CER Daily Media Clips

CER Daily Media Clips for June 9, 2022

School Enrollment Crashed in Fall 2020, the Steepest Drop Since 1943

Jun 9, 2022 |Education Week | enrollment, public schools | National

Schools experienced the largest single-year drop in enrollment since World War II during the first year of the COVID-10 pandemic, new data from the National Center for Education Statistics’ 2022 Condition of Education Report show.

Parents Flee The Public School System As Charter Schools See Surge In Enrollment

Jun 9, 2022 |Daily Caller | charter schools, enrollment, public schools | National, States, Northeast, New York

Partial blame for the decline in public schools can be attributed to the pandemic; though the trends have been occurring for several years, the report claimed.

Public education, democracy, and the future of America

Jun 9, 2022 |The Christian Science Monitor | achievement, curriculum, public schools | National

Do today’s Americans agree on the importance of common schoolhouses? Do they hold anymore that public education is fundamental to U.S. democracy?

9 charts that explain Denver’s declining enrollment challenge

Jun 9, 2022 |Chalkbeat Colorado | enrollment, public schools | Towns, States, West, Colorado

Declining enrollment is arguably the most pressing issue facing Denver Public Schools, and the district’s latest annual report takes a deep dive into current numbers and future predictions.

How Vocational-Technical Schools Are Helping Students Achieve the American Dream

Jun 9, 2022 |The Daily Signal | achievement, vocational education | National, States, Northeast, Massachusetts

The Pioneer Institute is out with a new book, “Hands-On Achievement: Massachusetts’s National Model Vocational-Technical Schools,” which finds that vocational-technical high schools have lower dropout rates and on-par test scores with traditional high schools.

A Camden school reflects on a full year with mandatory masks: ‘We’re used to it’

Jun 9, 2022 |The Philadelphia Inquirer | public schools, virtual learning | Towns, States, Northeast, New Jersey

The Camden school system, which enrolls about 5,100 students in its 15 traditional public schools, will wrap up the 2021-22 school year in two weeks with a mask requirement still in place for all students and teachers.

These states require personal finance education before graduation

Jun 9, 2022 |Axios | curriculum, public schools | National, States, Midwest, Michigan

Learning about personal finance in high school is now required for about one-third of the country.

Time running out to urge increase in nonpublic school bus funding

Jun 9, 2022 |Catholic Star Herald | private schools, school funding | States, Northeast, New Jersey

For the past two months, nonpublic school advocates have been contacting their state legislators to urge an increase in transportation funding from $1,000 to at least $1,150 per student.

Hybrid learning during pandemic cements Cape Elizabeth parent’s support for school choice

Jun 9, 2022 |The Maine Wire | school choice, virtual learning | States, Northeast, Maine

His local school district’s decision to enact hybrid learning during the COVID-19 pandemic made finding a work-life balance difficult and strengthened his belief in school choice.

Ocean Hill charter school introduces educator fellowship to curb teacher shortage

Jun 9, 2022 |News 12 The Bronx | charter schools, teacher training | Towns, States, Northeast, New York

A charter school in Ocean Hill is hoping to reverse the nationwide teacher shortage problem with a program to prepare college students for future teaching roles.

Foxboro charter school grad focuses on seizing each day, helping to empower others

Jun 9, 2022 |The Foxboro Reporter | achievement, charter schools | Towns, States, Northeast, Massachusetts

Tayla Alfred has learned a lot in her career at the charter school in Foxboro. At least one of those lessons has been that not all maladies are visible.

Public charter schools making enrollment progress in West Virginia

Jun 9, 2022 |The Parkersburg News and Sentinel | charter schools, enrollment | States, South, West Virginia

The West Virginia Professional Charter School Board met virtually Wednesday morning to receive updates on the progress of the state’s first two brick-and-mortar public charter schools and the first two statewide virtual public charter schools.

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