CER Daily Media Clips

Your Daily News Clips for December, 1 2021

CER Daily Media Clips for December 1, 2021

Civil debate about education? Two opponents offer a blueprint.

Dec 1, 2021 |Christian Science Monitor | other education issues | National

Rancor over COVID-19 policies, diversity and equity initiatives, and school choice has divided communities and supercharged school board meetings. Is there any way to find common ground about education amid such divisions?

While Politics Consume School Board Meetings, a Very Different Crisis Festers

Dec 1, 2021 |New York Times | other education issues | Towns, States, Northeast, Pennsylvania

In a wealthy suburban Philadelphia district, schools are struggling with shortages of all sorts. Behavioral problems have mushroomed. “We are in triage mode,” one teacher said.

Atlantis Charter students pair business and tech in school store of 3D printed items

Dec 1, 2021 |Herald News | charter schools | Towns, States, Northeast, Massachusetts

Students at Atlantis Charter School are getting a lesson in entrepreneurship and technology as they run a school store selling items they made themselves using 3D printers.

New Charter School in Mills to Emphasize Patriotism in their Curriculum

Dec 1, 2021 |K2 Radio | charter schools | Towns, States, West, Wyoming

Following an approval process, the teaching materials used for the charter school will be taken from Hillsdale College, a small university in Michigan, which covers a variety of math, science, and history topics.

Jersey City public schools could see an influx of $126 million in state aid over the next two years

Dec 1, 2021 |The Jersey Journal | federal budget | Towns, States, Northeast, New Jersey

Jersey City public schools could see an influx of $126 million in state aid over the next two years after the U.S. Department of Education told state officials it had to use American Rescue Plan funds to take care of its highest-poverty districts.

‘We just can’t support that’ Portland Public Schools leaders respond to union proposal

Dec 1, 2021 |Oregon Live | teachers unions | Towns, States, West, Oregon

About 1 in 4 Black and Latino ninth graders in Portland Public Schools finished last year with fewer than six credits, a key indicator of whether a student will graduate on time. District officials say they can't accept a union proposal to have high school students teach themselves at home on Fridays.Photo courtesy Portland Public Schools.

The pandemic has undone years of educational gains in Texas schools.

Dec 1, 2021 |Texas Tribune | accountability | States, South, Texas

In Texas, state officials have looked at the results from the 2021 State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness, or STAAR test, to identify gaps in learning. The results point to trouble ahead. The pandemic appeared to undo years of improvement for Texas students meeting grade requirements in reading and math, with students who did most of their schooling remotely suffering significant declines compared to those who attended in person. The STAAR test was optional last year due to coronavirus-related orders, but 87% of students still participated compared to 96% of students in 2019.

Sen. Andrew Koenig to Pre-file Legislation Fixing Funding Inequity for Public Charter Schools

Dec 1, 2021 |Missouri Senate | charter schools | States, Midwest, Missouri

Legislation designed to help families and those struggling with substance use disorders was signed into law by the governor. Senate Bill 63 establishes a statewide prescription drug monitoring program to help health care professionals monitor the dispensation of opioids and other prescribed controlled substances to their patients.

Petition for ‘voucher style’ school scholarship system approved by state board

Dec 1, 2021 |mlive.com | school choice | States, Midwest, Michigan

The Michigan Board of State Canvassers approved two petition summaries allowing the creation of so-called “Opportunity Scholarships” that would allow donors to get tax breaks on donations toward nonpublic education.

Former top Pa. education official testifies that school funding is a root cause of achievement gaps

Dec 1, 2021 |Philadelphia Inquirer | school funding | States, Northeast, Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania has wide achievement gaps between students that are directly linked to school funding, a former top state education official testified Tuesday during a historic trial over how the state pays for public schools.

North Carolina court stops order to spend $1.7B on education

Dec 1, 2021 |Associated Press | school funding | States, South, North Carolina

A North Carolina appeals court on Tuesday blocked enforcement of parts of a trial judge’s recent order that demanded $1.75 billion in state taxpayer funds be spent — without express legislative approval — to address public education inequities.

Tennessee gets feedback on the future of school funding

Dec 1, 2021 |WPLN | school funding | States, South, Tennessee

Throughout the fall, education officials have been asking for feedback on how to revamp the formula used to generate and distribute school dollars.

Legislators, state officials spar over achievement in Kansas schools amid COVID pandemic, funding de

Dec 1, 2021 |Topeka Capital-Journal | accountability | States, Midwest, Kansas

Lawmakers say a deep dive on student achievement in Kansas schools is needed, with the dialogue likely to have a substantial effect on the policy choices of the GOP-controlled legislators.

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