CER Daily Media Clips

Your Daily News Clips for March, 30 2022

CER Daily Media Clips for March 30, 2022

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Biden rule could force charter schools to close, former education official warns

Mar 30, 2022 |Washington Examiner | charter schools | National

A former Department of Education official said a proposed regulation restricting federal funding for public charter schools could force a number of schools to close their doors.

How Bus Driver Shortages & Soaring Costs Spurred Innovations in Getting Indianapolis Students to Cla

Mar 30, 2022 |The 74 | innovation | Towns, States, Midwest, Indiana

While driver shortages and rising costs for buses and repairs are issues for schools nationwide, in Indianapolis, these challenges have spurred innovations for both the school district and a nonprofit that supports the charter and innovation schools that educate 60 percent of the city’s children.

Charters vs magnets: West Louisville kids at the center of dueling ‘school choice’ ideas

Mar 30, 2022 |Courier Journal | charter schools | Towns, States, South, Kentucky

JCPS’ failings to equitably provide choice to west Louisville students is further driving a state push for charter schools.Read More...

Students Return to Minneapolis Schools After Historic Three-Week Strike

Mar 30, 2022 |US News & World Report | teachers unions | Towns, States, Midwest, Minnesota

The deal to end a three-week strike – the first for the 30,000-student district in half a century – features pay raises, caps class sizes and includes layoff protections.

Union says Urban Pathways charter school teachers being cut over organization efforts

Mar 30, 2022 |Tribune-Review | charter schools | Towns, States, Northeast, Pennsylvania

Nearly three dozen teachers at Urban Pathways K-5 charter school in Downtown Pittsburgh have filed to unionize with the American Federation of Teachers labor union.

Minneapolis students back in class after teachers strike: ‘We’ve got a lot of learning to do’

Mar 30, 2022 |Star Tribune | teachers unions | Towns, States, Midwest, Minnesota

Students returning to Lake Harriet Lower Community School on Tuesday were greeted with hugs and high fives, balloons and a “red carpet” made of long rolls of scarlet paper. “Welcome back” banners hung near the door and the school's mascot — a green and yellow dragon — danced as parents snapped photos of their children.

Column: This teachers’ strike is not just about money. It’s about respect for public edu

Mar 30, 2022 |Los Angeles Times | teachers unions | Towns, States, West, California

From school closure protests in Oakland to Sacramento’s all-in strike, those who work in our schools are telling us they cannot do this job under the conditions we are imposing.

W.Va. Treasurer’s Office says more than 1,100 non-public school vouchers awarded in first month

Mar 30, 2022 |Herald Dispatch | school choice | States, South, West Virginia

There is an ongoing lawsuit against top state officials that could prevent the voucher money from ever reaching families. In that lawsuit, three parents of public school students argue that the vouchers violate the state constitution because they funnel money away from public education.

Austin ISD seeks partnership with charter operator to turn around Mendez Middle School

Mar 30, 2022 |Austin American-Statesman | charter schools | Towns, States, South, Texas

District leaders have used a state law that gives districts a pause from state penalties if they partner with a charter school or another entity to turn around.

Kentucky’s charter school bill gets final passage: Here’s what happens next

Mar 30, 2022 |WLKY | charter schools | States, South, Kentucky

A controversial bill allowing charter schools in Kentucky got a final passage in Kentucky on Tuesday. House Bill 9 passed in the Senate 22 to 14.

New America School teachers want to form Colorado’s first charter union

Mar 30, 2022 |Chalkbeat Colorado | charter schools | Towns, States, West, Colorado

Teachers at the New America School charter network are attempting to form Colorado’s first charter school union.

Texas schools won’t lose funding for attendance drops during the pandemic

Mar 30, 2022 |Texas Tribune | school funding | States, South, Texas

In Texas, schools are funded based on the number of students enrolled and the daily attendance on campus.

Arizona Republicans’ school funding rush job is a disaster waiting to happen

Mar 30, 2022 |Arizona Republic | school funding | States, West, Arizona

Republicans' rush job to overhaul the state's complex school funding formula to benefit charter schools is almost laughable. Or it would be, if it wasn't for the kids it'll hurt.

Opinion: A Tony Evers’ Veto on School Choice for All Would Be Morally Wrong

Mar 30, 2022 |Wisconsin Right Now | school choice | States, Midwest, Wisconsin

While Superintendent of Public Instruction, Gov. Tony Evers wrote to legislators a decade ago that expanding the Wisconsin Parental Choice program was “morally wrong.” Evers said he reached that conclusion because the program “has not improved overall student achievement.

Opinion: Kentucky ‘paralyzed’ by lack of parental school choice

Mar 30, 2022 |Bowling Green Daily News | school choice | States, South, Kentucky

Opponents of charter schools coming to Kentucky are pro-choice, after all. At least that’s how it appeared to a casual observer during a recent hourslong debate in the Kentucky House of Representatives over legislation funding these public schools in the commonwealth.

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