CER Daily Media Clips

Your Daily News Clips for March, 14 2022

CER Daily Media Clips for March 14, 2022

Op-Ed: Milton Friedman’s role of government in education

Mar 14, 2022 |The Center Square | school choice | National

Milton Friedman said lack of competition in a nation built and dependent on free market principles produces inferior products. If we apply these economic principles to a non-responsive government-administered education program, competition for education dollars would vastly improve education.

These schools did less to contain covid. Their students did better.

Mar 14, 2022 |Washington Post | other education issues | Towns, States, West, Colorado

Debate continues over which approach was the right one, and the circumstances in homogenous suburban districts differ from those in big cities. But the experience of systems like Lewis-Palmer offers evidence for those who say schools could have avoided some of the prolonged closures — and the serious academic and social impacts that came from them.

Editorial: Marin battles over charter schools far from over

Mar 14, 2022 |Marin Independent | charter schools | Towns, States, West, California

It’s been 30 years since state lawmakers voted to allow publicly funded charter schools, but coming up with a fair formula for funding them continues to be a challenge.

Column: : From 4-day weeks to charter debate, Missouri has a school funding crisis

Mar 14, 2022 |St. Louis Post Dispatch | charter schools | States, Midwest, Missouri

Amid all this, it’s no wonder the annual debate over charter schools funding gets so emotional. Some of the people on both sides of the debate use Black kids in St. Louis as a cudgel, accusing opponents of not caring about their success. Meanwhile, none of the rural lawmakers imposing a St. Louis-specific solution on one school district even have to ponder the charter vs. public school debate in their own backyards.

This school helps students with intellectual disabilities ‘live their fullest lives’

Mar 14, 2022 |The Advocate | charter schools | Towns, States, South, Louisiana

The school grew out of a program at Abramson Sci Academy, and was granted its own charter in 2019. It's the only tuition-free program of its kind in the New Orleans area, and one of few across Louisiana. Last year the school was awarded the top honor, the Distinguished Merit Award, from the Governor’s Office of Disability Affairs.

Rocketship broke ground in 2019, but the COVID-19 pandemic slowed progress on the site.

Mar 14, 2022 |Mainstreet Nashville | charter schools | Towns, States, South, Tennessee

Members of the Rocketship community gathered at the muddy construction site Wednesday on 5400 Mt. View Road to celebrate the site’s topping out. The COVID-19 pandemic had delayed plans for the school, which broke ground in September. The new Rocketship school falls in line with the charter school network’s goal to construct buildings with an “accessible” design.

Hawaii schools to receive $72 million in federal funds for online learning

Mar 14, 2022 |Star Advertiser | online learning | States, West, Hawaii

More than $72 million in federal COVID-19 assistance funds has been awarded to Hawaii public schools, and a handful of charter and private schools, to help close the “digital equity” gap suffered by students who don’t have a way to connect to the internet at home.

Anti-School-Choice groups’ poll contradicted—by own pollster

Mar 14, 2022 |City Sentinel | school choice | States, South, Oklahoma

The Oklahoma Education Coalition, whose member groups include teachers’ unions and school administrators, announced that it paid the Tarrance Group to conduct a poll of 600 likely Oklahoma voters from Feb. 28 to March 3.

How to tackle teacher shortage? Some lawmakers say retirees could ease the problem

Mar 14, 2022 |The Advocate | general teacher issues | States, South, Louisiana

Louisiana's teacher shortage is growing more urgent, and some state lawmakers want to try to lure retired teachers back to the classroom by offering more money.

While Oklahoma educators await fate of school voucher bill, state lawmakers advance flurry of ed

Mar 14, 2022 |Public Radio Tulsa | school choice | States, South, Oklahoma

The controversial bill passed narrowly out of two Senate committees. It could come up on the floor at any time, though the senate will have a short week because of Spring Break. It’s sponsored by Senate Pro Tem Greg Treat and has the endorsement of Governor Kevin Stitt.

How COVID cash could help Michigan schools tackle a mental health crisis

Mar 14, 2022 |Chalkbeat | federal budget | States, Midwest, Michigan

Two years of frustration, disruption, and loss have taken their toll on Michigan students, exacerbating a youth mental health crisis that has been building for more than a decade. Michiganders want schools to take action, polls show, and educators are stepping up to the challenge, drawing on research showing that emotional distress and student learning do not mix well.

No deal in sight to end Minneapolis teachers’ strike as new school week looms

Mar 14, 2022 |MPR News | teachers unions | Towns, States, Midwest, Minnesota

Officials with the Minneapolis Public Schools and Minneapolis Federation of Teachers traded proposals and counter-proposals over the weekend, but a deal to end a strike by the MFT remains elusive.

Bill on charter admission draws lively opinions

Mar 14, 2022 |Town Square Live | charter schools | Towns, States, South, Delaware

Two Black Wilmington leaders stand on opposite sides of the debate over whether Delaware Charter Schools should be able to give admission preference to students who live nearby.

Editorial: The school choice train rolls on

Mar 14, 2022 |News Press | school choice | States, Midwest, Missouri

The debate over House Bill 1814 has both sides retreating to their rhetorical corners. Schools will be forced to get better if they have to compete, advocates for this bill say. On the other side, critics fear that local schools will lose money if competing districts siphon away students.

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