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CER Daily Media Clips for January 20, 2022
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Jan 20, 2022 |News4SA | remote learning |
National
A total of $122 billion has been given to public grade schools nationwide during the pandemic. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona announced the final distribution of funds, calling it an important milestone to “help schools remain open and help students thrive.
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Jan 20, 2022 |Epoch Times | teachers unions |
National
America’s largest teacher unions have funneled millions of dollars to divisive political movements as well as mostly Democratic political candidates, using the pandemic and their political influence to advance policies outside of education—including election reform and COVID-19 policy. Read More...
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Jan 20, 2022 |Fox News | accountability |
National
A national parents group is asking the Biden administration to consider a series of measures designed to better prepare for pandemics like the coronavirus, as well as provide greater transparency into how federal relief dollars have been spent. Read More...
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Jan 20, 2022 |Washington Post | school boards |
National
This crop of activists is campaigning to restructure American public education so that parents, whether they come from an educational background or not, serve as final arbiters for a wide range of issues, from whether masks should be optional to what books are available in children’s libraries. Read More...
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Jan 20, 2022 |News Times | other education issues |
Towns, States, Northeast, Connecticut
As students continue to face academic and social gaps due to the coronavirus pandemic, Danbury school leaders and parents aim to invest in these and other areas. Read More...
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Jan 20, 2022 |The Advocate | charter schools |
Towns, States, South, Louisiana
A charter school for students with dyslexia is coming to St. Tammany Parish following a state Board of Elementary and Secondary Education vote to approve it, a first for a parish that has not had any charter schools. Read More...
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Jan 20, 2022 |Florida Politics | charter schools |
States, South, Florida
The measure (HB 225), sponsored by St. Cloud Republican Rep. Fred Hawkins, would require school boards to renew — or not renew —charter schools at least 90 days before the school year ends. Otherwise, the charter would renew automatically. Read More...
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Jan 20, 2022 |New York Post | charter schools |
Towns, States, Northeast, New York
Gov. Kathy Hochul threw New York's charter schools a bone in her budget plan, but Mayor Eric Adams needs to let her know that NYC desperately needs dozens of new charters. Read More...
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Jan 20, 2022 |Roswell Daily Record | charter schools |
States, West, New Mexico
Legislation introduced into the current session of the New Mexico Legislature is intended to make it easier for New Mexico public charter schools to purchase, lease or construct buildings. Read More...
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Jan 20, 2022 |WV News | school choice |
States, South, West Virginia
Public school parents filed suit Wednesday in Kanawha County Circuit Court challenging the state’s private school voucher law. Read More...
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Jan 20, 2022 |Nashville Tennessean | school choice |
States, South, Tennessee
A bill allowing families to use state dollars to send their children to private schools if their zoned public school goes virtual cleared the Senate Education Committee Wednesday, marking a victory for a renewed push for school vouchers in Tennessee. Read More...
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Jan 20, 2022 |Topeka Capital-Journal | remote learning |
States, Midwest, Kansas
As Kansas public schools struggle with staffing shortages and student absences induced by the coronavirus pandemic, a top lawmaker on education issues said educators have “flexibility” thanks to the new limit on remote learning. Read More...
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Jan 20, 2022 |The Patriot-News | school choice |
States, Northeast, Pennsylvania
Senate Republicans continued their push for expanding school choice on Wednesday by advancing a bill that seeks to clear the waiting list of students seeking financial aid to attend a private school. Read More...
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Jan 20, 2022 |WTAE | school districts |
Towns, States, South, Tennessee
Several school districts in East Tennessee will be closed for the remainder of the week due to staff shortages. At least one district has moved its eighth through 12th grade students to virtual learning for the same reason. Read More...
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Jan 20, 2022 |Cincinnati Enquirer | remote learning |
Towns, States, Midwest, Ohio
Cincinnati Public Schools went virtual last week after officials said there were major staffing shortages districtwide. Other local school districts canceled school days, went remote or added temporary mask mandates in the weeks following winter break, citing similar issues. More than half of the region's public schools were closed Friday due to COVID-19 illness, staff shortages and weather. Read More...
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Jan 20, 2022 |The Dever Post | enrollment |
States, West, Colorado
The decline in enrollment is small – less than 1% – compared to the first year of the public health crisis, but places schools at risk of losing money and comes on the heels of the state’s public schools losing more than 20,000 students during the 2020-21 school year. Read More...
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Jan 20, 2022 |Fox News | teachers unions |
Towns, States, Midwest, Minnesota
After a vote on Tuesday, the Minneapolis Federation of Teachers is a step closer to a strike. During a meeting, the joint executive board of the Minneapolis Federation of Teachers and Education Support Professionals voted unanimously to give its members the power to vote on a strike. Read More...
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