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CER Daily Media Clips for February 16, 2022
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Feb 16, 2022 |The 74 | charter schools |
National
A new study suggests that charter schools heavily prioritized student engagement and instruction in the early days of the pandemic, with many navigating a quick transition to online learning and beginning to embrace a hybrid model by the beginning of the 2020-21 school year. This facile response, especially in comparison with traditional public schools, owes much to the organizational flexibility afforded to schools of choice, researchers argued. Read More...
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Feb 16, 2022 |Catholic Sun | catholic schools |
National
Catholic school enrollment increased for the first time in two decades this school year, according to a preliminary report released by the National Catholic Educational Association Feb. 14. Read More...
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As the pandemic eases, many institutions are realizing that properly planned online platforms will allow them to better serve all students, including nontraditional learners. Read More...
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Feb 16, 2022 |Billings Gazette | teachers unions |
National
Teachers unions have played an integral role in shaping the U.S. education system, providing a platform for educators to advocate for themselves and their students when working and learning conditions become poor. Citing union membership data among elementary and secondary school teachers from UnionStats.com, HeyTutor examined how teachers unions have evolved since the 1980s. Read More...
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Feb 16, 2022 |Desert News | school choice |
States, West, Utah
Despite concerns about constitutionality and accountability, the House Revenue and Taxation Committee voted 6-5 Tuesday in support of HB331, the Hope Scholarship bill. Read More...
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Feb 16, 2022 |The Oaklandside | charter schools |
States, West, California
With public schools across California getting ready to finalize their budgets for the 2022-2023 school year over the next few months, some local charter schools are sounding the alarm on state funding policies that could result in hundreds of thousands of dollars lost next year. Read More...
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Feb 16, 2022 |Tribune Chronicle | school choice |
States, Midwest, Ohio
Ohio parents dissatisfied with their children’s public school education could opt into a program allowing them to use state dollars to send their children to private schools or to take advantage of other educational expenses, under a GOP-backed bill in the House. Read More...
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Feb 16, 2022 |San Francisco Chronicle | school boards |
Towns, States, West, California
It’s finally over. San Francisco Board of Education members Alison Collins, Gabriela López and Faauuga Moliga have been voted out in a recall — voters made it clear that the school board failed its 50,000 students when kids needed them the most. Read More...
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Feb 16, 2022 |KTIV | school choice |
States, Midwest, Iowa
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds used a Des Moines area catholic grade school as the backdrop to tout her “school choice” plan, Tuesday. Outlined by the governor at her “condition of the state” address, last month, “school choice” would give per-pupil education funding, allocated to public schools, to low- and middle-income families, to allow them to afford tuition at a private school or another educational opportunity. Read More...
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Feb 16, 2022 |Philadelphia Inquirer | charter schools |
Towns, States, Northeast, Pennsylvania
The move comes nearly six years after the Philadelphia School District first recommended that the district cut ties with ASPIRA Olney and Stetson for academic, operational and financial reasons. Read More...
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Feb 16, 2022 |Education Week | innovation |
Towns, States, South, North Carolina
There are probably no tarot cards or crystal balls in the central office of North Carolina’s Union County school district. But you could be forgiven for thinking that someone there has a sixth sense about the future. The district went big on intensive tutoring years before it became the go-to strategy for helping students regain their academic footing after months of virtual schooling. Read More...
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Feb 16, 2022 |Lewiston Tribune | charter schools |
States, West, Idaho
Legislation giving charter schools the flexibility to hire teachers who lack traditional teaching certificates advanced to the Senate floor Tuesday. Read More...
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Feb 16, 2022 |New York Times | school boards |
Towns, States, West, California
The recall, which galvanized Asian Americans, was a victory for parents angered by the district’s priorities during the pandemic. Read More...
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Feb 16, 2022 |WKAR | school choice |
States, Midwest, Michigan
The Michigan GOP wants to repeal an amendment to the state Constitution. The amendment prevents public dollars from funding non-public education. Read More...
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Feb 16, 2022 |The Lane Report | school choice |
States, South, Kentucky
Parents are tired of being told by politicians and special interest groups that they shouldn’t have a role in their children’s education. It’s not only insulting, but it also callously denies the reality that parents know their kids and their unique learning needs best. Read More...
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The Senate Education Committee approved a bill Tuesday that will allow parents of homeschoolers to submit their child’s academic assessment only once in that child’s homeschool career. Read More...
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Feb 16, 2022 |Alabama Daily News | school choice |
States, South, Alabama
The steps of the Alabama State House on Tuesday looked a bit like a classroom as students from private, charter and homeschools and their parents and teachers rallied for more school choice options. Read More...
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Feb 16, 2022 |Arizona Republic | general teacher issues |
States, West, Arizona
Opinion: 31% of Arizona classrooms lack a permanent teacher, according to the latest ASPAA survey. And that spells trouble for our state's public schools.
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Feb 16, 2022 |The Oklahoman | school choice |
States, South, Oklahoma
One of the Oklahoma Legislature's most polarizing education bills narrowly passed committee on Tuesday. The Senate Education Committee advanced Senate Bill 1647, called the Oklahoma Empowerment Act, with an 8-7 vote. Read More...
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Feb 16, 2022 |Miami Herald | charter schools |
Towns, States, South, Florida
A free, tech-oriented charter high school is coming to Miami that will allow students to complete their high school diploma while earning an associate’s degree from Miami Dade College. Read More...
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Feb 16, 2022 |New York Post | enrollment |
Towns, States, Northeast, New York
Ouch: The city Department of Education is bailing out schools that have hemorrhaged kids, to the tune of $323 million — so far. Read More...
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Feb 16, 2022 |NWA Democrat-Gazette | charter schools |
Towns, States, South, Arkansas
The Arkansas Charter Authorizing Panel on Tuesday endorsed plans for a fifth Haas Hall Academy charter school campus, this one in Fort Smith and affiliated with the private Arkansas Colleges of Health Education. Read More...
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Feb 16, 2022 |WJHL | charter schools |
States, South, Tennessee
As legislators in Nashville debate a bill that makes for easier creation of charter schools, a Johnson City Board of Education member is worried about what more charter schools could mean for public education funding. Read More...
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Feb 16, 2022 |KDKA | online learning |
Towns, States, Northeast, Pennsylvania
Parents in a school district in Washington County are concerned about how their kids are learning when they quarantine at home.
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Feb 16, 2022 |ABC 15 Arizona | other education issues |
States, West, Arizona
Because some students struggled to keep up with online learning, more parents are now turning to private tutors to help their kids catch up. Read More...
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