CER Daily Media Clips

Your Daily News Clips for March, 25 2022

CER Daily Media Clips for March 25, 2022

States call in the National Guard to mitigate school staffing shortages

Mar 25, 2022 |PBS | general teacher issues | National

For two years, the pandemic has hammered schools and accentuated the staffing shortages they are facing. It’s led to enormous problems with teacher morale, burnout, school closures and learning losses.

Court to Hear Challenge to Michigan’s Discriminatory ‘Blaine Amendment’ Today

Mar 25, 2022 |Mackinac Center | school choice | States, Midwest, Michigan

The United States Federal District Court will hear oral arguments today in a challenge to Michigan’s Blaine amendment, brought by five families across the state and the PACE Foundation, a nonprofit membership organization of Michigan parents who support the right to choose educational opportunities for their children.

Minneapolis teachers, district reach deal to end strike

Mar 25, 2022 |KARE11 | teachers unions | Towns, States, Midwest, Minnesota

Minneapolis Public Schools posted on its website early Friday that a tentative agreement has been made with union teachers and education specialists.

Commentary: Cleveland charter school uses public dollars to fight union drive

Mar 25, 2022 |Ohio Capital Journal | charter schools | Towns, States, Midwest, Ohio

Teachers at Menlo Park Academy come to work every day to shape the minds and inspire the dreams of young Clevelanders. They are in the middle of a union drive at the privately operated, publicly funded charter school, which serves gifted students in grades K-8. Management is fighting them every inch of the way.

House committee advances bill that would impose charter school moratorium

Mar 25, 2022 |Newark Post | charter schools | States, South, Delaware

A bill that would establish a moratorium on charter schools in New Castle County was advanced by the Delaware House Education Committee on Wednesday.

Charter school’s partnership sends teachers back to college

Mar 25, 2022 |Denton Record-Chronicle | charter schools | Towns, States, South, Texas

Special education teacher Lisa Hoyles-Taylor and pre-K teacher Tabatha Griffith had dreamed of earning their master’s degrees, but neither could take the time away from their work at a local charter school or their family.

Micro Schools providing parents with alternative option for kids education

Mar 25, 2022 |KYMA | microschools | Towns, States, West, Arizona

Most of us use our kitchens to cook, or maybe enjoy a meal, but others, like Stefanie Miller, are using theirs, as a classroom. They’re called Micro-Schools, a form of homeschooling with groups of up to ten kids. It’s being ran by a company called Prenda.

New public charter school coming to Hamilton County

Mar 25, 2022 |Hamilton County Reporter | charter schools | Towns, States, Midwest, Michigan

Hillsdale College of Michigan has agreed to partner with Valor Classical Academy to establish a tuition-free public charter school in Hamilton County.

Philly’s $3.9 billion school budget approved to immediate backlash

Mar 25, 2022 |Philadelphia Inquirer | school districts | Towns, States, Northeast, Pennsylvania

Steep enrollment drops and a re-allocation of resources are driving smaller budgets at some schools; school leaders say the cuts would be disastrous.

Public school parent: Choice and specialty schools should be inclusive, not exclusive

Mar 25, 2022 |Savannah Morning News | school districts | Towns, States, South, Georgia

Savannah-Chatham school district has placed too many barriers to access for choice programs and specialty schools for students with academic and behavioral challenges.

Chicago Teachers Union sues Lightfoot ally, accuses her of interfering in union’s elections

Mar 25, 2022 |ABC 7 Chicago | teachers unions | Towns, States, Midwest, Illinois

The Chicago Teachers Union has filed a lawsuit against a former top advisor to Mayor Lori Lightfoot over her role in a social media campaign supporting challengers to the current union's leadership team.

Editorial: About those 5 lost school days in CPS…

Mar 25, 2022 |Chicago Sun Times | teachers unions | Towns, States, Midwest, Illinois

It’s a sore spot with educators that they lost pay, but it’s their union that chose a walkout — really, an illegal strike. What’s worse, though, is that children lost days of teaching that they won’t fully get back.

Goodwill of Southeast Georgia proposes alternative charter high school in Savannah

Mar 25, 2022 |Savannah Morning News | charter schools | Towns, States, South, Georgia

The Excel Center will be a tuition-free alternative charter high school that will serve 300 adults between the ages of 21 and 34. The school will not be affiliated with the Savannah-Chatham County Public School System (SCCPSS).

Voucher plan shot down in narrow vote

Mar 25, 2022 |The Journal Record | school choice | States, South, Oklahoma

The Oklahoma Senate finally brought a bill creating school vouchers to a vote and, after four hours of debate late Wednesday, defeated the measure, 22 to 24.

Parents bring children to work since strike sparks Sacramento school closures

Mar 25, 2022 |KCRA | teachers unions | Towns, States, West, California

Parents bring children to work since strike sparks Sacramento school closures.

S.C. Senate debates private school choice

Mar 25, 2022 |Sumter Item | school choice | States, South, South Carolina

The South Carolina Senate’s debate on a bill that would give some poorer or disabled students money so they could pick a private school or public school outside their district will continue into next week.

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