CER Daily Media Clips

Your Daily News Clips for December, 28 2021

CER Daily Media Clips for December 28, 2021

Fresh evidence the White House put teachers unions ahead of science on school COVID safety

Dec 28, 2021 |New York Post | teachers unions | National

“Follow the science,” it said about handling COVID. But for Team Biden, it was follow the teachers unions when it came to reopening schools.

Chicago Teachers Union Asks Members Whether They Support ‘District-Wide Pause’ Amid Omic

Dec 28, 2021 |Daily Caller | teachers unions | Towns, States, Midwest, Illinois

The Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) polled its members asking whether they would “support a district-wide pause and temporary shift to remote learning” amid a spike in COVID-19 Omicron cases, according to a survey distributed by the union.

Opinion: Maryland school districts are harming children when they close their doors

Dec 28, 2021 |The Washington Post | school districts | States, South, Maryland

The announcement of new school closures, after all the evidence showing schools can manage coronavirus outbreaks, demonstrates that our school district leaders continue to view public education as a nonessential service.

5 takeaways from Pennsylvania’s ongoing, landmark school-funding trial after one month

Dec 28, 2021 |Philadelphia Inquirer | school funding | States, Northeast, Pennsylvania

In poorer districts, some kindergartners have 15 minutes of recess, and athletics are sorely lacking. But defense attorneys questioned how districts spend their money.

Catholic schools sue LA Unified for gutting funding for their low-income students

Dec 28, 2021 |Ed Source | catholic schools | Towns, States, West, California

The archdiocese said it filed the Dec. 16 lawsuit after repeatedly trying to get the district to reverse its decision to slice Title I funding for nearly all of its 100-plus schools over three years by more than 90%.

Teachers union critical of new law aimed at addressing Michigan’s teacher shortage

Dec 28, 2021 |Michigan Radio | teachers unions | States, Midwest, Michigan

A new law allows other school employees to work as substitute teachers until the end of the current school year to address a teacher shortage in the state.

Charter school forming in Las Vegas aims to empower girls

Dec 28, 2021 |Las Vegas Sun | charter schools | Towns, States, West, Nevada

Whitney McIntosh says the girls of east Las Vegas deserve a quality education, and she wants to give it to them at the Young Women’s Leadership Academy.

Proponents of Mayacamas Charter Middle School file appeal with Office of Education

Dec 28, 2021 |Napa Valley Register | charter schools | Towns, States, West, California

In the appeal, the foundation alleges that the NVUSD made “significant errors” in its petition evaluation process, claiming that the district made false and misleading conclusions regarding the financials for the proposed school.

Bozeman Online Charter School draws families for flexible learning

Dec 28, 2021 |Bozeman Daily Chronicle | charter schools | Towns, States, West, Montana

The charter school, a permanent offshoot of the online option the district created in 2020 due to the pandemic and the first of its kind in the state, wrapped its first four months with a steadily increasing enrollment and continued expeditionary learning.

Memphis charter school new CEO shares vision for future

Dec 28, 2021 |WATN-TV | charter schools | Towns, States, South, Tennessee

The KIPP Memphis Public Schools (KMPS) is under new leadership.Antonio Burt, Ed.D. used to be the Chief of Schools at Shelby County Schools before starting his position as the CEO of KIPP Memphis in November. The charter school network includes five schools.

Editorial: Making the connection between virtual learning, grades and getting into a good high schoo

Dec 28, 2021 |Chicago Sun-Times | remote learning | Towns, States, Midwest, Illinois

With COVID-19 now surging, some students may have to go back to remote learning in January — and that puts them at risk for plummeting grades, a WBEZ analysis found.

Amid omicron ‘deluge’, Philly area schools weigh how to move forward

Dec 28, 2021 |WHYY | remote learning | Towns, States, Northeast, Pennsylvania

School districts across the region are trying to navigate the current COVID-19 wave, sometimes drawing different conclusions about what’s best for students and staff nearly two years into the pandemic.

Ohio Connections Academy receives global “School of Distinction” recognition

Dec 28, 2021 |Sentinel-Tribune | charter schools | States, Midwest, Ohio

Ohio Connections Academy (OCA), a tuition-free, full-time public virtual school serving K-12 students throughout the state, was recently named a “School of Distinction” by Cognia, a global education network, for exemplifying excellence in educational leadership and offering dynamic programming that effectively meets students’ needs.

Southwest Denver Micro School fostering cultural pride with curriculum

Dec 28, 2021 |KUSA-TV | microschools | Towns, States, West, Colorado

La Luz Education launched in the fall of 2021 with a group of sixth grade Hispanic/Latino students. The school aims to prioritize social and emotional learning.

New program to help Black students sees success

Dec 28, 2021 |Associated Press | innovation | Towns, States, South, Kentucky

An initiative in Owensboro to connect Black students with industry mentors, their peers and school faculty had a successful first run, officials said.

A dozen Nashville teachers will try to tackle some of Metro Schools’ biggest challenges

Dec 28, 2021 |The Tennessean | innovation | Towns, States, South, Tennessee

The Nashville Public Education Foundation has selected 12 Metro Nashville teachers to participate it the inaugural Teacherpreneur cohort.

Commentary: Upcoming innovations promise major change for schools across state

Dec 28, 2021 |Marin Independent Journal | innovation | States, West, California

This summer, Scaling Student Success, a California partnership dedicated to educating the whole child, will launch the “Reimagining CA Schools Innovation Pilot.” It will model for the state a system of education designed to be equitable, student-centered and competency-based.

Editorial: Make 2022 the year of education reform

Dec 28, 2021 |Colorado Springs Gazette | elections | Towns, States, West, Colorado

As children return to school after the holiday, parents, the media, and business leaders should keep a closer eye on classroom performance and outcomes. They should make 2022 the year of public education reform — the turning point that ensures children of all socioeconomic and cultural backgrounds receive the educations they deserve.

Opinion: School choice ‘slippery slope’ crowd leaves underserved families behind

Dec 28, 2021 |Complete Colorado | school choice | States, West, Colorado

Perhaps what is needed is just better marketing on the part of those who seek to expand choice. Instead of tuition credits or opportunity scholarships or vouchers, let’s call them Pell Grants for Middle School. In place of LEAP (whatever the acronym stood for), sell it as Pell Grants for Tutoring and Enrichment. Let the public unions then try to attack such well-established branding.

Flexible learning environments giving students more ownership, choice in their education

Dec 28, 2021 |The Gazette | innovation | States, Midwest, Iowa

Even before the pandemic, schools districts were looking at ways to reexamine their traditional “desk in row” classrooms that kept students from collaborating or picking their own way to learn best.

In education, 2021 was the year of the parent

Dec 28, 2021 |North Star Journal | parent power | States, South, North Carolina

Recognizing the demand for more education options, Republicans in both the General Assembly and in Congress crafted school-choice legislation. Expansion of school choice was timely, with 2021 also marking the 25th anniversary of North Carolina’s charter-school law.

West Virginia court ruling sets temporary roadblock for school choice

Dec 28, 2021 |The Center Square | school choice | States, South, West Virginia

West Virginia’s charter school program has been temporarily put on hold by a Kanawha County Circuit Court amid a lawsuit questioning the constitutionality of the state’s legislation.

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