CER Daily Media Clips

CER Daily Media Clips for March 1, 2022

Over 70% Of Americans Support School Choice: POLL

Mar 1, 2022 |Daily Caller | school choice | National

Over 70% of Americans support funding students’ education rather than public education systems, according to a new poll conducted by RealClear Opinion Research.

Back to the Future

Mar 1, 2022 |Pittsburgh Quarterly | learning pods | National

In 2020, the one-room schoolhouse concept made a comeback with “learning hubs” popping up as makeshift classrooms in YMCAs, Boys and Girls Clubs and other community-based settings as an emergency response to widespread school closings during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Utah lawmakers vote down school choice proposal

Mar 1, 2022 |The Desert News | school choice | States, West, Utah

The Hope Scholarship bill was defeated in the House of Representatives on Monday, even after significant changes the legislation’s sponsor said rendered it so it would not harm public education financially and would require recipients to take an annual norm-referenced assessment.

Germantown School District starting virtual charter school

Mar 1, 2022 |Milwaukee Journal Sentinel | charter schools | Towns, States, Midwest, Wisconsin

The district created the Germantown Virtual School for students in grades six through 12. It is a tuition-free, online public school offering full- and part-time enrollment options, according to information on the district's website.

OpEd: Arizona must free Black students from failing schools. Here’s how we do it

Mar 1, 2022 |Arizona Daily Star | school choice | States, West, Arizona

As another Black History Month comes to an end and we reflect on the sacrifices made in the past by so many in our country, no sacrifice is as valued in the Black community as those that allowed Black people to be properly educated.

Bill would allow for-profit training for Alabama teachers, cut certificate time

Mar 1, 2022 |al.com | general teacher issues | States, South, Alabama

Alabama lawmakers are considering new ways to make it easier to become a teacher with hopes of easing teacher shortages in some areas of the state.

Legislators push for money to train Oregon teachers in the science of reading

Mar 1, 2022 |Oregon Capital Chronicle | accountability | States, West, Oregon

A majority of the state’s 4th and 8th graders are not proficient in reading, according to national data on student progress

Three new voucher bills appear despite voters

Mar 1, 2022 |White Mountain Independent | school choice | States, West, Arizona

The Arizona state 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.

Federal audit slams local districts and Mass. education department’s oversight of emergency ai

Mar 1, 2022 |Boston Globe | federal budget | States, Northeast, Massachusetts

But now a recently completed federal audit is raising questions about misspending and is blaming the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, which administered the federal program locally, for basically shuffling along paperwork and money.

Minneapolis, St. Paul educators plan to strike March 8 if no agreements are reached.

Mar 1, 2022 |MPR News | teachers unions | Towns, States, Midwest, Minnesota

Minneapolis and St. Paul superintendents both released videos in response to the notification of intent to strike, saying they share many priorities with the unions but that the educators’ proposals are too costly.

As NYC school enrollment shrinks, small schools fear for their survival

Mar 1, 2022 |New York Daily News | enrollment | Towns, States, Northeast, New York

Harlem high school Principal Roony Vizcaino is trying everything he can this year to attract new students — even driving to middle schools in Washington Heights and the Bronx to drum up interest in his small public school.

Enrollment dropped faster than expected at San Diego Unified

Mar 1, 2022 |San Diego Union-Tribune | enrollment | Towns, States, West, California

The San Diego Unified School District is losing students at a faster pace than school leaders expected, which could spell future financial difficulties.

Goals for state-run Providence public schools moved back two years, RI top school official says

Mar 1, 2022 |The Providence Journal | state takeover | Towns, States, Northeast, Rhode Island

The academic goals set by the state takeover of the Providence public schools have been pushed back two years due to the pandemic, the state's top education official told a Senate committee Monday night.

Applications open for Catholic school scholarships

Mar 1, 2022 |WCIA | school choice | States, Midwest, Illinois

There will soon be more educational opportunities available to prospective Catholic school students due to a bipartisan state scholarship program that has been around since 2017.

Nebraska bill would use public money to help special ed students attend private schools

Mar 1, 2022 |Omaha World Herald | school choice | States, Midwest, Nebraska

Holly Hansen and her husband have always wanted to send their three sons to a parochial school to receive a Catholic education.

DCPS ‘redesigning’ virtual options for students in need

Mar 1, 2022 |Messenger-Inquirer | online learning | Towns, States, South, Kentucky

In an effort to better accommodate students in unique situations, Daviess County Public Schools is redesigning its virtual learning options.

School choice heads to Kentucky Supreme Court

Mar 1, 2022 |The Center Square | school choice | States, South, Kentucky

The Kentucky Supreme Court has agreed to take up a school choice law a Franklin Circuit Court judge ruled unconstitutional.

Most Chicago charter schools aren’t unionized or represented by the Chicago Teachers Union.

Mar 1, 2022 |viewpoints.org | charter schools | Towns, States, Midwest, Illinois

Chicago Public Schools continues to impose a blanket mask mandate over all its 330,000 students, including those in charters. CPS officials claim their hands are tied on masking because of the “safety” agreement they signed with the CTU after January’s four-day teacher walkout. As part of the deal, district officials agreed to keep students masked through August 2022.

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