CER Daily Media Clips

CER Daily Media Clips for July 14, 2022

Want to save our democracy? Talk — and listen — to someone you don’t agree with.

Jul 14, 2022 |Philadelphia Inquirer | curriculum, public schools | National, States, Northeast, Pennsylvania

Schools are the only institutions charged with making citizens, which is why we require everyone to attend them. But our schools have failed to teach us how to conduct civil, reasoned dialogue. Turn on cable TV — or listen, if you must, to talk radio — and you’ll encounter people shouting past each other, not conversing with each other. They never learned to do anything else.

The U.S. student population is more diverse, but schools are still highly segregated

Jul 14, 2022 |NPR | enrollment, public schools | National

The U.S. student body is more diverse than ever before. Nevertheless, public schools remain highly segregated along racial, ethnic and socioeconomic lines.

GOP Leads on Handling Education in Poll from Randi Weingarten’s Teachers’ Union

Jul 14, 2022 |National Review | elections, teachers unions | National

Voters believe that the GOP is better equipped than the Democratic Party to handle education issues, according to a poll from one of the largest and most progressive teachers’ unions in the country.

NM needs to make all those education dollars work for kids

Jul 14, 2022 |Albuquerque Journal | school funding, teachers | States, West, New Mexico

Change is hard, especially for large bureaucracies like New Mexico’s largest school district. But change is necessary at APS. That’s not just the Rio Grande Foundation’s view; it is the conclusion of the Legislative Finance Committee’s recent report on APS, which shows a district awash in money but bleeding students.

Opinion | Pluralistic society best argument for school choice

Jul 14, 2022 |The Carolina Journal | private schools, school choice | States, South, North Carolina

It's time to fully acknowledge the differences that we have in society and find ways to alleviate endless cultural wars. School choice expansion can help us accomplish that goal.

Education savings account bills dead as Louisiana lawmakers decide not to reconvene for veto session

Jul 14, 2022 |The Center Square | school choice | States, South, Louisiana

Louisiana legislative leaders have officially called off a veto override session for 2022, leaving in place the governor’s rejection of proposals to boost school choice, improve election integrity and protect religious liberty, among others.

Hawaii, the last state with an indoor mask mandate for public schools, will make masks optional.

Jul 14, 2022 |New York Times | public schools | States, West, Hawaii

Masks will become optional in Hawaii’s schools when the new academic year starts on Aug. 1, as the state tries for “a more normal classroom experience this fall,” a state health official said.

Epic Charter School: Merger creates new name for Oklahoma’s biggest school system

Jul 14, 2022 |The Oklahoman | charter proposal, charter proposal, charter proposal, charter proposal, charter proposal, charter schools, public schools | States, South, Oklahoma

A consolidation of the virtual charter school's two branches became official Wednesday. Epic's school board voted unanimously to merge Epic One-on-One, an online-only learning platform, with Epic Blended Charter, which incorporates physical learning sites in Tulsa County and Oklahoma County.

EdChoice voucher lawsuit continues fight, dozens of orgs, schools join in support

Jul 14, 2022 |Ohio Capital Journal | private schools, vouchers | States, Midwest, Ohio

The legislature’s expansion of the EdChoice program allowed the gradual development of a separate, non-public system of education, one that is shielded from public scrutiny while simultaneously funded by public dollars,” the school districts stated in a brief to the court.

Tennessee can begin rolling out private school voucher program, court rules, ending 2-year block

Jul 14, 2022 |Chalkbeat Tennessee | private schools, vouchers | States, South, Tennessee

On Wednesday, a three-judge panel cleared the way for Gov. Bill Lee’s education savings account program to proceed in Memphis and Nashville based on last month’s Tennessee Supreme Court ruling upholding the 2019 voucher law.

D.C. school enrollment expected to drop after years of increases

Jul 14, 2022 |The Washington Post | charter schools, enrollment, public schools | States, South, District of Columbia

The shift is driven by declining birthrates and people leaving the city or changing schools during the pandemic, study finds

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