CER Daily Media Clips

Your Daily News Clips for January, 5 2022

CER Daily Media Clips for January 5, 2022

Advocates say 2021 was ‘historic year’ for school choice

Jan 5, 2022 |The Center Square | school choice | National

As school districts across the U.S. start 2022 in remote-learning settings or are considering doing so because of a rise in COVID-19 cases, parents now have more options as 22 states expanded or created school choice initiatives in 2021.

‘Black Minds Matter’ Celebrates Education Choice For Families

Jan 5, 2022 |Forbes | school choice | National

Merriweather’s primary goal for Black Minds Matter is to maintain the momentum for broadening education choice for more families. “This is our time as education reformers,” she said.

Opinion: Pressure to spend federal funds fast is not what states and districts need right now

Jan 5, 2022 |The Hill | federal budget | National

We may not see such a significant influx of federal education funding for decades. What we learn about how to help students succeed — particularly students of color, students experiencing poverty, and other young people who were hit the hardest by the pandemic — will need to inspire and inform programs and interventions for a generation.

Arizona offering families up to $7k for issues stemming from school closures

Jan 5, 2022 |Fox News | school choice | States, West, Arizona

Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey on Tuesday announced a new program that will give qualifying families who are struggling with unexpected school closures up to $7,000 for children's educational needs.

Chicago Teachers Union votes to refuse in-person schooling, meaning CPS classes canceled Wednesday

Jan 5, 2022 |Chicago Tribune | teachers unions | Towns, States, Midwest, Illinois

Classes are canceled in Chicago Public Schools Wednesday after the teachers union voted to refuse to show up for in-person work.

Eleven Montgomery County schools hit ‘red’ covid levels, move online

Jan 5, 2022 |Washington Post | remote learning | Towns, States, South, Maryland

With coronavirus cases surging, in-person learning was suspended Tuesday at 11 public schools in suburban Montgomery County, with another 89 schools at risk for similar action, in the district’s first significant detour from traditional instruction this school year.

‘This is not the way to handle things’: Teachers and parents say Philly’s partial

Jan 5, 2022 |Chalkbeat | school districts | Towns, States, Northeast, Pennsylvania

After abruptly shifting about a third of its schools to remote learning, the Philadelphia school district opened the rest of its schools for in-person instruction Tuesday — a partial reopening that the city’s teachers union blasted as “chaotic” and “untenable.

Virginia Department of Education allocates $12 million for teacher recruitment

Jan 5, 2022 |WAVY | general teacher issues | States, South, Virginia

The Virginia Department of Education is allocating $12 million to a variety of programs for teacher recruitment and retention efforts.

As COVID cases rise, so do Texas teacher shortages, absences and burnout

Jan 5, 2022 |Texas Public Radio | general teacher issues | States, South, Texas

As pandemic uncertainty continues, schools across the country and in Texas are finding it increasingly difficult to staff campuses with the necessary number of full-time and substitute teachers to maintain normal operations.

Editorial: Schools, stay committed to keeping kids in class

Jan 5, 2022 |The Detroit News | other education issues | States, Midwest, Michigan

The omicron wave that’s spreading rapidly is also causing many schools to rethink their commitment to staying open. After more than a year and a half of disrupted learning for students, going virtual should be a last resort.

KIPP Texas charter school pushes back return date for students amid omicron surge

Jan 5, 2022 |Houston Chronicle | charter schools | Towns, States, South, Texas

The public, tuition-free charter school announced Monday evening that it will push the return date back one day for students to Thursday, Jan. 6 to allow for the completion of staff and student PCR testing due to the omicron variant and the rise of COVID cases, according to a release.

Charter network is converting Staten Island bookstore to a school campus

Jan 5, 2022 |American School & University | charter schools | Towns, States, Northeast, New York

A network of charter schools in New York City's Staten Island borough has begun work on a permanent home for a campus with a computer science focus.

What makes this Utah charter school unique

Jan 5, 2022 |KUTV | charter schools | Towns, States, West, Utah

The Open Classroom is a K-8 free public charter school where children learn to be capable leaders, problem-solvers, and friends.

Pasco schools enlist an unlikely ally to help keep up with growth — charters

Jan 5, 2022 |Tampa Bay Times | charter schools | Towns, States, South, Florida

As new home developments continue to boom across Pasco County, the local school district barely can keep up with the demand for seats.

Local Charter Public School “Levels Up” Its Academic Program

Jan 5, 2022 |Everett Independent | charter schools | Towns, States, Northeast, Massachusetts

In 2018, the Phoenix Charter Academy Network implemented Competency Based Learning, a model that uncouples student progress from the calendar year. In this model, students don’t wait until the end of the year to finish courses or advance grades; they move whenever they demonstrate mastery of the competencies, or skills, that they need.

Nevada charter schools continue to grow faster than traditional districts

Jan 5, 2022 |Nevanda Current | charter schools | States, West, Nevada

Nevada’s charter schools continue to grow at a faster rate than its traditional school districts, though the rate has slowed from previous years, the latest enrollment state data show.

More than 600 San Francisco educators out due to COVID-19, test shortage: Teachers union

Jan 5, 2022 |KRON | teachers unions | Towns, States, West, California

The teachers union said more than 620 educators were out amid the latest COVID-19 surge, “exacerbating an existing staffing crisis that puts the city’s students at a disadvantage.

Amid omicron surge, some Utah parents pull kids back to remote learning

Jan 5, 2022 |KUER | remote learning | States, West, Utah

As COVID-19 cases in Utah soar to their highest levels at any point in the pandemic, disruptions to school are returning in full force in the new year.

New Montana tax credits for public-school donations gone in six minutes

Jan 5, 2022 |KBZK | innovation | States, West, Montana

But the bill also grants credits for those who give money to public schools for “innovative educational programs” – and, on Monday, 23 donors and the benefitting public schools took only five minutes and 35 seconds to sign up for the entirety of allowable $1 million in tax breaks, for the 2022 tax year.

School district coalition files lawsuit challenging Ohio’s private school voucher program

Jan 5, 2022 |Ohio Capital Journal | school choice | States, Midwest, Ohio

The public education advocacy group Vouchers Hurt Ohio announced the lawsuit Tuesday morning in a press conference. The court challenge, filed the same day in Franklin County Common Pleas Court, specifically targets the EdChoice private school voucher program, saying that program has grown disproportionately, while the public school system was left to flounder with less and less resources.

Pasco expands school choice with new magnet programs

Jan 5, 2022 |FOX13 | school districts | Towns, States, South, Florida

Pasco County parents will have new choices for the children's education as the district adds three new magnet schools in the fall.

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