CER Daily Media Clips

CER Daily Media Clips for March 4, 2022

Unions Wrongly Received $36.7 Million in PPP Federal Covid Aid

Mar 4, 2022 |Real Clear Policy | teachers unions | National

One of the most significant Covid-19 relief programs that Congress passed was the Paycheck Protection Program, which was intended to encourage small businesses to keep their staff employed, as well as help with rent, utilities and other expenses.

David Banks’ brutal honesty on why families are fleeing NYC public schools

Mar 4, 2022 |New York Post | enrollment | Towns, States, Northeast, New York

This exodus from DOE schools “is an indictment of the work that we have done.” And COVID accelerated the rush out: January data show that DOE K-12 enrollment fell 5.6% this year to roughly 821,000 students.

Alabama schools investing $434M in COVID aid on athletic complexes, weight rooms, zen room

Mar 4, 2022 |AL.com | federal budget | States, South, Alabama

Alabama schools plan to invest more in facilities with the final round of federal COVID relief funding than in any other category of spending.

Philly school board rejects three new charters

Mar 4, 2022 |Philadelphia Inquirer | charter schools | Towns, States, Northeast, Pennsylvania

The Philadelphia school board on Thursday said no to three proposed new charter schools that hoped to open in Olney, North Philadelphia, and Logan.

Crisis in the Classroom: Charter school transparency

Mar 4, 2022 |UpNorthLive | charter schools | States, Midwest, Michigan

The state of Michigan has 292 charter schools, public schools that get state funding.

State Rep. Dills Sees Strong Chance Of Revamping Charter School Management

Mar 4, 2022 |News on 6 | charter schools | States, South, Oklahoma

Two bills seek to tighten up loopholes in the way charter schools work with their sponsors and for-profit educational management organizations.

Parents Fights To Keep Charter School In Elverta Open

Mar 4, 2022 |CBS Sacramento | charter schools | Towns, States, West, California

Parents are in a rush against time to save a local charter school that is set to close at the end of this year.

How charter schools are once again at the forefront of TN’s ed debate

Mar 4, 2022 |The Tennessean | charter schools | States, South, Tennessee

For the first time since the state's first charter schools opened in Memphis and Nashville in 2003, Tennessee is in the middle of a major change in how they open, operate and locate.

‘I’m never going back.’ Philly teachers on why there’s a surge in midyear re

Mar 4, 2022 |Philadelphia Inquirer | general teacher issues | Towns, States, Northeast, Pennsylvania

“I was thinking, 'Are you seriously worried about my bulletin boards when I have so many problems? Can we focus on how to make my classroom manageable?'” one teacher who resigned mid-year said.Read More...

‘Tebow Bill’ gets benched again in Virginia

Mar 4, 2022 |WFXR | private schools | States, South, Virginia

Supporters of the ‘Tebow Bill’ say parents continue to pay taxes for public school despite more students being homeschooled now because of the pandemic.

With new K-5 learning program, Hampton City Schools flex virtual learning muscles

Mar 4, 2022 |online learning | Towns, States, South, Virginia

The pandemic caused schools across the country to flex their education muscles very differently. Hampton City Schools decided to take that flex to another level by creating what it calls a virtual learning revolution.

Georgia House votes to expand subsidies for private school tuition

Mar 4, 2022 |The Atlanta Journal-Constitution | school choice | States, South, Georgia

School voucher legislation died in Georgia’s Legislature last week after a political misstep by proponents, but that didn’t stop lawmakers from throwing their support behind a massive expansion of tuition subsidies for private schools.

N.J. defends ‘segregated’ school system in court. Will its case hold up?

Mar 4, 2022 |NJ Advance | other education issues | States, Northeast, New Jersey

On average, about 25% of Black students in New Jersey have attended public schools since 2015 that were 99% non-white. About 40% of white students went to schools that were more than 75% white. And 62% of Latino students learned in buildings where their classmates were more than 75% non-white.

School voucher bill advances, faces uphill battle to become law

Mar 4, 2022 |KTUL | school choice | States, South, Oklahoma

After two amendments, SB1647 is heading to the Senate floor, following a 12-8 vote in the committee.The bill would give each parent between $3,500 and $5,200 to spend on their child’s education.

Opinion: It’s time for student-centered education funding. Pass HB5283

Mar 4, 2022 |CT Mirror | school funding | States, Northeast, Connecticut

For decades, where a student lives and where they go to school have determined the education funding they receive, and limited the opportunities they have for success in and out of the classroom.

Column: The opportunity to re-think public education is now

Mar 4, 2022 |The Spokesman-Review | school choice | States, West, Washington

Washingtonians now pay nearly $17,000 per student, per year, for K-12 public education, more than tuition at most private schools. That is more than $400,000 for a classroom of 25 students. What are the results?

As masks become optional, some parents want remote learning options

Mar 4, 2022 |Connecticut Public Radio | online learning | States, Northeast, Connecticut

State education officials released remote learning standards last month that would make it possible for high school students to opt in for online school starting this summer, but parents of younger kids like Ava say they feel left out.

Alabama lawmakers working to improve math skills in elementary schools, but some teachers not on boa

Mar 4, 2022 |WTVY | teachers unions | States, South, Alabama

The bill would give more resources to students in K-5th grade to help with low math scores, but officials with the teachers union said the bill is unfair to administrators.

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