CER Daily Media Clips

Your Daily News Clips for February, 25 2022

CER Daily Media Clips for February 25, 2022

The School Shutdowns and Lost Literacy

Feb 25, 2022 |Wall Street Journal | accountability | National

Governments made many mistakes in the pandemic, and shutting down schools was arguably the worst. We’re now discovering the damage as studies calculate the learning loss.

Sen. Tim Scott says school choice the civil rights issue of generation

Feb 25, 2022 |WYFF | school choice | National

Sen. Tim Scott is a product of a public school education in South Carolina, and says he's proud of that, but he wants to make sure that public education means quality education.

American Families Discover the Value of Catholic Schools

Feb 25, 2022 |National Review | catholic schools | National

According to the most recent annual report from the National Catholic Educational Association, enrollment in Catholic K–12 schools increased by nearly 4 percent for the 2021-2022 school year, the biggest enrollment increase the the NCEA has ever observed. It marks the first increase in Catholic-school enrollment in 20 years.

‘The next frontier’: Supreme Court case could open door to religious charter schools

Feb 25, 2022 |Chalkbeat | charter schools | National

In the coming months, legal observers expect the U.S. Supreme Court to reject a Maine rule barring religious private schools from participating in its voucher program. That decision would definitively establish that states offering money to private schools have to allow religious schools into those programs, too.

Are Teachers Unions Blocking Better Education? Why Parents Are Rising Up To Rescue Schools

Feb 25, 2022 |Forbes | teachers unions | National

Teachers unions are about garnering more power and wealth, not educating kids.

With teacher departures surging, Philly schools unveil plan to stem tide

Feb 25, 2022 |WHYY | general teacher issues | Towns, States, Northeast, Pennsylvania

The School District of Philadelphia, like other districts across the nation, is facing a teacher and staff shortage as the coronavirus pandemic hits the two-year mark.

Supt. Alberto Carvalho plans academies, sets new COVID rules

Feb 25, 2022 |Los Angeles Times | school districts | Towns, States, West, California

Los Angeles schools Supt. Alberto Carvalho said Thursday he plans to prioritize the academic recovery needs of students — including year-round learning opportunities — and is devising a set of protocols to scale down costly coronavirus safety measures so that money can be directed to other areas of need.

Texas teacher group criticize big money for pro-charter school candidate

Feb 25, 2022 |The Dallas Morning News | teachers unions | States, South, Texas

A Texas teachers union slammed a PAC for funneling big money to a pro-charter school candidate running for the State Board of Education.

Opinion: It may be time to ask charter schools to take over where school district can’t succeed

Feb 25, 2022 |Ocala StarBanner | charter schools | Towns, States, South, Florida

Many residents are frustrated with the lack of progress and the boards inability to improve our education results. Our board, like some others in the state, blame the Legislature and the state education department for the lack of progress. However, there are many other districts faced with the same policy and funding challenges as our district and they continue to outperform us.

93% of Senior Class at Plainfield Charter School Already Accepted to College

Feb 25, 2022 |TAPinto | charter schools | Towns, States, Northeast, New Jersey

College Achieve Central Charter School (CAPS), a tuition-free public charter high school in Plainfield, has earned the distinction of having 93% of its first graduating senior class achieve college acceptances.

W.Va. Supreme Court Issues Stay In Charter School Lawsuit

Feb 25, 2022 |West Virginia Public Broadcasting | charter schools | States, South, West Virginia

The West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals voted on Thursday that charter schools in the state can continue as planned for now.

Lawsuit aims to block Nevada school voucher petition drive

Feb 25, 2022 |Associated Press | school choice | States, West, Nevada

Two well-known top officials at the philanthropic Rogers Foundation — Chairwoman Beverly Rogers and CEO Rory Reid — filed lawsuits Tuesday aimed at stopping the Education Freedom PAC from trying to collect the almost 141,000 voter signatures needed put two initiatives on the 2022 ballot.

Confidence in California public schools declines sharply; a third give L.A. a D or F

Feb 25, 2022 |Los Angeles Time | accountability | States, West, California

Pollsters asked voters to give schools a letter-grade rating from A to F — essentially the same question asked of voters in a 2011 USC Dornsife/Los Angeles Times poll. A decade ago, the results were interpreted as sobering; the numbers are worse now.

Column: Let all Arizona students qualify for a private school voucher

Feb 25, 2022 |Arizona Republic | school choice | States, West, Arizona

If 85% of students would qualify under a new proposal, columinist Robert Robb says, just simplify it and offer school vouchers to all.

Tennessee Supreme Court grills attorneys in second hearing on Gov. Bill Lee’s school voucher program

Feb 25, 2022 |The Tennessean | school choice | States, South, Tennessee

The Tennessee Supreme Court on Thursday reheard arguments over Gov. Bill Lee's contentious school voucher program, hours before he announced a new statewide education funding plan that could shift the way the state thinks about paying for schools.

State Senate approves massive expansion of private school vouchers

Feb 25, 2022 |Payson Roundup | school choice | States, West, Arizona

The Arizona Senate last week approved three bills that would make more than 80% of the state’s students eligible for taxpayer payments to cover the cost of private school or home schooling.

Denver Public Schools turns to federal COVID-19 relief money to avoid layoffs

Feb 25, 2022 |Denver Post | enrollment | Towns, States, West, Colorado

Denver Public Schools said Thursday it is using COVID-19 relief money to avoid laying off employees as declining student enrollment cuts into school budgets.

Michigan enrollment ticks up, but pandemic losses continue for city districts

Feb 25, 2022 |Chalkbeat | enrollment | States, Midwest, Michigan

The addition of nearly 6,000 students, or 0.4%, may be a hopeful sign that parents are becoming more comfortable sending their children to classrooms nearly two years after Michigan schools were first shuttered due to COVID, officials said.

Gov. Bill Lee unveils new school funding formula aimed at focusing money directly on students

Feb 25, 2022 |Nashville Tennessean | fund families | States, South, Tennessee

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee and his education commissioner unveiled a sweeping new plan Thursday for how to pay for public education in the state, detailing for the first time a proposal that puts the funding focus more directly on students.

Gillham targets school reform in Juneau

Feb 25, 2022 |Homer News | school choice | States, West, Alaska

Gillham said last Friday that every bill is aimed at expanding parent choice in education.

Dallas ISD to launch 13 new choice schools next school year

Feb 25, 2022 |The Hub | charter schools | Towns, States, South, Texas

Dallas ISD is continuing to scale innovation as it announces the launch of 13 new choice schools for next school year.

Viewpoint: Oklahoma tax dollars should fund school choice for students, not lobbyists

Feb 25, 2022 |The Oklahoman | school choice | States, South, Oklahoma

Still unclear is whether some Republicans in Oklahoma will have the necessary fortitude to take on the teachers’ unions and school administrators that oppose the bill.

Editorial: Lawsuit seeks to keep kids trapped in failing schools

Feb 25, 2022 |Las Vegas Review-Journal | school choice | States, West, Nevada

In too many Nevada schools, children aren’t safe, aren’t learning and may not even have a full-time teacher. Now a group is suing — to keep them from finding a better alternative.

Advisory committee seeks to give parents a voice in their children’s education

Feb 25, 2022 |Carolina Journal | parent power | States, South, North Carolina

Parents across North Carolina want their voices heard on what’s best for their children, especially after two years of lockdowns, mask mandates, and changing curriculum.

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