CER Daily Media Clips

Your Daily News Clips for January, 13 2022

CER Daily Media Clips for January 13, 2022

Allan Sherer: Why We Can’t Wait For The System To Repair Itself

Jan 13, 2022 |Forbes | innovation | National

We believe in less than 20 years we will see clearly that the community-driven response to Covid ignited a wave of education reform that broke the monopoly of a bloated and outdated bureaucracy and dramatically advanced education opportunity.

College Enrollment Continues to Shrink

Jan 13, 2022 |Wall Street Journal | higher education | National

College undergraduate enrollment continued to shrink this fall and has now declined by more than a million students since the Covid-19 pandemic began in 2020, according to a report released Thursday by the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center, a nonprofit research group.

Students Lose Appeal on Right to Civics Education, But Win Praise From Judges Anyway

Jan 13, 2022 |Education Week | civics education | National

Students asserting the right to an adequate civics education have lost their appeal of a federal court ruling that dismissed their suit accusing the state of Rhode Island of failing to prepare them for the duties of citizenship.

Opinion: It’s time to acknowledge reality. Many schools will likely have to close because of o

Jan 13, 2022 |Washington Post | other education issues | National

Let’s be clear: No one wants to take kids out of school. At this point in the pandemic, the benefits of in-person education are evident. Not only is it better for learning, but it is also better for the social and emotional development of children, for their safety and for the nourishment for those who might not have access to food at home. Not to mention, it makes it easier for parents and caregivers to work.

Newsom signs order to make it easier for schools to hire teachers amid shortages

Jan 13, 2022 |Los Angeles Times | general teacher issues | States, West, California

The California Teachers Assn., which represents some 300,000 educators statewide, said it recognized the need for hiring flexibility and urged school districts “to focus on substitute teachers, recent retirees and student teachers.

W.Va. Education Officials Identify 5 Challenges Affecting State Teacher Shortage

Jan 13, 2022 |West Virginia Public Broadcasting | general teacher issues | States, South, West Virginia

The board’s first meeting of the new year focused on identifying teacher recruitment challenges. The state is short about 1,000 certified teachers, according to the West Virginia Department of Education’s Educator Preparation Taskforce (EPT).

How One West Side Charter School Kept Students In Class Through The Latest COVID-19 Surge

Jan 13, 2022 |Book Club Chicago | charter schools | Towns, States, Midwest, Illinois

Not all parents are happy North Lawndale College Prep has remained open — but many said the school has taken safety steps and communicated with parents in a way CPS could learn from.

California official: Schools can return to distance learning due to staff shortages

Jan 13, 2022 |Politico | state policy | States, West, California

Schools faced with the prospect of closing due to Covid-related staffing shortages and student outbreaks can shift students to temporary remote learning programs, the California Department of Education said Wednesday.

Here come the parents to help Palo Alto schools stay open amid COVID surge

Jan 13, 2022 |The Mercury News | parent power | Towns, States, West, California

Instead of going home after dropping off her daughter at El Carmelo School on Wednesday morning, Delmey Walker stuck around to help test students for COVID-19 and keep them from getting too rowdy in the library.

Parents scrambling to adjust as schools close amid COVID-19 surge

Jan 13, 2022 |FOX25 | remote learning | Towns, States, South, Oklahoma

Most closures come at a time cases are skyrocketing among both students and staff. Oklahoma City public schools reporting nearly 17% of teachers are either out sick or isolating.

Butte Falls Charter School switches to distance learning due to COVID-19

Jan 13, 2022 |KOBI-TV | charter schools | Towns, States, West, Oregon

On January 11, Butte Falls Charter School switched to online learning after several students went home early after testing positive for COVID-19. In addition, nearly a quarter of the school’s roughly 230 students had to stay at home because they were either exposed to COVID-19 or had symptoms that aligned with the virus.

NYC’s chancellor, David Banks, has proved public schools can improve

Jan 13, 2022 |New York Post | | Towns, States, Northeast, New York

Successfully organizing a diverse array of different groups — including charter schools — has served our schoolchildren well in the past and can do so once again in a new era of Big Apple school improvement.

Charter school leaders explain low test scores in underperforming Nashville schools

Jan 13, 2022 |FOX 17 News | charter schools | Towns, States, South, Tennessee

The Achievement School District promises to bring schools out of the bottom five percent for performance. But state data shows many of those schools are stuck in at the bottom for ten years or more.

Editorial: Be patient about charter schools

Jan 13, 2022 |Star Herald | charter schools | States, South, Mississippi

A legislative watchdog group that analyzes the performance of state agencies recently released a report about the funding of charter schools in Mississippi and the board that supervises them.

Kemp commits $47 million in federal COVID-19 relief for education

Jan 13, 2022 |The Atlanta Journal-Constitution | federal budget | States, South, Georgia

Gov. Brian Kemp has announced how he will distribute more of the discretionary funding Congress gave him and other governors for pandemic relief in education.

School district blocks charter school

Jan 13, 2022 |American Thinker | charter schools | Towns, States, West, California

It is worth noting that the great majority of respondents, 70% of potential Ascent attendees were from homeschoolers, private or online schools or out of District, while 30% were from 9R’s current 5,000 member student body.

Latest push for private school vouchers kicks off in the SC Senate

Jan 13, 2022 |Post & Courier | school choice | States, South, South Carolina

A proposal that could send South Carolina parents roughly $7,000 yearly for private K-12 education represents the latest in an 18-year push by school choice advocates, with the pandemic adding to arguments on both sides.

Chicago teachers approve deal to end walkout over COVID safety protocols

Jan 13, 2022 |Chicago Sun-Times | teachers unions | Towns, States, Midwest, Illinois

The vote, which passed with 55.5% approval, came as students returned Wednesday, in some cases returning to schools where dozens of teachers were out.

Dallas ISD Superintendent Michael Hinojosa to leave role as district leader

Jan 13, 2022 |Dallas Morning News | school districts | Towns, States, South, Texas

Dallas superintendent Michael Hinojosa will step down from his post leading the state’s second-largest school system by the end of this year.

Memphis mother starts her own micro school for cultural identity, social emotional learning

Jan 13, 2022 |WATN-TV | microschools | Towns, States, South, Tennessee

“For me, education is about learning versus knowing. I don’t think there’s an endpoint or an arrival,” said Lab School of Memphis founder Coi Morrison.

Houston County Schools asking parents to choose learning method 8 months in advance

Jan 13, 2022 |WMAZ-TV | online learning | Towns, States, South, Texas

August seems like a long way off, but the Houston County School District is already making decisions about the fall school year, opening their virtual learning application process this week.

Minneapolis schools will go virtual for two weeks starting Friday

Jan 13, 2022 |Star Tribune | online learning | Towns, States, Midwest, Minnesota

Minneapolis Public Schools will go virtual for two weeks due to a “significant reduction” in school staff available to work because of COVID-19, district officials said Wednesday afternoon.

Adams: No Remote Learning Option in NYC Schools for 6 Months

Jan 13, 2022 |The 74 | remote learning | Towns, States, Northeast, New York

It will take roughly six months before New York City schools can add remote learning options, Mayor Eric Adams told elected officials Wednesday morning.

Teacher pay, school choice: 6 education issues to watch as Alabama Legislature starts 2022 session

Jan 13, 2022 |AL.com | school choice | States, South, Alabama

During last year’s session, there wasn’t much appetite for education reform. A bill to allow open enrollment among all districts, brought by Sen. Del Marsh, R-Anniston, never made it to the Senate floor for a vote. And Rep. Terri Collins, R-Decatur, couldn’t get traction on her bill to ensure local funding follows students to public charter schools.

Bill Would Hold The New Education Choice Program To Its Budget

Jan 13, 2022 |In Depth NH | school choice | States, Northeast, New Hampshire

The Education Freedom Account program would be forced to live within its budget this fiscal year and next under a bill heard Wednesday.

School choice bill fails in Nebraska Legislature despite unlikely political alliances

Jan 13, 2022 |KMTV | school choice | States, Midwest, Nebraska

;For another year in a row an effort to give underprivileged kids scholarships in order to access Nebraska private schools came to a fight in the Unicameral, and yet again it fell a few votes short of breaking a filibuster.

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