CER Daily Media Clips

Your Daily News Clips for February, 15 2022

CER Daily Media Clips for February 15, 2022

Analysis: The Cost of School Closures Falls Heavily on Low-Income Families.

Feb 15, 2022 |The 74 | other education issues | National

One of the least discussed harms from school closures during the pandemic has been the extra costs families face with securing child care, finding alternative education arrangements and losing income due to missing work. State leaders must step in. Governors should use their American Rescue Plan funds to provide families with financial assistance to absorb the unexpected economic impacts created by school closures and student quarantines.

When Students With High School Diplomas Earn More Than Those Who Enroll in College

Feb 15, 2022 |US News & World Report | higher education | National

The new research from Georgetown University’s Center on Education and the Workforce is the latest wrinkle in the ongoing disruption of the higher education space, which has accelerated during the coronavirus pandemic and has many young people asking, “Is college worth it?

A whole new world: Education meets the metaverse

Feb 15, 2022 |Brookings Institute | innovation | National

As technology advances to bring us new immersive and imaginary worlds, how we educate children and prepare teachers must also advance to meet these new opportunities.

San Francisco Votes on School Board Recall That Started With a Year-Plus of Virtual Learning

Feb 15, 2022 |Wall Street Journal | school boards | Towns, States, West, California

San Francisco voters head to the polls Tuesday to decide whether to recall three school board members after a monthslong campaign that became a flashpoint in the national debate over pandemic-related school closures.

Column: School-choice scholarships change lives in NYC

Feb 15, 2022 |New York Post | school choice | Towns, States, Northeast, New York

The benefit of school choice was again underscored for me when I received a Valentine’s Day “Thank you” card from a woman whose daughters are recipients of Children’s Scholarship Fund tuition in New York City. I am a contributor to the fund, which allows children from low-income families to escape their underperforming public schools. The fund is available in 19 states.

Alabama school choice bill runs into surprising opposition – homeschool parents

Feb 15, 2022 |FOX 10 TV | school choice | States, South, Alabama

Architects of legislation that would allow parents to opt out of the public school system and take their tax dollars with them has run into a surprising group of opponents – homeschool parents.

Editorial: Online education is important part of school choice discussion

Feb 15, 2022 |Tribune Review | online learning | States, Northeast, Pennsylvania

Finding a way for the districts to lean on each other to provide what students need is an admirable evolution of school choice. It isn’t just because students and families and school districts can all come out ahead. It is because it promotes the idea of finding a way to make things work for everyone. Too often, that is left behind in discussions about school choice.

Senate approves bill to revisit how NJ’s K-12 schools are funded

Feb 15, 2022 |northjersey.com | school funding | States, Northeast, New Jersey

A bill that aims to reexamine how the state’s K-12 schools are funded was approved by the Senate on Monday and is en route to the Assembly for a vote.

Potential teacher certification requirement faces pushback from Texas teaching organizations

Feb 15, 2022 |KXXV | general teacher issues | States, South, Texas

A controversial new certification requirement for new Texas teachers is set for a vote by the State Board of Education this summer.

Survival of Youngkin’s school choice push may depend on bipartisan bill

Feb 15, 2022 |WRIC | school choice | States, South, Virginia

With some main parts of Governor Glenn Youngkin’s school choice agenda effectively dead, one pathway is gaining bipartisan support.

Eric Adams expected to tap charter school backer for citywide education panel

Feb 15, 2022 |New York Post | charter schools | Towns, States, Northeast, New York

Mayor Eric Adams is expected to tap the head of the State University of New York’s charter school committee to serve on the city’s Panel for Education policy, The Post has learned.

Horry Co. School Board votes to end virtual learning program, could bring it back in 2023

Feb 15, 2022 |WPDE | online learning | Towns, States, South, South Carolina

The Horry County School Board in a 11-1 vote has decided to end the virtual learning program after the 2021-2022 school year. The vote puts the program on pause for at least one year, but school leaders said it could return in the 2023 year. Leaders said the goal would be to put something together that is improved.

School enrollment down in Louisiana, Orleans Parish

Feb 15, 2022 |The Lens | enrollment | States, South, Louisiana

NOLA Public Schools’ enrollment dropped from 45,022 students last spring to 43,982 students in the state’s latest official enrollment count, tallied in October and recently released. Those 1,040 students represent roughly a 2.3 overall enrollment percent drop from last school year, following a 3.3 percent drop in enrollment the year prior.

Philadelphia Nonprofit Trains Parents to Be Reading Stewards

Feb 15, 2022 |NextCity | parent power | Towns, States, Northeast, Pennsylvania

Springboard Collaborative works with children’s first teachers — their parents and caregivers — to narrow the literacy gap.

Union will pay $1,200 per semester to students enrolled in Newark teacher training academy

Feb 15, 2022 |The Star-Ledger | teachers unions | Towns, States, Northeast, New Jersey

The national president of the American Federation of Teachers union was in Newark on Monday to announce that the union will pay a stipend to high school students enrolled in a teacher training academy to help them avoid having to take after-school jobs that could force them to drop out of the program.

CT nears finalizing permanent remote learning options

Feb 15, 2022 |CT Post | online learning | States, Northeast, Connecticut

The state is on the cusp of authorizing districts to offer remote classes in its high schools. Following feedback from a state task force last month, the education department shared remote learning standards on Monday to be sent out by the end of the week, officials said.

Livestreaming class is an advantage not available to all Mass. students

Feb 15, 2022 |WGBH | online learning | States, Northeast, Massachusetts

As simple as it sounds, livestreaming is not a universal option for students in Massachusetts or across the nation. In New York City, public schools offer remote learning on snow days and other emergencies when buildings are closed. In Los Angeles, sick students can livestream classes from home. The same is true of students attending public schools in the Boston suburbs of Needham and Weston, as well as private schools like Beaver Country Day in Newton.

Newsom faces teacher union pushback over school mask mandate changes

Feb 15, 2022 |The Center Square | teachers unions | States, West, California

States nationwide are making updates to their masking policies in schools but California state officials are still in talks with influential teachers unions who have asked for more time.

Proposed GOP charter schools bill makes it easier for a charter to bypass local school boards

Feb 15, 2022 |WKRN | charter schools | States, South, Tennessee

A GOP charter school bill in front of a House education subcommittee Tuesday could set the stage to make the creation and expansion of charter schools in Tennessee easier. It’s part of Governor Bill Lee’s plan to reshape public education in Tennessee, but it’s leaving some wondering what the motive is.

Santa Fe College creates new charter school

Feb 15, 2022 |The Independent Florida Alligator | charter schools | Towns, States, South, Florida

With a $2 million grant from the State of Florida, the school will offer high school students training in information technology and health sciences, according to a press release. The college received the grant Feb. 2 as part of Gov. Ron DeSantis’ $89 million plan to enhance workforce initiatives across the state.

HCS closing virtual school but exploring replacement options

Feb 15, 2022 |My Horry News | online learning | Towns, States, South, South Carolina

Horry County Schools' K-12 virtual program will be dissolved beginning with the 2022-2023 school year, but with the caveat that the district staff bring back a viable option for creating another virtual education option in a year’s time.

Editorial: Online education is important part of school choice discussion

Feb 15, 2022 |Tribune-Review | online learning | States, Northeast, Pennsylvania

Districts have fought this for years by attempting to find online offerings that would satisfy parents and fulfill student needs without requiring the local district to pay a cyber provider on the other side of the state.

Four new charter schools proposed for Nashville, including Arabic-language school, nature academy

Feb 15, 2022 |Nashville Tennessean | charter schools | Towns, States, South, Tennessee

Four charter schools are seeking approval this spring from the Metro Nashville Board of Education to open new schools.

Editorial: All Virginians stand to win with lab schools

Feb 15, 2022 |Free Lance-Star | charter schools | States, South, Virginia

How consequential Youngkin’s education agenda — on which he rode voter support to the governor’s mansion — will be, however, hinges on how precisely he and legislators define their terms. In particular, “charter schools,” and “lab schools.

Over 1,000 students left Savannah public schools since 2019. Officials expect trend to continue.

Feb 15, 2022 |Savannah Morning News | enrollment | Towns, States, South, Georgia

Since 2019, the Savannah-Chatham County Public School System (SCCPSS) has lost 1,167 students. For the next five fiscal years, the district predicts its student enrollment to decrease because of the COVID-19 pandemic, a decrease in birthrates (local, state, and national) and students attending private schools.

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