CER Daily Media Clips

Your Daily News Clips for February, 18 2022

CER Daily Media Clips for February 18, 2022

The Fight For Education Reform With Jeanne Allen

Feb 18, 2022 |FOX News | other education issues | National

From mask mandates to charter schools, to the falling reading abilities of American students, Martha and Jeanne weigh in on the state of modern education.

U.S. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona: Pandemic can be ‘reset button’ for schools

Feb 18, 2022 |The Tennessean | other education issues | National

U.S. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona said it is the job of school leaders to listen to parents, students and educators as they continue to grapple with the lingering effects of the pandemic on the nation's public schools.

Review and Outlook: Catholic Schools’ Good Covid Year

Feb 18, 2022 |Wall Street Journal | catholic schools | National

Catholic schools have educated millions of Americans, and their decline in recent decades has been a cultural and educational tragedy. But crisis creates opportunity, and the news is that Catholic schools staged a surprising enrollment rebound during the pandemic. Imagine that: Stay open to teach children, and they will come.

The New Politics of School Choice

Feb 18, 2022 |National Review Online | school choice | National

It turns out that education already is changing in a lot of other states: Last year, 18 states enacted or expanded school-choice programs. This nearly quadrupled the number of K–12 students who are eligible to benefit from some form of voucher, tax-credit scholarship, or ESA, from a little more than 600,000 students in 2020–21 to more than 2.2 million today, according to an analysis by Jason Bedrick and Ed Tarnowski in Education Next.

San Francisco Schools the Left

Feb 18, 2022 |Wall Street Journal | elections | National

This was a vote against progressive education officials in the heart of liberal San Francisco. It is a signal moment because of its head-chopping definitiveness, its clarity, its swiftness and its unignorable statement by parents on what they must have and won’t accept. It was a battle in the Democratic Party’s civil war between liberals and the progressive left. And it marks a continuation of the parents’ rebellion that surfaced in November in Virginia’s upset gubernatorial election.

Commentary: To fix our education crisis, let’s focus on educating

Feb 18, 2022 |EdSource | accountability | States, West, California

There’s been a lot of coverage of people leaving California because of high taxes, house prices, crime. You name it. But if you’re a parent of a student of color, there’s another reason to leave. Our education system can’t educate Black and Latino kids.

Portland Public Schools expects to see 3,400 students leave by next school year

Feb 18, 2022 |KPTV | enrollment | Towns, States, West, Oregon

Next year, Portland Public Schools said they're going to see a big dip in enrollment, which they said is on par with the rest of the state and country.

Minneapolis, St. Paul teachers and support staff authorize strike

Feb 18, 2022 |Star Tribune | teachers unions | Towns, States, Midwest, Minnesota

Minnesota law requires the unions to give the districts at least 10 days' notice before the first day of a strike.

Editorial: More low-income kids need access to great preschool prep

Feb 18, 2022 |Herald Bulletin | higher education | States, Midwest, Indiana

Much of that money is wasted: Fewer than 50% of students in remedial courses complete them. But Indiana Commission for Higher Education information since 2013 proves the state’s emphasis on college readiness is paying life-altering dividends for many students and families. Since 2011, 22% fewer Hoosiers have required college remediation.

District says no to iLead charter

Feb 18, 2022 |Antelope Valley Press | charter schools | Towns, States, West, California

Antelope Valley Union High School District’s Board of Education denied a charter petition for the proposed iLEAD Synergy School of Performing Arts and Technology charter high school.

Editorial: All Virginians stand to win with lab schools

Feb 18, 2022 |Roanoke Times | charter schools | States, South, Virginia

To be effective, charter school legislation must be smartly written to accommodate a range of issues that surround these nontraditional public schools. We previously raised several concerns about a number of these issues [“Answer hard questions first about charters,” Feb. 1]. Lab schools potentially offer a better path forward.

Providence to close elementary school that shares space with charter school. What it means

Feb 18, 2022 |Providence Journal | charter schools | Towns, States, Northeast, Rhode Island

Fortes Elementary School, the center of a heated debate last summer between Gov. Dan McKee and Mayor Jorge Elorza, will be closed, opening the door for a charter school to remain there permanently.

Texas now requires new charter schools to ensure they won’t teach critical race theory

Feb 18, 2022 |Texas Tribune | charter schools | States, South, Texas

The Texas Education Agency confirmed this week it now requires new charter schools to submit a “statement of assurance” that the school will follow so-called “critical race theory” laws before opening its doors to the public.

Lehigh Valley charter school buys office building for $15.5M, ending long search for new home

Feb 18, 2022 |Lehigh Valley Express-Times | charter schools | Towns, States, Northeast, Pennsylvania

The charter school has closed a $15.5 million deal to purchase a large Schoenersville Road office building that will be converted into classrooms, the school’s real estate adviser announced Thursday.

Judge holds D.C. in contempt for failing to provide education to older students with disabilities in

Feb 18, 2022 |Washington Post | accountability | Towns, States, South, District of Columbia

A federal judge has found the District in contempt of court for failing to provide adequate special education to students with disabilities detained at the D.C. jail.

Home schooling nearly doubled in NYC during the pandemic

Feb 18, 2022 |Chalkbeat | homeschooling | Towns, States, Northeast, New York

Mirroring trends across the nation, the number of children being home-schooled has dramatically increased in New York City.

Academy District 20 cancels high school classes Friday due to ‘sick out’ planned by teachers

Feb 18, 2022 |Colorado Springs Gazette | general teacher issues | Towns, States, West, Colorado

Nearly 30% of Academy District 20 high school teachers have called off of work Friday as part of a “sick out” over proposed schedule changes announced in early February that would impact their workloads.

Controversial school choice bill hits rocky road in the Alabama Legislature

Feb 18, 2022 |Montgomery Advertiser | school choice | States, South, Alabama

Alabama legislative leaders will send a controversial school choice bill to a study commission, a sign of the difficulties it faces in an election-year session.

Maryland’s $3.8 billion ‘Blueprint’ plan for educational reform hits early funding

Feb 18, 2022 |Baltimore Sun | school funding | States, South, Maryland

The sweeping 10-year plan to overhaul the state’s educational system known as the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future is hitting delays and experiencing funding disputes as state leaders begin to roll it out.

Column: When schools compete, students win

Feb 18, 2022 |The Stanley News & Press | school choice | States, South, North Carolina

Those of us who advocate educational freedom bring a variety of assumptions and objectives to the cause. We don’t all make the same arguments and favor the same policies. What we share is a common belief that students will receive a better education when their parents are empowered to make choices among competing alternatives.

Utah Gov. Cox says he’ll veto school choice voucher bill — until teachers make $60K

Feb 18, 2022 |Desert News | school choice | States, West, Utah

Gov. Spencer Cox told reporters during his monthly PBS Utah news conference on Thursday that even though he supports a school choice voucher system, he would veto HB331 — saying now is not the time. What needs to come first, he said, is higher pay for Utah teachers.

From pupil counting to plagiarism, Pa.’s school funding trial takes twists during defense phas

Feb 18, 2022 |WHYY | school funding | States, Northeast, Pennsylvania

Republican legislative leaders have wrapped up their defense in a landmark trial over how Pennsylvania funds public education.

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