CER Daily Media Clips

CER Daily Media Clips for July 8, 2022

$1 million “STOP for Arizona Education” Awards Established

Jul 8, 2022 |Business Wire | school innovation | National, States, West, Arizona

The STOP for Arizona Education Awards will be added to The Yass Prize competition that is currently open for applications until July 25, 2022.

Schools Are Tackling Mental Health This Summer

Jul 8, 2022 |Wall Street Journal | public schools, school funding | National

Services offered by schools, which are making use of federal Covid-19 relief funds, include access to social workers, mental health providers

Arizona OKs biggest US school voucher plan, faces challenge

Jul 8, 2022 |Washington Post | private schools, public schools, school choice, vouchers | National, States, West, Arizona

The expansion Ducey signed will let every parent in Arizona take public money now sent to the K-12 public school system and use it to pay for their children’s private school tuition or other education costs.

Budget would leave billions unspent, boost education funding

Jul 8, 2022 |Philadelphia Inquirer | school choice, school funding | States, Northeast, Pennsylvania

A program that gives tax credits in return for private school tuition would see an increase of 45%, to more than $400 million.

Ducey signs new school voucher law, opponents launch campaign to stop it

Jul 8, 2022 |AZ MIrror | school choice, vouchers | States, West, Arizona

A proposal to let all 1.1 million Arizona students use taxpayer-funded vouchers to attend private school was signed into law Thursday, but opponents are aiming to let voters decide whether it ever goes into effect.

Charter advocates worry about new Biden admin regulations

Jul 8, 2022 |The Carolina Journal | charter schools, school funding | States, South, North Carolina

Charter school advocates are concerned that new public charter school regulations from the Biden administration will harm students and families.

Florida teacher shortage worsens ahead of new school year

Jul 8, 2022 |Florida Trend | teacher unions, teachers | States, South, Florida

With less than two months until the start of the new academic school year in Florida’s public schools, the state’s teacher shortage is worsening, with estimates fearing that vacancies could double by the end of 2022.

‘We do not wish to participate in media frenzies’: Tennessee charter school cuts ties with Hillsdale

Jul 8, 2022 |Nashville Tennesseean | charter schools | States, South, Tennessee

A Chattanooga charter school and Hillsdale College have parted ways amid the fallout from controversial remarks by the Michigan college's president in front of Gov. Bill Lee.

Charter School Foundation awards scholarships

Jul 8, 2022 |Morgan Hill Times | charter schools, school choice | Towns, States, West, California

The Charter School of Morgan Hill Foundation has awarded scholarships to graduating high school students who are alumni of the Charter School of Morgan Hill, for use in their pursuit of undergraduate degrees at their chosen institutions. This year, five students who graduated from local high schools received awards of $1,000 each, says a press release from the foundation.

Tale of two charters: One Clarksville school sees recommendation, another doesn’t after review

Jul 8, 2022 |Clarksville Leaf-Chronicle | charter approvals, charter schools | States, South, Tennessee

A charter school is one step closer to opening in the Clarksville-Montgomery County School System while a second is running out of options.

Albany Leadership Charter School for Girls to expand

Jul 8, 2022 |WNYT News 13 | charter schools, enrollment | States, Northeast, New York

A big expansion is on the way for Albany Leadership Charter School for Girls. The school has acquired the building that’s been home to Bishop Maginn High School.

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