CER Daily Media Clips

Your Daily News Clips for February, 22 2022

CER Daily Media Clips for February 22, 2022

Enrollment in virtual schools is exploding. Will students stay long term?

Feb 22, 2022 |Washington Post | online learning | National

D.C.'s only fully virtual charter school saw an enrollment spike. So did schools across the country.

Red Parent, Blue Parent

Feb 22, 2022 |The Atlantic | other education issues | National

Education is supposed to be the great equalizer, but it’s become more like the great divider. Throughout the pandemic, Republican and Democratic parents have expressed wildly different ideas about how public schools should work.

The pandemic continues to take an enormous toll on school teachers

Feb 22, 2022 |NPR | general teacher issues | National

NPR's Rachel Martin speaks with National Education Association President Becky Pringle about school staffing issues, and the burnout that has more teachers thinking about leaving their jobs.

Is The Battle Against The Educational Establishment Reaching A Tipping Point?

Feb 22, 2022 |The Federalist | teachers unions | National

It’s no secret that teachers’ unions and other education organizations are overwhelmingly leftist in both culture and politics. Less well-known, however, is the extent to which these organizations have financially supported their government allies and what they expect in return.

Nearly 2 Million Kids Left Public Schools From 2020 to 2021

Feb 22, 2022 |The Federalist | enrollment | National

Would you believe that American families want their school-age children spending time in an actual school? As enrollment data continue to trickle in, evidence continues to mount that families have abandoned public schools in large numbers, for the second academic year running.

New Twist in Pandemic’s Impact on Schools: Substitutes in Camouflage

Feb 22, 2022 |New York Times | general teacher issues | National

Deployed to classrooms in New Mexico to help with crippling staff shortages, National Guard troops are employing their informal motto, “Semper Gumby” — Always Flexible.

As NYC eyes creating new schools for dyslexic students, Bridge Prep on Staten Island is ‘doing

Feb 22, 2022 |Staten Island Advance | charter schools | Towns, States, Northeast, New York

It has been nearly three years since Bridge Preparatory Charter School opened its doors to students for the first time — and it continues to be the model for schools that serve students with dyslexia and language-based learning disabilities.

Free Tutoring to be Offered for Students at University Heights Charter School in Newark

Feb 22, 2022 |TAPinto | charter schools | Towns, States, Northeast, New Jersey

Students at the University Heights Charter School in Newark are now available to apply for and receive free tutoring.

Washington DC charter school builds financial education into curriculum

Feb 22, 2022 |KSAT | charter schools | Towns, States, South, District of Columbia

Here at Legends Charter school, which fittingly sits in a corporate office area of Washington D.C., Financial Education is comprehensively built into the curriculum and offered to the entire school community.

Column: New Jersey’s governor blocked the growth of its best charter schools. Why?

Feb 22, 2022 |Washington Post | charter schools | States, Northeast, New Jersey

Murphy is a Democrat who says he supports charters, although his party is influenced by teachers unions that don’t like the fact that most charters are not unionized. Teachers unions have called charters a financial drain on regular public schools. I don’t understand that argument since parents seem to me entitled to send their kids to charters their taxes help pay for.

Editorial: Extend school year to counter learning loss

Feb 22, 2022 |Boston Herald | accountability | States, Northeast, Massachusetts

After another wave of school closures due to COVID-19, reaching the end of the academic year without further disruptions must be an overriding priority. Yet even if that modest goal is met, America’s youth face learning deficits that could take years to overcome. Preventing further damage will require schools to provide much more instruction for struggling students, even if it means cutting summer short.

Saint Paul and Minneapolis teachers unions address recent votes to authorize strikes

Feb 22, 2022 |KARE 11 | teachers unions | Towns, States, Midwest, Minnesota

Teachers in two major Twin Cites school districts recently authorized a vote to strike, with 97% of teachers in the Minneapolis Federation of Teachers (MFT) and 78% in the Saint Paul Federation of Educators (SPFE) voting “yes” early Friday morning.

More than 300 Providence teachers get displacement notices

Feb 22, 2022 |WPRI | general teacher issues | Towns, States, Northeast, Rhode Island

More than 300 Providence teachers have received notices that they may be “displaced” from their position next school year, an annual process that is affecting more teachers than usual this year.

Group calls on Minneapolis school district, union to protect teachers of color before strike

Feb 22, 2022 |KARE 11 | teachers unions | Towns, States, Midwest, Minnesota

A group of teachers, parents and community groups, including the Advancing Equity Coalition, are calling on both Minneapolis Public Schools and the Minneapolis Federation of Teachers Local 59 to protect Minneapolis teachers of color from getting laid off “ideally before a strike begins and definitely before the end of February.

Senators expand definitions of learning pods, micro schools

Feb 22, 2022 |The Intermountain | microschools | States, South, West Virginia

An attempt by Republican members of the West Virginia Senate to expand capacity for micro schools and learning pods became a debate over public versus private education.

State would cover private school tuition under Minnesota Senate GOP bill

Feb 22, 2022 |Duluth News Tribune | school choice | States, Midwest, Minnesota

A Minnesota Senate panel on Monday, Feb. 21, voted 5-4 to advance a proposal to let parents use state funds to pay for their children's private or parochial school tuition.

Governor making counter offer to revive her private school scholarship plan

Feb 22, 2022 |Radio Iowa | school choice | States, Midwest, Iowa

The governor’s plan to provide state scholarships to parents who start sending their kids to a private school is being changed to try to find more votes.

See which Portland schools, metro districts had big enrollment losses: PPS reports 4% fewer students

Feb 22, 2022 |The Oregonian | enrollment | States, West, Oregon

Portland Public Schools, like most districts in Multnomah County, saw big declines in its enrollment this school year compared to last, new state figures show.

Religious groups on tap to manage Missouri tax-credit scholarships

Feb 22, 2022 |St. Louis Post-Dispatch | school choice | States, Midwest, Missouri

All of the groups interested in collecting and distributing Missouri’s new tax-credit scholarship funds for private schools have religious affiliations, according to the state treasurer’s office.

Column: Support Ky. students with school choice

Feb 22, 2022 |The State Journal | 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.

Gwinnett schools lean on tutors to address pandemic learning loss

Feb 22, 2022 |The Atlanta Journal-Constitution | accountability | Towns, States, South, Georgia

Gwinnett County Public Schools hopes to replicate that progress as it addresses learning loss students may have experienced during the pandemic.When officials closed school buildings and shifted students to online classes, “we saw that it went well for some, but it did not go well for the majority of our students,” said Clay Hunter, associate superintendent for curriculum and instruction.

Black community leaders urge transparency, clarity on JCPS school assignment changes

Feb 22, 2022 |WHAS 11 | other education issues | Towns, States, South, Kentucky

The local NAACP and Coalition of Black Retired Principals and administrators created a new group to encourage community involvement in school choice.

School choice proposal goes to study group

Feb 22, 2022 |Associated Press | school choice | States, South, Alabama

A school choice bill that could give parents $5,500 in state funds to send a child to private school is headed to a study group for negotiations after opposition from some education organizations and lawmakers.

Kindezi Academy, charter school and IPS partner, to close at end of the school year

Feb 22, 2022 |Indianapolis Star | charter schools | Towns, States, Midwest, Indiana

Families of Kindezi Academy students received some difficult news Friday afternoon: After six years, the school is closing.

New rules bar schools from entering mandatory remote learning for COVID-19

Feb 22, 2022 |New Hampshire Bulletin | remote learning | States, Northeast, New Hampshire

New Hampshire schools are no longer able to enter mandatory remote learning as a result of COVID-19 infections, after lawmakers and State Board of Education members passed a rule paring back their emergency abilities Friday.

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