CER Daily Media Clips

CER Daily Media Clips for July 13, 2022

How Arizona Has Made Great Education Accessible And Sustainable

Jul 13, 2022 |Forbes | school choice | National, States, West, Arizona

The latest and most groundbreaking new law in Arizona allows 1.1 million public school parents to use their state tax dollars to choose the educational pathway they believe best meets the needs of their children.

Opinion | Teach American Liberty in the Schools

Jul 13, 2022 |Wall Street Journal | curriculum, public schools | National

Thomas Jefferson believed that we should have a public-school system to make sure that the citizenry understood the history, philosophy and structure of our nation. He believed that American liberty had to be taught. Our doctrine, our virtue, is built into our Constitution. Teach that thoroughly: You will ignite the founding fires and our children will dazzle the world.

A Big Gap in K-12 Leadership Prep: Teaching School Finance Skills

Jul 13, 2022 |Education Week | curriculum, teachers | National

With billions of dollars in federal pandemic aid swirling around school districts—not to mention their own multimillion- or billion-dollar local budgets—many school-level and district leaders are not prepared to do the heavy lifting when it comes to school finance.

Developing Career Clarity In High School

Jul 13, 2022 |Forbes | achievement, enrollment, higher education | National

The more dynamic the job market and the more expensive college gets, the more important career education becomes. However, most US students don’t get the chance to match their strengths and interests to emerging career opportunities.

Biden Administration Boosts Grants for Community Schools, Sharpens Funding Priorities

Jul 13, 2022 |Education Week | public schools, school funding | National

The Biden administration will prioritize community schools that provide integrated support, expanded learning opportunities, collaborative leadership, and family and community engagement when awarding $68 million in grants through its Full-Service Community Schools Program.

Impacts of learning loss, trauma will last for years, GAO finds

Jul 13, 2022 |EdSource | achievement, public schools | National

More than 60% of teachers said their students ended the 2020-21 school year behind where they would be ordinarily — with impacts especially pronounced for younger students, according to a new report by the Government Accountability Office.

The state took children from their parents — then failed to educate them

Jul 13, 2022 |Upper Michigan's Source | achievement, homeschooling, public schools | States, Midwest, Michigan

Michigan is catastrophically failing to provide many of the most vulnerable children in its care with a quality education, delaying some teenagers’ graduation by years or leaving them so frustrated that they drop out of school, according to foster youth, their advocates and educators who’ve tried to help them.

Teachers Union Sues to Keep School Closed

Jul 13, 2022 |independent Women's Forum | charter schools, teachers unions | States, Northeast, New York

During the pandemic, teachers unions fought to keep schools closed and thereby deprive students of a meaningful education. Now, the United Federation of Teachers is suing to keep shuttered a school in the Bronx, as recently recounted by a blistering op-ed in the Wall Street Journal by Tunku Varadarajan.

Public, private, charter and more; school choices can be tough for families

Jul 13, 2022 |Dayton Daily News | school choice | States, Midwest, Ohio

Miami Valley families have many choices on where to send their kids to K-12 school. Making that choice between public school, charter school, private school, STEM school, or homeschool can be difficult, but there are tools available.

D.C. public school enrollment slows

Jul 13, 2022 |Axios Washington D.C. | enrollment, public schools | States, South, District of Columbia

D.C. public schools’ enrollment growth slowed to a crawl during the pandemic. And it’s not likely to substantially increase in the near future, according to a D.C. Policy Center report released today.

The Wolfpack combats pandemic learning loss

Jul 13, 2022 |ABC 16 WNEP | learning pods, project-based learning | States, Northeast, Pennsylvania

A four-week summer program in the Wilkes-Barre Area School District focuses on project-based learning.

Florida School Districts Continue to Face Teacher Shortages

Jul 13, 2022 |Tallahassee Reports | public schools, teachers | States, South, Florida

As of this week, Duval County Public Schools reported 529 vacancies for certified teachers, up 23 percent – nearly 100 positions — compared to the start of last school year. This year’s vacancies are almost double the number Duval saw at the beginning of the 2020-21 school year.

Massive Financial Infusion Needed for Rural Schools, Mass. Panel Finds

Jul 13, 2022 |10 Boston | public schools, school funding | States, Northeast, Massachusetts

Commissioners said the Massachusetts Legislature should launch and “fully fund” a new account to reimburse rural schools for the costs of school transportation and create incentives for hiring more drivers, among other possible steps

CA budget allots funds to teach kids financial literacy in K-12 schools

Jul 13, 2022 |KSBY 6 | curriculum, public schools, school funding | States, West, California

The funds will go to the California Department of Education to develop curriculum for financial literacy courses for K-12 schools. It is part of $3.5 billion granted to the Department of Education to develop curriculum on a number of subjects.

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