CER Daily Media Clips

Your Daily News Clips for January, 4 2022

CER Daily Media Clips for January 4, 2022

Opinion: Covid Should Revive School Vouchers as a Liberal Cause

Jan 4, 2022 |Wall Street Journal | school choice | National

For millions of American parents, including big-city liberals, the Covid-19 pandemic was a faith-shattering experience in public education. But there’s a forgotten liberal solution: vouchers.

Editorial: As omicron surges, unions prioritize teachers over students, again

Jan 4, 2022 |Washington Examiner | teachers unions | National

For far too long, Democrats have gotten away with equating the needs and wants of teachers unions with the best policies that support children who need an education. COVID has brought the divergence of interests between these two groups into sharp contrast. Voters would be well to remember this distinction as COVID becomes (we hope) a distant memory.

Oster Study Finds Learning Loss Far Greater in Districts that Went Fully Remote

Jan 4, 2022 |The 74 | remote learning | National

What are the consequences of closing virtually every American school and shifting to online education for months at a time?

Not 2020 again? Tell that to parents where COVID cases, test shortages are closing schools.

Jan 4, 2022 |USA Today | other education issues | National

A majority of schools opened in-person Monday for their spring semester start, but a growing number have shifted abruptly to remote learning again amid the omicron-fueled surge in COVID-19 infections and subsequent staffing shortages.

Parents’ Union Says School Closures, Return to Virtual Class is an ‘Abomination’

Jan 4, 2022 |Newsweek | remote learning | National

The president of the National Parents Union, a network of parent organizations, says the school closures and the return to virtual class is an “abomination.

L.A. Unified orders COVID testing before school resumes amid high Omicron anxiety

Jan 4, 2022 |Los Angeles Times | school districts | Towns, States, West, California

The Los Angeles school district has ordered coronavirus tests for all students and staff before they return from winter break next week as a new period of high anxiety takes hold among parents and educators amid the explosive surge of the Omicron variant.

Editorial: Ignore the UFT — keep schools open

Jan 4, 2022 |New York Post | teachers unions | Towns, States, Northeast, New York

Teachers unions are wrong, Mayor Eric Adams is right: School buildings are the safest places for children to be — to learn and to socialize in.

Commentary: Our students face poverty and COVID-19. We could not just teach the 3 R’s.

Jan 4, 2022 |Indianapolis Star | charter schools | Towns, States, Midwest, Indiana

Our eyes were open, and our hearts were full. The families in our neighborhood deserved and demanded a new approach to educating their children. At Ignite, we were determined to give them just this approach.

Opinion: How far can Youngkin’s school-choice push go?

Jan 4, 2022 |Virginia Mercury | school choice | States, South, Virginia

Education has been the number one priority for Gov.-elect Glenn Youngkin, both on the campaign trail and as he prepares his transition to the Executive Mansion in Richmond.

CPS reopens amid another COVID-19 surge, but Chicago Teachers Union eyes vote

Jan 4, 2022 |Chicago Tribune | teachers unions | Towns, States, Midwest, Illinois

Chicago Public Schools CEO Pedro Martinez said Monday he’s “not going to give up” trying to reach an agreement with the Chicago Teachers Union that averts a districtwide move to remote learning amid a spike in city COVID-19 cases.

Cincinnati school board cool to a return to remote learning due to COVID-19

Jan 4, 2022 |Cincinnati Enquirer | remote learning | Towns, States, Midwest, Ohio

On the first day back from winter break, more than 300 Cincinnati Public Schools employees were out sick with positive COVID-19 cases. As a result, the school board was asked Monday night to vote to move to remote instruction starting Thursday through Jan. 18.

Parents scramble to find plans for kids while schools cancel; move to remote learning

Jan 4, 2022 |WXYZ-TV | remote learning | Towns, States, Midwest, Michigan

Families across metro Detroit had days to adjust after several school districts announced they were closing or returning to virtual learning this week.

As cases surge, administrators and officials look to keep schools open for in-person learning

Jan 4, 2022 |Boston Globe | other education issues | Towns, States, Northeast, Massachusetts

As the highly contagious Omicron variant ricochets around Massachusetts, some students, parents, and teachers worry whether schools can reopen — and stay open — after the holiday break, as the state has ordered them to do.

As Hawaii students return to class, teachers union calls on state to beef up COVID safety guidance

Jan 4, 2022 |HawaiiNewsNow | teachers unions | States, West, Hawaii

Most public school students in Hawaii return to class Tuesday following the winter break, which brought record-setting COVID case counts.

KUSD votes to give families virtual option

Jan 4, 2022 |WTMJ-TV | online learning | Towns, States, Midwest, Wisconsin

The Kenosha Unified School District (KUSD) voted on Monday to give the option of virtual learning for elementary and middle school students.

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