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Feb 28, 2022 |Associated Press | teachers unions |
National
Two of the nation’s largest teachers unions weighed in, with American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten calling the guidance “long-needed new metrics for a safe off-ramp from universal masking.” She said many students and teachers have struggled with COVID-19 restrictions.
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Feb 28, 2022 |New York Times | other education issues |
National
We asked 148,000 parents how many days of school their children missed in January. A quarter said more than a week.
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Feb 28, 2022 |The Washington Times | elected officials |
National
Education sprung to the top of the agenda at the nation’s most influential gathering of conservatives. The right suddenly has a new, broad appeal and political momentum after a wave of parent protests across America against the big-government attitudes of school boards and an increasingly liberal public school curriculum. Read More...
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Feb 28, 2022 |eschoolnews.com | personalized learning |
National
Competency-based education offers a way for students to learn better, faster, and more comfortably in their own style Read More...
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Feb 28, 2022 |The National News | other education issues |
National
It's not for everyone, but some families say their children are thriving outside of traditional learning environments. Read More...
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Feb 28, 2022 |Real Clear Policy | charter schools |
National
The American K-12 education system has been failing too many students for too long. And the problem has only gotten worse amid pandemic-era school closures and remote learning.
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Feb 28, 2022 |State Journal-Register | general teacher issues |
Towns, States, Midwest, Illinois
The Diverse Workforce Pipeline program, a joint effort of Springfield School District 186 and University of Illinois Springfield, launched in January to help candidates of color earn licenses to teach in local schools. Read More...
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Feb 28, 2022 |Dayton Daily News | federal budget |
Towns, States, Midwest, Ohio
Dayton and Centerville are among a wave of school districts spending millions of their federal COVID relief dollars to upgrade their ventilation systems, an investment experts say is overdue for many types of buildings to fight airborne viruses like COVID-19, flu and more. Read More...
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Feb 28, 2022 |Philadelphia Inquirer | accountability |
States, Northeast, New Jersey
As the court considers the facts and the law, it should also consider students. Read More...
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Feb 28, 2022 |Pioneer Press | enrollment |
States, Midwest, Minnesota
Minnesota families increasingly choose alternatives to traditional public schools last fall as the coronavirus pandemic entered its third school year. Read More...
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Feb 28, 2022 |San Diego Union Tribune | school districts |
Towns, States, West, California
San Diego Unified’s two superintendent finalists said schools have not done enough to serve the most disadvantaged children and outlined at a public forum Saturday the strategies they would deploy, ranging from grow-your-own teacher programs to enrolling more students in advanced courses.
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Feb 28, 2022 |Keene Sentinel | |
Towns, States, Northeast, New Hampshire
The enrollment lottery for the Monadnock Region’s newest charter school — which aims to bring “classical education” to students — will take place Saturday as the school moves forward with its plans to open in the fall. Read More...
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Feb 28, 2022 |The Gazette | school choice |
States, Midwest, Iowa
Advocating for student scholarships or similar policies shouldn’t signal that public school teachers aren’t important. Teaching is a necessary vocation, but at the end of the day, it’s also a job that people can be hired and fired from, or quit. Student scholarships and the resulting increase of diverse job opportunities for teachers would make the market for the institutions hiring teachers a lot more competitive. Read More...
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Feb 28, 2022 |KRLS | school choice |
States, Midwest, Iowa
A proposal from Governor Kim Reynolds that would establish publicly-funded scholarships for students to attend private K-12 schools is finding bipartisan resistance in the Iowa House, at least for now. Read More...
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Feb 28, 2022 |Dallas Morning News | enrollment |
Towns, States, South, Texas
After being dealt a blow by the coronavirus pandemic, pre-kindergarten enrollment in Dallas ISD has started to rebound. Read More...
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Feb 28, 2022 |Lexington Herald Leader | 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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Feb 28, 2022 |In Forum | private schools |
States, Midwest, Minnesota
Minnesota private school enrollment surged last fall as students entered their third school year under coronavirus pandemic restrictions. Read More...
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Feb 28, 2022 |Colorado Sun | school choice |
States, West, Colorado
We must close these achievement gaps by empowering families to become better education consumers through informed school choice. That’s why my colleagues and I at Parents Challenge partner with low-income families to make sure they know their school options, available community resources, and how to support their scholars at home. Read More...
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Feb 28, 2022 |Ed Source | online learning |
Towns, States, West, California
To accommodate an expected increase in the number of students in remote learning once its school vaccine mandate takes effect, the Los Angeles Unified School District is creating new online schools that will open in the fall. Read More...
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Feb 28, 2022 |Philadelphia Inquirer | school funding |
States, Northeast, Pennsylvania
After 40 witnesses took the stand over the course of more than three months, testimony in the landmark trial over how Pennsylvania funds public education ended this week. Read More...
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Feb 28, 2022 |al.com | school choice |
States, South, Alabama
Alabama lawmakers on Wednesday held the first of what they say will be a series of meetings to discuss how to improve the state’s public schools, including expanding school choice and consideration of how the state funds its schools. Read More...
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Feb 28, 2022 |The Nevada Independent | school choice |
States, West, Nevada
The Rogers Foundation filed lawsuits last week in Carson City District Court, describing the proposed ballot initiative as “a voucher scheme that hurts public schools, promotes discrimination and ignores accountability.” In a release announcing the lawsuits, Beverly Rogers proclaimed “we support public schools because they serve all students. Read More...
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