CER Daily Media Clips

CER Daily Media Clips for March 2, 2022

Biden asks public to become tutors to fix pandemic learning loss

Mar 2, 2022 |Washington Examiner | federal policy | National

President Joe Biden called on the public to help make up pandemic-caused learning loss by signing up to be tutors and mentors in his 2022 State of the Union speech Tuesday.

Innovation, Curriculum, And The Pandemic, Oh My!

Mar 2, 2022 |Forbes | innovation | National

If these new models do not grow after the pandemic, it won’t be from a lack of demand. Rather, it will be because educators and policymakers did not internalize the lessons that have been learned from the last two years and failed to get families and teachers the resources they need to succeed.

Asian-Americans Fight Back Against School Discrimination

Mar 2, 2022 |Wall Street Journal | accountability | National

From Harvard to a Virginia high school, courts take up racial preferences’ harm to this minority population.

Retention rates for New York City public schools rose a bit during the pandemic.

Mar 2, 2022 |New York Times | school districts | Towns, States, Northeast, New York

Student retention in New York City schools, the nation’s largest public school system, has risen slightly since the pandemic began, according to a report released on Tuesday. But data in the report suggests that enrollment of new students is declining in the city, especially in the younger grades — adding to a national trend.

House Education Committee narrowly kills private school tuition bill

Mar 2, 2022 |Iowa Capital Sun | school choice | States, Midwest, Iowa

The House Education Committee Tuesday killed a bill to allow families to spend state funds on private school tuition and fees.

N.J.’s school segregation lawsuit returns to court this week

Mar 2, 2022 |New Jersey Monitor | accountability | States, Northeast, New Jersey

A lawsuit hinging on a study that found New Jersey schools are some of the most segregated in the country will return to the courtroom this week, with plaintiffs hoping for a major shift in state policies regulating where children attend school.

Uncommon Charter High School Leads the Way in STEM Education

Mar 2, 2022 |Brooklyn Paper | charter schools | Towns, States, Northeast, New York

UCHS is one of only 16 schools in New York state and one of two schools in New York City to be recognized as a “distinguished school” by Project Lead the Way. The other, Brooklyn Technical High School, is an elite public magnet school that specializes in STEM.<

Virtual academies could disappear across NC schools next year

Mar 2, 2022 |WRAL | online learning | States, South, North Carolina

Public school district virtual academies will disappear across North Carolina next year, unless the districts spin up new schools that are exclusively virtual.

ACLU to Gov. Bill Lee: Release records on Hillsdale charter schools

Mar 2, 2022 |Main Street Nashville | charter schools | States, South, Tennessee

The ACLU of Tennessee has requested that the state of Tennessee release all records regarding its announced charter school partnership with Hillsdale College in Michigan.

EDGE school program creates global citizens

Mar 2, 2022 |Courier Tribune | innovation | Towns, States, West, Idaho

One of the newest programs at Liberty High School, EDGE, is adpating the microschool concept to give students in all grades a chance to work through a variety of real-world issues.

After losing scholarship, Chicago family sold car to keep kids in private school

Mar 2, 2022 |Illinios Policy | school choice | Towns, States, Midwest, Illinois

Invest in Kids tax credit scholarships give opportunities to minority families and stability to students when hard times hit. Tough choices await when the scholarships dry up.

Bill Calls For Direct Aid To Families For Learning Expenses

Mar 2, 2022 |Civil Beat | fund families | States, West, Hawaii

Households earning less than $50,000 annually that have a student enrolled in public school grades K-12 would be eligible to receive $1,000 in direct payments to use for education expenses under a proposal moving through the Hawaii Legislature that attempts to offset some of the costs of pandemic-related learning needs.

How can religious schools and public money mix in Vermont?

Mar 2, 2022 |VT Digger | school choice | States, Northeast, Vermont

In Vermont, many school districts pay tuition for students to attend private schools, known as independent schools, elsewhere in the state. Because religious schools were ineligible for public money, Heather and Joseph Williams paid tuition at the Rutland Catholic school out of pocket.

ASU Prep director a trailblazer in education innovation

Mar 2, 2022 |ASU News | innovation | Towns, States, West, Arizona

ASU Preparatory Academy and ASU Prep Digital Managing Director Julie Young has experienced a sea change in online education in the last few decades. Though her work has blazed trails in education, Young was always simply following her north star: finding ways to help students succeed.

Illinois teachers unions call strikes 48 times in 10 years

Mar 2, 2022 |Illinois Policy | teachers unions | States, Midwest, Illinois

Illinois has seen 48 teacher strikes in 10 years. None of Illinois’ neighboring states let unions use students and their educations as bargaining chips.

Inside The Divide Over The Future Of The Washington Teachers’ Union

Mar 2, 2022 |The DCist | teachers unions | States, South, District of Columbia

During one week this January, a group of educators in the Washington Teachers’ Union posted selfies to Twitter from inside classrooms, accompanying the images with #It’sNotSafe. They rallied outside D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser’s office alongside substitute teachers, who were demanding higher pay.

Governor signs bill boosting teacher pay

Mar 2, 2022 |Albuquerque Journal | teacher pay | States, West, New Mexico

For New Mexico teachers like Laura Mayo-Rodriguez, being an educator during the COVID-19 pandemic has been about much more than math and reading.

“Hope Chicago” shows kids need opportunities with no strings attached

Mar 2, 2022 |Black Wall Street Times | higher education | Towns, States, Midwest, Illinois

Earlier this week, a few thousand youth in Chicago received a surprise and the gift of a lifetime. Hope Chicago – a newly formed organization led by former Chicago Public Schools CEO, Dr. Janice Jackson – gifted students at Morgan Park, Al Raby, Benito Juarez and Johnson College Prep high schools with full scholarships to select colleges. Some parents received scholarships, too.

Governor announces new reading initiative

Mar 2, 2022 | El Dorado News-Times | state policy | States, South, Arkansas

The “10 Minutes Matter” campaign is meant to emphasize the importance of reading to young children, Hutchinson said, by urging parents to spend 10 minutes each day reading to their child.

New school choice bill would give Kentucky charter schools what they’ve lacked — funding

Mar 2, 2022 |Louisville Courier Journal | charter schools | States, South, Kentucky

Among the biggest changes, HB 9 creates a permanent funding mechanism for charter schools. Like traditional public schools, public charter schools would receive funding based on student attendance from a mix of local and state tax dollars.

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