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CER Daily Media Clips for January 25, 2022
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Jan 25, 2022 |Forbes | innovation |
Towns, States, Midwest, Minnesota
In the height of the COVID-19 pandemic and nationwide uprisings in response to the murder of George Floyd, the High School for Recording Arts in St. Paul, MN partnered with the Center for Policy Design and Wilder Research Center to find out why students leave some schools and enroll in others. Read More...
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Jan 25, 2022 |Newsweek | school choice |
National
As parents participated in their children's virtual lessons and watched districts struggle to reopen over the last two years, a considerable number of them have pulled their kids out of the traditional public school system in favor of alternative options, like charter schools and homeschooling.
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Jan 25, 2022 |Wisconsin Right Now | school choice |
Towns, States, Midwest, Wisconsin
In 1990, the Milwaukee School Choice Program served only 341 students at seven schools. Last year nearly 29,000 students — 1 in 4 Milwaukee school children —used it to attend 129 private schools.
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Jan 25, 2022 |Washington Post | elected officials |
States, South, Virginia
The governor’s contempt for the law is matched by his disdain for Virginia’s constitution, which specifies that “the supervision of schools in each school division shall be vested in a school board.” According to a tally by The Post, at least 58 of those school districts, nearly half of Virginia’s roughly 130, support mask mandates inside schools. Read More...
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Jan 25, 2022 |New York Post | charter schools |
Towns, States, Northeast, New York
Drug manufacturing giant Pfizer — which is projected to report industry shattering $80 billion in business for last year thanks largely to sales of its coronavirus vaccine — is sticking charter school kids in Brooklyn with an injection of rejection, school officials said. Read More...
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Jan 25, 2022 |WBRC 6 | teachers unions |
Towns, States, South, Alabama
WBRC received an anonymous tip Sunday night saying teachers and staff were planning a walkout Monday in response to the growing number of COVID cases among students, teachers, and staff.
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Jan 25, 2022 |Post & Courier | federal budget |
Towns, States, South, South Carolina
The Charleston County School District plans to use $163.2 million in federal aid to complete an ambitious goal: close the district’s reading achievement gap by spring 2027.
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Jan 25, 2022 |Dallas Morning News | school funding |
Towns, States, South, Texas
As parents watched and read stories of school closures due to teacher absences and navigated their own concerns about COVID, thousands of children did not return to in-person learning after the winter break. Read More...
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Jan 25, 2022 |Daily Hampshire Gazette | charter schools |
Towns, States, Northeast, New Hampshire
The historic Williams House hosted a large crew of visitors one morning last week, as students from Four Rivers Charter Public School took samples and tested paint in the home for lead. Read More...
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Jan 25, 2022 |LA School Report | remote learning |
Towns, States, West, California
Los Angeles families are divided along racial lines and income levels over how well the Los Angeles Unified School District handled remote learning and other issues during the pandemic, a new poll shows.
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Jan 25, 2022 |Richmond Times-Dispatch | charter schools |
States, South, Virginia
Many are meant to deliver on his campaign promises, like expanding the number of charter schools and increasing the role of law enforcement in schools, to tax cuts and tax form. Youngkin’s agenda does not include bills restricting abortions or rolling back gun control measures passed by Democrats, though it is not an exhaustive list of the bills he would sign if they reached his desk.
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Jan 25, 2022 |Knoxville News Sentinel | homeschooling |
Towns, States, South, Tennessee
The Powell resident, while juggling an infant and toddler along with a second grader and sixth grader, is in the process of forming a homeschool group with a unique twist in education. Read More...
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Jan 25, 2022 |Press Herald | innovation |
Towns, States, Northeast, Maine
The school is starting a Community Pathways program to help students build relationships with community partners and explore career opportunities. Read More...
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Jan 25, 2022 |North State Journal | fund families |
States, South, North Carolina
Regardless of opinion on public or nonpublic schools, we must be united in this: Every North Carolina student deserves the best environment to learn that we can deliver, regardless of their zip code. It’s time for education to serve students, not the system. Read More...
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Jan 25, 2022 |The Center Square | school boards |
Towns, States, Northeast, Pennsylvania
School board member Richard Robinson wrote a column for the York Dispatch, taking aim at parents who come to school board meetings to raise concerns and explaining why he believes board members are not beholden to taxpayers.
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Jan 25, 2022 |KTUL | school choice |
States, South, Oklahoma
Right now, Oklahoma has a per-pupil formula for taxpayer dollars. If the “Oklahoma Empowerment Act” went into effect, the state's educational funding would be dispersed among all students, not just public or charter schools. Read More...
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Jan 25, 2022 |Las Cruces Sun-News | charter schools |
Towns, States, West, New Mexico
On Saturday, Jan. 29, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the Plaza de Las Cruces downtown, local charter schools are coming together for the first time. This inaugural event — Charter Schools - Unique Options in Education — celebrates excellence in K-12 and adult education. Our community will enjoy a beautiful program of students' talent demonstrated through Danza Azteca, Ballet Folklorico and Mariachi music.
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Jan 25, 2022 |Salt Lake Tribune | charter schools |
Towns, States, West, Utah
As a teacher in a public charter school, I know the importance of school choice when it comes to students and their families. My school is a dual immersion program nestled in Salt Lake City, in the heart of the community we strive to serve best. Although Utah might bring to mind images of great skiing, celebrated national parks and a uniquely Utah Mormon culture, it is also home to many multicultural communities, including a fairly big Hispanic presence.
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Jan 25, 2022 |WLKY | school choice |
States, South, Kentucky
Private education proponents advocated for an expansion of a controversial “school choice” law at a rally on Monday in Frankfort, despite the law's uncertain future before the Kentucky Supreme Court.
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Jan 25, 2022 |ABC 7 News | teachers unions |
Towns, States, West, California
Teachers with the Oakland Unified School district are not going on strike Monday but it remains a possibility. The Union is upset with the current COVID safety measures and has not been able to come to an agreement with the district. Read More...
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Jan 25, 2022 |The Center Square | teachers unions |
States, Midwest, Illinois
“This collaborative initiative will provide paid administrative leave for education employees who, despite doing all they can to keep themselves and their communities safe, continue to have their lives and livelihoods disrupted by COVID-19,” Pritzker said in a statement. Read More...
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