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Dec 13, 2021 |BR Proud | innovation |
Towns, States, South, Louisiana
The Louisiana Key Academy, (LKA) a school for dyslexia children is one of the finalists to receive a $260,000 award presented by The Center for Education Reform. LKA is also in the running to receive a $1 million dollar prize. Read More...
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Dec 13, 2021 |Wall Street Journal | teachers unions |
National
With battles over school closures, vaccine mandates and curricula, you might think the president of the American Federation of Teachers has enough on her plate. But Randi Weingarten is now lobbying hard for a tax break whose benefits would go mostly to the wealthy. She wants Democrats to restore the deduction for state and local taxes in their giant tax and spending bill. Read More...
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Dec 13, 2021 |Wall Street Journal | school choice |
National
The momentum toward educational choice is undeniable. This year has seen unprecedented state-level expansion of educational opportunities for millions of families across the country, with 18 states passing legislation to introduce or expand educational choice programs—a trend that’s primed to continue through the 2022 election cycle. Read More...
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Dec 13, 2021 |Fox News | school choice |
National
Parents across America are losing faith in the public school system. If you do a cursory web search for “public school declining enrollment” you’ll see what I mean. Read More...
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Dec 13, 2021 |New York Times | other education issues |
National
Becky Pringle, the country’s top Black labor leader, has plunged the National Education Association into the reckoning unfolding in public schools. Read More...
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Dec 13, 2021 |Fox News | school boards |
National
The National School Board Association has hemorrhaged members and funds following the revelation of a letter that compared parents to domestic terrorists. Read More...
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Dec 13, 2021 |Associated Press | federal budget |
States, Midwest, Indiana
Indiana schools are set to receive nearly $3 billion in federal coronavirus relief over the next three years, but districts vary widely on information they have released about that money and a state online tracking system is still being developed. Read More...
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Dec 13, 2021 |The Kansas City Star | teacher pay |
States, Midwest, Missouri
Missouri ranks low when it comes to paying teachers, and lags far behind national averages. Teachers in Missouri make made on average $50,817, which ranks 45th in the country for teacher pay, according to 2019-2020 data from the National Education Association, the most recent report. Read More...
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Dec 13, 2021 |Preston County News & Journal | charter schools |
Towns, States, South, West Virginia
Rhe Preston County Board of Education on Monday instructed the superintendent to publicize the West Virginia Academy in the same manner as other schools. Read More...
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Dec 13, 2021 |The Lincoln Journal Star | accountability |
Towns, States, Midwest, Nebraska
Last year's graduating seniors at Lincoln Public Schools scored better than their peers across Nebraska on the ACT for the second straight year despite the challenges of remote learning and staggered schedules. Read More...
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Dec 13, 2021 |Napa Valley Register | charter schools |
Towns, States, West, California
Organizers of the charter school planned for downtown Napa have declared that hundreds of families eagerly seek a fresh education alternative for students entering their teenage years. But on Thursday night, the actual votes they needed to make their school a reality were nowhere to be had. Read More...
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Dec 13, 2021 |LA Progressive | charter schools |
Towns, States, West, California
As a Los Angeles Unified School District insider and whistleblower, I certainly know where the bones are buried. The LAUSD’s complicated relationship with charter schools in the District has often been the subject of quiet conversations in dark corners. The Office of Inspector General and its leaders played a pivotal role in the scheme. Read More...
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Dec 13, 2021 |The Advocate | accountability |
States, South, Louisiana
As key test scores later showed, the sudden lurch to virtual education in public schools because of the pandemic was a jolt to students and teachers as well as parents. Read More...
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Dec 13, 2021 |The Center Square | school choice |
States, Midwest, Missouri
Dozens of organizations publish thousands of words outlining priorities for the upcoming Missouri legislative session. Some seem to only change the dates on documents as they annually work to influence lawmakers to act on their initiatives. Read More...
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Dec 13, 2021 |Civil Beat | parent power |
States, West, Hawaii
Nearly two years into the Covid-19 pandemic, some Hawaii families who decided to pull their kids out of the public school system amid frustration over classroom closures and prolonged virtual learning are standing by their decision to turn to alternatives, despite the financial sacrifice. Read More...
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Dec 13, 2021 |Topeka Capital-Journal | homeschooling |
States, Midwest, Kansas
Worried about safety, resistant to mask orders and troubled by a lack of confidence in public schools, thousands more Kansas parents are opting to teach their kids at home.
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