CER Daily Media Clips for December 2, 2021   Analysis: How Much School Funding Goes to Salaries & Benefits? Dec 2, 2021 |The 74 | other education issues | National The public school systems in New York City and Little Rock, Arkansas, are as dissimilar as can be. Apart from the geographic and cultural differences, Little Rock has about 24,000 K-12 students while New York City has 40 times that many. Little Rock spent $12,723 per pupil in 2018-19, while New York City spent $28,004. New York has a strong teachers union, while Little Rock’s teachers union lost collective bargaining rights in 2019. Read More...     Michael Bloomberg: Why I’m Backing Charter Schools Dec 2, 2021 |Wall Street Journal | charter schools | National We need a new, stronger model of public education that is based on evidence, centered on children, and built around achievement, excellence and accountability for all. The future of America’s most vulnerable children—and of our country—is riding on whether we can deliver it. Read More...     Philly’s school board is investigating racial bias in charter school authorizations Dec 2, 2021 |Philadelphia Inquirer | charter schools | Towns, States, Northeast, Pennsylvania The African American Charter Schools Coalition has said that “systemic racism and systemic biases” threaten school choice in Philadelphia. Read More...     New School: ‘His Whole Life Changed’ Dec 2, 2021 |New York Times | other education issues | Towns, States, Midwest, Minnesota About a third of public school students in Minneapolis were assigned to new schools this year. Here is the story of one family. Read More...     Opinion: Fewer Georgia students are going to college. That’s a problem Dec 2, 2021 |The Atlanta Journal-Constitution | higher education | States, South, Georgia In a guest column, Tina Fernandez discusses the pandemic’s toll on Georgia’s high school and college students, citing a weakening path from high school to college. Fernandez is executive director of Achieve Atlanta and a member of the Pathways to Adult Success network. Read More...     Evers announces $110 million education investment Dec 2, 2021 |WKBT | school funding | States, Midwest, Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers on Thursday announced a $110 million investment in education thanks to federal coronavirus relief funds. Read More...     Where New York’s teachers union wants to see change in schools Dec 2, 2021 |Spectrum News | teachers unions | Towns, States, Northeast, New York Traditional public school offerings should be expanded to provide new mental health and physical support and services, universal pre-K should be expanded and the state's school receivership law should be repealed. Read More...     Two Rivers Community School re-applies for district authorization Dec 2, 2021 |Post Independent | charter schools | Towns, States, West, Colorado Local charter school Two Rivers Community School is again applying for district authorization, which could turn over oversight responsibilities to the Roaring Fork School District (RFSD), a news release stated. Read More...     Florida lawmakers seek stability for charter schools Dec 2, 2021 |Tampa Bay Times | charter schools | States, South, Florida A measure is moving through the Legislature to add guidelines to how charter schools may be renewed or terminated. It received rare bipartisan support in its first House committee stop. Read More...     Enrollment declines in DC Public Schools as more opt for charter schools, home schooling Dec 2, 2021 |WTOP | charter schools | Towns, States, South, District of Columbia Enrollment in D.C. Public Schools declined by 855 students this year, while charter schools and home schooling saw increases in enrollment. Read More...     Opinion: New Fall River, New Bedford charter school will pave the way to college success Dec 2, 2021 |Herald News | charter schools | Towns, States, Northeast, Massachusetts The young people of New Bedford and Fall River possess boundless potential. They dream of becoming tomorrow’s epidemiologists, computer scientists, and biomedical engineers. They deserve an education that will prepare them to reach their goals and build meaningful careers. Read More...     Wake parents looking to move children from Virtual Academy to classrooms face new hurdles Dec 2, 2021 |WRAL | online learning | Towns, States, South, North Carolina Wake County parents preparing to send their children back to in-person learning after getting them vaccinated have discovered it's not as easy as previously promised. Read More...     Enrollment In D.C. Public Schools Drops For Second Year In A Row Dec 2, 2021 |The DCist | enrollment | States, South, District of Columbia Enrollment in D.C. Public Schools fell by hundreds of students this academic year, spoiling hopes of city education leaders who predicted more families would return to campuses in the third school year altered by the pandemic. Read More...     With Cases Rising, Some NH Schools Consider Return to Remote Learning Dec 2, 2021 |New Hampshire Journal | remote learning | States, Northeast, New Hampshire Cases of COVID-19 infections in New Hampshire schools keep rising, and now some schools are considering a return to remote learning to get through the winter surge. Read More...     Christina School District to continue learning pod partnership with United Way Dec 2, 2021 |Newark Post | learning pods | Towns, States, South, Delaware United Way has helped create learning pods across the state, a necessity as test scores plummeted from 2019 to 2021.The number of students in poverty who were proficient in math fell from 37 percent to 14 percent. Read More...

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