Sabillasville Environmental School will have a curriculum centered around agriculture and the environment. Read More...
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Nov 24, 2021 |Idaho Statesman | microschools |
States, West, Idaho
Instead, the Idaho Legislature passed Senate Bill 1046, giving parents the option of “innovation classrooms,” an approach to microschools within the public school system. Innovation classrooms are established as an agreement between a school district and a group of parents who want to create a small learning community wherein their children learn from a specific teacher using their chosen curriculum. Read More...
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Nov 24, 2021 |New York Post | remote learning |
Towns, States, Northeast, New York
The Newburgh Enlarged City School District allowed shellshocked parents to keep their kids at home Tuesday after two separate shooting incidents near campuses Monday. Read More...
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Nov 24, 2021 |Williamson Daily News | charter schools |
States, South, West Virginia
Public schools have failed so badly at times that the state has had to take over county systems. There are no guarantees charter schools will be better than public schools, and there are no guarantees they will be worse. All things considered, if they withstand the court challenge, charter schools are worth a try. Read More...
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Nov 24, 2021 |Chalkbeat | school funding |
Towns, States, Northeast, New York
Despite more than $7 billion of federal stimulus funding earmarked for New York City schools, thousands of teachers still are lacking things they believe will help their students this year and are turning to DonorsChoose, a nonprofit that vets each project on its site and ships fully funded projects directly to educators. Read More...
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Nov 24, 2021 |Napa Valley Register | charter schools |
Towns, States, West, California
Napa’s public school system should not accept a petition to open the Mayacamas Charter Middle School next year, school district staff said in a report issued Monday night. Read More...
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