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CER Daily Media Clips for March 22, 2022
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Mar 22, 2022 |Washington Post | charter schools |
National
Charter schools looking for federal start-up grants would face stricter requirements under new rules proposed by the Biden administration. Read More...
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Mar 22, 2022 |Education Week | general teacher issues |
National
As teacher dissatisfaction rates rise and concerns about teacher shortages intensify, colleges of education are sounding the alarm: Enrollment has been steadily decliningfor the past decade, and the pandemic has likely made things worse. Read More...
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Mar 22, 2022 |Washington Examiner | parent power |
National
While parents are distracted and divided over issues of what’s being taught in the classroom, excessive funding has flown under the radar in local school districts, going largely unnoticed by parents and stakeholders in the education system. But parents and taxpayers should be asking: How are these funds being spent? Read More...
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Mar 22, 2022 |USA Today | charter schools |
National
Nearly all U.S. charter schools lost no money during the pandemic, but they got a $1 billion windfall from the government forgiving their PPP loans. Read More...
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Mar 22, 2022 |FOX News | teachers unions |
Towns, States, Midwest, Minnesota
Republican candidates slammed the Minneapolis teachers union's “excessive demands” as the teacher strike extended into its eleventh day on Tuesday. Read More...
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Mar 22, 2022 |Los Angeles Times | other education issues |
Towns, States, West, California
Seven in 10 voters do not believe that every neighborhood in Los Angeles Unified School District has a good school — and an even higher number believes that a digital divide is holding back students from access to full educational opportunity. Read More...
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Mar 22, 2022 |KGW8 | online learning |
Towns, States, West, Oregon
Administrators with Salem-Keizer Public Schools' EDGE online program say some students are finding success through online school Read More...
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Mar 22, 2022 |KXTV-TV | teachers unions |
Towns, States, West, California
A looming teachers strike that would impact 43,000 Sacramento students and their families is another day closer. After returning to the bargaining table on Monday for hours of discussion, a deal has not been reached between the Sacramento City Unified School District (SCUSD) and Sacramento City Teachers Association (SCTA) and SEIU Local 1021.
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Mar 22, 2022 |Miami Herald | charter schools |
Towns, States, South, Florida
An editorial co-written by the mayor of Miami and a former governor of Florida praises work by the city and Miami Dade College to launch a tech-focused charter school amid the burgeoning tech industry there.
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Mar 22, 2022 |WFYI | enrollment |
Towns, States, Midwest, Indiana
Nearly $500 million in improvements, repairs and other deferred maintenance is needed to fix these and other school buildings, according to a recent analysis the district commissioned. The analysis also found the district has the capacity to serve around 46,600 students at IPS-owned buildings but only enrolls 28,100 students—a 60 percent utilization rate. Read More...
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Mar 22, 2022 |Bluffton Today | charter schools |
Towns, States, South, South Carolina
The State Charter School Board of Directors authorized the Ridgeland school to serve an additional 250 students, adding to its current enrollment of 300 in fifth through 12th grades, a news release said. Read More...
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Mar 22, 2022 |Bakersfield Californian | charter schools |
Towns, States, West, California
A charter school group seeking a first-of-its-kind approval from the Bakersfield City School District’s governing board temporarily withdrew its petition, school officials confirmed Monday, announcing new plans with hopes of opening a campus in fall 2023. Read More...
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Mar 22, 2022 |Chalkbeat | innovation |
Towns, States, West, Colorado
A simplified version of a controversial Denver school board proposal would require semi-autonomous schools to follow the teachers union contract and grant Colorado’s version of teacher tenure. But the board late Monday removed a widely opposed provision to standardize the school calendar as well as a requirement that Denver offer teacher salaries that rank in the top three in the region. Read More...
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Mar 22, 2022 |Colorado Public Radio | general teacher issues |
States, West, Colorado
Two surveys of Denver teachers found widespread feelings of burnout and distress, and educators on the verge of quitting. Read More...
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Mar 22, 2022 |Post-Gazette | charter schools |
States, Northeast, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania charter schools will now face stronger ethics and accounting standards after a state regulatory commission approved some of the most significant changes ever to the quarter-century-old law that governs them.
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Mar 22, 2022 |WCAX | school choice |
States, Northeast, Vermont
A bill up for a vote this week in the Vermont Senate could limit how public school dollars would follow students to private religious schools. Read More...
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Mar 22, 2022 |Post and Courrier | school choice |
States, South, South Carolina
Giving out tax credits to parents offered no benefit to the poor kids supporters always insisted they were focused on helping, because their parents couldn’t afford the upfront cost of schools. Those plans, did, however, deliver benefits to higher-income parents the supporters claimed wouldn’t benefit. Read More...
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