CER Daily Media Clips

Your Daily News Clips for January, 12 2022

CER Daily Media Clips for January 12, 2022

Desperate to fill teacher shortages, school districts ask parents and various staff to become subs

Jan 12, 2022 |CNN | other education issues | National

With more teachers sickened or sidelined by the highly contagious Omicron variant, school districts across the country have resorted to extraordinary measures to keep classrooms running.

Schools See Big Drop in Attendance as Students Stay Away, Citing Covid-19

Jan 12, 2022 |Wall Street Journal | other education issues | National

Public-school attendance across the U.S. has dropped to unusually low levels, complicating efforts to keep schools open, as districts also contend with major staff shortages.

The Next Wave Of State Innovation: Reimagining Learning In Response To Covid-19

Jan 12, 2022 |Forbes | innovation | National

The work taking place in Utah, Nevada and New Hampshire is groundbreaking because leaders are expanding beyond the traditional model and inventing new approaches to instruction. These states are overturning some of the defining characteristics of our education system—like seat time requirements and place-based learning—that have held back students for far too long.

Union, parents mull if Chicago teacher standoff was worth it

Jan 12, 2022 |Associated Press | teacher unions | Towns, States, Midwest, Illinois

For some, the ends didn’t justify the means, dragging out uncertainty for students in the largely Latino and Black low-income district.

Opinion: Don’t confuse good teachers with teachers unions

Jan 12, 2022 |Fox News | teachers unions | National

I am not ashamed. I want to remain with my students—in-person—nurturing them and helping them grow into the best versions of themselves. There are thousands and thousands of other teachers out there across the country who feel the same way I do. My bet is that most of them are not fans of teachers unions.

Opinion: Bipartisan anger over Chicago Teachers Union should be channeled into lasting change

Jan 12, 2022 |Washington Times | teachers unions | States, Midwest, Illinois

The current outrage over the unions holding children and parents hostage shows that everyone — even Democrats — are fed-up with unions robbing children of their education and compromising their future.

Tennessee lawmakers propose school vouchers for students impacted by COVID-19 protocols

Jan 12, 2022 |FOX13Memphis | school choice | States, South, Tennessee

Tennessee lawmakers have proposed a bill that would allow parents who disagree with COVID-19 protocols in their school district to remove their child from the school and use a voucher to attend a different school of their choosing.

Hundreds of Parents Step Up to Help Palo Alto Schools During COVID-19 Surge

Jan 12, 2022 |NBC Bay Area | parent power | Towns, States, West, California

In a video posted to YouTube, Palo Alto Unified Superintendent Don Austin asked parents to become school volunteers. He said the recent omicron surge has impacted staffing levels and the district needs necessary roles to be filled by volunteers.

SUNY approves 2 new Long Island charter schools despite political opposition

Jan 12, 2022 |New York Post | charter schools | Towns, States, Northeast, New York

The State University of New York Board of Trustees on Tuesday approved the opening of two new charter schools on Long Island despite opposition from a powerful lawmaker and K-12 education regulators.

Union County board gives limited magnet access to charter and private school students

Jan 12, 2022 |WFAE | charter schools | Towns, States, South, North Carolina

The Union County school board Tuesday backed down from a policy that would have denied students in charter, private and home schools access to the district’s magnet schools. But that access remains limited.

To give parents options, Illinois lawmakers should preserve tax credit scholarship program

Jan 12, 2022 |Chicago Sun-Times | school choice | States, Midwest, Illinois

Two years of pandemic-battered education have proven the need for access to a variety of different learning options. Grim outcomes can result when kids are locked out of classrooms, missing out on time with beloved teachers and friends.

Stitt’s education secretary comes down on schools halting in-person instruction amid soaring COVID a

Jan 12, 2022 |Tulsa World | other education issues | States, South, Oklahoma

Some educators took issue on Tuesday with comments Gov. Kevin Stitt’s education secretary, Ryan Walters, made about in-class cancellations as COVID cases continue to rise.

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds proposes 4% flat tax, cuts to unemployment in Condition of the StateIowa Gov.

Jan 12, 2022 |The Des Moines Register | school choice | States, Midwest, Iowa

Reynolds laid out her 2022 agenda in a speech to the Iowa Legislature that was broadcast in prime time. It includes the tax cuts, the third round of reductions she hopes to sign as governor; cuts to the state’s unemployment system; $1,000 retention bonuses for teachers, law enforcement and corrections officers; and scholarships to allow parents to pay for their students to attend private schools.

Op-ed: Chicago’s public schools are broken. It’s time to give parents school choice.

Jan 12, 2022 |Chicago Tribune | school choice | Towns, States, Midwest, Illinois

It’s long past time to deal decisively with Chicago Public Schools’ problems and to recognize that the Chicago Teachers Union is incorrigible. Its members have walked out or struck in 1969, 1971, 1973, 1975, 1980, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, 2012, 2016, 2019, 2021 and now again in 2022. Just 30% of Black students meet or exceed reading standards in the third grade, and the number falls to14% for 11th graders, according to data from the Illinois State Board of Education.

Report: N.C. school choice programs save taxpayers up to $154.3 million

Jan 12, 2022 |Carolina Journal | school choice | States, South, North Carolina

Two of the Tar Heel State’s school choice programs have saved taxpayers between $74.1 million and $154.3 million through fiscal 2018, according to an updated analysis from the school choice advocacy organization EdChoice.

Arizona teacher’s union blasts Ducey’s state-of-the-state address

Jan 12, 2022 |Arizona Public Radio | teachers unions | States, West, Arizona

Arizona’s largest teacher’s union is blasting Gov. Doug Ducey’s state-of-the-state address Monday. They say he offered no plan or support to keep schools open for in-person learning amid the state’s highest recorded numbers of COVID-19 infections.

School officials hoping for more remote learning flexibility as COVID-19 surges

Jan 12, 2022 |WKYT | remote learning | States, South, Kentucky

There is a sign of relief. The Kentucky Senate has passed a bill that gives districts up to 10 NTI days per school. So these could be used at the school, grade, or even classroom level for this school year. It now heads to the house.

California makes it easier to hire teachers amid shortages, omicron spread

Jan 12, 2022 |KCRA | general teacher issues | States, West, California

California is making it easier for school districts to hire teachers and other employees amid staffing shortages brought on by the latest surge in coronavirus cases, the governor said Tuesday.

Adamo micro school enrolling FH students

Jan 12, 2022 |Fountain Hills Times | microschools | Towns, States, West, Arizona

Micro schools gained traction in Arizona in 2020 and 2021 as schools closed for the pandemic. Tamara Becker, Founder and CEO of Adamo Education, said she wants to ensure that families still have flexible education options post-pandemic.

Baton Rouge teacher union demands schools go virtual because of COVID, calls for shutdown

Jan 12, 2022 |The Advocate | teachers unions | Towns, States, South, Louisiana

A teacher union in Baton Rouge is trying to shut down public schools in town Wednesday after the local school district failed to agree to demands to shift immediately to virtual instruction districtwide and return to in-person learning “only after a significant decrease in COVID-19 cases.

Opinion: Pandemic shows need to trust parents with school options, including virtual school

Jan 12, 2022 |Wisconsin State Journal | online learning | States, Midwest, Wisconsin

Learning never paused in these schools, not in 2020 or since. Teaching and learning went right on even as so much else changed. This is the beauty of online learning with family commitment, school district support and educator expertise.

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