CER Daily Media Clips

Your Daily News Clips for December, 22 2021

CER Daily Media Clips for December 22, 2021

Biden White House Works to Boost Parent Involvement as GOP Scores Points on Education

Dec 22, 2021 |US News & World Report | parent power | National

The Democratic administration is introducing a grant program aimed at boosting parent input as the GOP has made significant inroads toward becoming the party of education.

‘Our Parents Have Done Enough’: Cardona Urges Schools to Stay Open, Biden Touts Safety M

Dec 22, 2021 |The 74 | federal policy | National

With the Omicron variant now the dominant strain of COVID-19 in the U.S. and cases spiking, Education Secretary Miguel Cardona on Tuesday urged school leaders not to retreat from in-person learning.

Fed-Up Parents Want Education Reforms That Prepare Their Children For Life, Not Just College

Dec 22, 2021 |The Federalist | accountability | National

As education continues to push its way through other issues to stay at the top of American voters’ minds, a recent survey found that parents are unhappy with the radicalized public education system and want to see reforms that foster a good life beyond school-age years.

Commentary: Democrats in bed with teachers unions

Dec 22, 2021 |Washington Times | teachers unions | National

The teachers unions’ hold over the Democratic Party has real-world consequences — ask the children who’ve lost more than a year of in-person learning. Enough time has passed that we’re beginning to see serious analysis of the educational costs paid by our school children.

As more families choose charter schools, Missouri funding gap persists | Opinion

Dec 22, 2021 |Missouri Independent | charter schools | States, Midwest, Missouri

While charter public schools are publicly funded and open to all, their funding falls short compared to what district public schools receive.

Make the Charlestown Innovation and Inclusive High School proposal the proving ground for students

Dec 22, 2021 |Boston Globe | innovation | Towns, States, Northeast, Massachusetts

Our vision is about demonstrating that it is possible to support every student. It is about setting aside the false choice between success in an exam school and failure in an open-enrollment school.

D.C. schools stayed open amid surges. Many students stayed home.

Dec 22, 2021 |Washington Post | other education issues | States, South, District of Columbia

For D.C. students who chose to attend classes Tuesday, hallways usually filled with their peers seemed noticeably emptier. Principals have been stressed over how to carry out operations while classes — and at certain points, entire grade levels — went virtual, moving staff members into quarantine. Teachers who were already burned out as a result of the pandemic are navigating how to educate children while dealing with their own anxiety about the spread of the virus.

Guest opinion: Education reform will help during crises while improving outcomes

Dec 22, 2021 |Billings Gazette | school choice | States, West, Montana

But when students are effectively locked into a system that provides no real alternative beyond the local school to which they are assigned, the debate is inherently heated and divisive. The current system simply can’t anticipate and meet the diverse preferences within our communities, and that’s expressed with frustrated parents registering their complaints to local school boards and elected officials.

Rally by Randolph students, parents calls out lack of teachers, school building problems

Dec 22, 2021 |The Patriot Ledger | other education issues | Towns, States, Northeast, New Jersey

A small group of parents and students rallied in front of Randolph High School on Tuesday to support more than 100 students who walked out last week to call for improvements at the school.

West Virginia Academy among schools affected by latest charter school ruling

Dec 22, 2021 |The Dominion Post | charter schools | Towns, States, South, West Virginia

An injunction by a Kanawah County judge blocking charter school approval could affect the way West Virginia Academy opens in Fall 2022.

NYC’s Success Academy charter schools plan COVID-19 vaccine or test requirement for all studen

Dec 22, 2021 |New York Daily News | charter schools | Towns, States, Northeast, New York

Success Academy, New York City’s largest charter school network, is planning to extend a “vaccine or test” requirement to all of its 20,000 students, school officials said Tuesday.

$1 million donation will support renovations at One City Schools’ future campus

Dec 22, 2021 |Wisconsin State Journal | charter schools | Towns, States, Midwest, Wisconsin

A $1 million donation from the W. Jerome Frautschi Foundation will be put toward renovating an office building into One City Schools’ planned K-12 charter school in Monona, according to a Tuesday announcement.

Columbia County commissioners approve funding for SAIL charter school

Dec 22, 2021 |WJBF | charter schools | Towns, States, South, Georgia

The road for the School for Arts Infused Learning or SAIL in Evans looks bright. “It’s a family. It’s more than just a school. We’re excited that this is really going to give us a chance to move forward,” said Melissa Nemer, a mother.

Microschools grow exponentially amid pandemic in Arizona

Dec 22, 2021 |KPNX-TV | microschools | States, West, Arizona

Our Learning Curve series continues as we look at a new trend that’s taken off for thousands of K-8th grade students across Arizona. They’re called “Microschools,” and they were around before the pandemic, but have now grown in popularity over the past couple years.

Amid omicron variant surge, some parents continue to teach kids at home

Dec 22, 2021 |WCNC | online learning | States, South, North Carolina

The uncertainty of the pandemic is also why hundreds of K-12 CMS students are enrolled in a virtual academy.

Maryland parents frustrated after schools suddenly revert to virtual learning

Dec 22, 2021 |WJLA | virtual schools | Towns, States, South, Maryland

Nikki Weiss’ son is a first grader at Yorktown Elementary in Bowie in Prince George's County, Maryland. He is home now trying to do virtual learning. Sharing several pictures sharing how it's going so far, she says, “not great.

Baton Rouge schools hire new company to fix virtual learning. Some think it should stay in-house

Dec 22, 2021 |The Advocate | online learning | Towns, States, South, Louisiana

More than 700 students at a Baton Rouge online school will return from Christmas break with new teachers, new classes and a different way of learning remotely.

NC Supreme Court could order increase in school funding

Dec 22, 2021 |News Observer | school funding | States, South, North Carolina

The North Carolina Supreme Court could join high courts in other states in ordering state leaders to increase public school funding.

How a new guide hopes to improve special education services in New Orleans charter schools

Dec 22, 2021 |WWNO | charter schools | Towns, States, South, Louisiana

Navigating New Orleans’ all-charter public school system can be challenging for families — especially if their child has special needs.

Lee: Education funding review not related to school vouchers

Dec 22, 2021 |Associated Press | school choice | States, South, Tennessee

Gov. Bill Lee denied Tuesday that his plan to revamp how Tennessee funds its multibillion dollar K-12 education system will make it easier to implement school voucher programs while responding to concerns submitted by the public following the process.

SC Education Department wants raises for teachers, bus drivers

Dec 22, 2021 |The State | state budget | States, South, South Carolina

S.C. State education leaders want to increase teachers’ pay by 2% next school year and find a way to give higher annual raises for teachers early in their teaching careers. The request is part of the Department of Education’s 2022-23 budget request to lawmakers ahead of next year’s session.

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