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CER Daily Media Clips for December 21, 2021
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Dec 21, 2021 |New York Times | other education issues |
National
Still, the alarming spread of the virus could expose the rickety infrastructure that has kept schools running through most of this year. Many schools are still in need of substitute teachers and bus drivers, and can ill afford an outbreak that would send even more staff members home. There still are not enough rapid tests to quickly screen whole classrooms or schools. And some districts may have a tough time meeting demand for online learning as children are quarantined or concerned parents choose to keep them home. Read More...
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Dec 21, 2021 |U.S. News & World Report | other education issues |
National
The number of school disruptions due to COVID-19, including closing early for the holiday break or announcing temporary returns to virtual learning next week, is on the rise – nearing the total number of disruptions recorded in late August, when schools were struggling to reopen against the backdrop of the delta variant.
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Dec 21, 2021 |Chicago Tribune | remote learning |
Towns, States, Midwest, Illinois
Parents in Illinois recently got a glimpse of the havoc the pandemic wreaked on student performance during 2021. Academic proficiency lagged badly, across the board. Income status didn’t matter, neither did demographics. At some Chicago high schools, no student met expectations in reading or math. Read More...
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Dec 21, 2021 |Austin American-Statesman | federal budget |
States, South, Texas
Gov. Greg Abbott said Monday that Texas will provide $123.3 million in federal COVID-19 relief money for education.The final round of money from the relief fund came through the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, a bill that includes nearly $82 billion in aid for education. Read More...
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Dec 21, 2021 |NHPR | teachers unions |
States, Northeast, New Hampshire
The National Education Association - New Hampshire (NEA-NH), the American Civil Liberties Union, and a group of advocacy groups and public school employees are suing the state over a new law that restricts certain kinds of teachings on racism, sexism, and other forms of oppression. Read More...
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Dec 21, 2021 |The Center Square | charter schools |
States, South, North Carolina
The North Carolina Supreme Court has ruled nonprofit charter schools in North Carolina are not state agencies and can’t claim immunity from certain lawsuits. Read More...
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Dec 21, 2021 |WV Metro News | charter schools |
States, South, West Virginia
A Kanawha circuit judge has granted a temporary injunction on West Virginia’s newest method for approving charter schools, saying a constitutional challenge stands a good chance of succeeding in the long term. “There’s no question there’s a likelihood of success on the merits by looking at the constitutional provisions, the case law and the law specifically at issue in this House bill,” Judge Jennifer Bailey said during a hearing this morning. Read More...
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Dec 21, 2021 |Index-Journal | charter schools |
Towns, States, South, South Carolina
In empty space in the mall is getting new life and an upgrade.The space in Greenwood Mall that was used as a Sykes call center and a furniture store, among other things, is under contract to be the home of the upcoming Greenwood Charter Academy. Read More...
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Dec 21, 2021 |TAPinto.com | charter schools |
Towns, States, Northeast, New Jersey
As soon as COVID vaccinations became available for children, the Centers for Disease Control stressed that schools should help promote them. One Jersey City public charter school took that challenge on through an art contest, and a vaccination clinic with special outreach to their Arabic and Spanish-speaking communities. Read More...
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Dec 21, 2021 |The Express-Times | charter schools |
Towns, States, Northeast, Pennsylvania
The Nazareth Area School District gave up $1 million in funding at the height of the pandemic as students left and enrolled in charter schools. Read More...
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Dec 21, 2021 |WFTS-TV | accountability |
Towns, States, South, Florida
A statewide program is getting books into the hands of millions of children. Read More...
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Dec 21, 2021 |WJLA | remote learning |
Towns, States, South, District of Columbia
A DCPS parent who asked not to be identified, says he is confused by the metrics being used to return to virtual classrooms.“There is really no transparency,” the unidentified parent said. “It’s really hard to be comfortable with it, if you don’t know why.” Read More...
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Dec 21, 2021 |WTOP News | remote learning |
States, South, District of Columbia
Yesterday, officials announced three other public schools transitioned to virtual learning ahead of the holiday break. Those three schools — McKinley Tech High School, Turner Elementary School and Bard High School Early College DC — started their virtual learning on Monday. Read More...
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Dec 21, 2021 |Baltimore Sun | other education issues |
Towns, States, South, Maryland
As COVID-19 cases continue to rise around the state, Maryland State Department of Education officials announced Monday that they would only support a local school system’s transition to online learning “under the most exigent of circumstances.” Read More...
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Dec 21, 2021 |Epoch Times | catholic schools |
Towns, States, West, California
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles is suing the city’s school district, saying it prevented Catholic schools in low-income areas from receiving federal funds for years by frequently changing the qualifications and paperwork process for applying schools. Read More...
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Dec 21, 2021 |News12 Bronx | teachers unions |
Towns, States, Northeast, New York
A United Federation of Teachers representative and special education teacher, Jo Marcellero, who works at PS 186X tells News 12 they are “terrified” each day going to work. Read More...
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Dec 21, 2021 |Post and Courier | turnaround schools |
States, South, South Carolina
It does, after all, have a bit of a “Here we go again” feel: Just two years after the Charleston County School District approved parts of its Mission Critical plan to improve education at low-performing schools while also addressing long-simmering concerns about equity in the highest-performing — approval that came after two years of formulating plans, taking public comments and reformulating the plan — the school board has now tentatively agreed to embark on a whole new plan … to plan how to fix some of the district’s lowest-performing schools. Read More...
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Dec 21, 2021 |Richmond Times-Dispatch | state policy |
States, South, Virginia
Gov.-elect Glenn Youngkin announced Monday that he has chosen Aimee Rogstad Guidera to serve as his secretary of education, turning to the former head of a nonprofit that promotes use of data to improve student achievement. Read More...
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