CER Daily Media Clips

Your Daily News Clips for August, 3 2022

CER Daily Media Clips for August 3, 2022

Opinion | School Districts Are Hoarding Federal Covid Funds

Aug 3, 2022 |Wall Street Journal | school choice, school districts, school funding | National

The Recover Act would allow states and school districts to use their unspent dollars from the American Rescue Plan to issue Child Opportunity Scholarships directly to parents. The scholarships, targeted for low-income students, could be used for tutoring, school tuition, curriculum materials, educational therapies for children with disabilities, and other resources designed to get students the individualized help they need.

L.A. schools drop aggressive COVID-19 safety rules

Aug 3, 2022 |Los Angeles Times | other education issues, public schools | States, West, California

Los Angeles Unified school leaders on Tuesday officially stepped back from COVID-19 safety protocols that have been among the most far-reaching in the country, choosing instead to mirror current county requirements and join most other school systems throughout the region, marking a reordering of priorities as the pandemic seeps into a third academic year.

‘Never seen it this bad’: America faces catastrophic teacher shortage

Aug 3, 2022 |Washington Post | teacher pay, teacher training, teachers | National

The teacher shortage in America has hit crisis levels — and school officials everywhere are scrambling to ensure that, as students return to classrooms, someone will be there to educate them.

Enrollment levels impact funding for area schools

Aug 3, 2022 |WXPR | enrollment, public schools, school districts | States, Midwest, Wisconsin

The pandemic hit school districts hard in 2020, with Wisconsin schools losing 25 thousand students, and statewide, it hasn't quite bounced back.

Virtual teachers prepare for year of online education

Aug 3, 2022 |WAAY 31 | teachers, virtual schools | States, South, Alabama

Teachers have been logging on for training sessions for the past week, going over curricula and making sure everything is ready for the start of the school year. The only thing that's different is they are not in a school building.

Charter schools keep expanding in North Carolina

Aug 3, 2022 |WBTV | charter schools, enrollment | States, South, North Carolina

Charter schools — publicly funded schools that are independently run — continue to expand across the state, with 207 charter schools statewide heading into the upcoming school year. Mecklenburg County has 34.

Interview: MS Dept. of Education reports more parents opt for homeschooling

Aug 3, 2022 |WTVA | homeschooling | States, South, Mississippi

The president of a local homeschooling association board, joined WTVA 9 News TODAY to talk about the benefits of homeschooling and why more parents are choosing this option for their kids.

Homeschooling High School: Strategies and Opportunities

Aug 3, 2022 |Epoch Times | homeschooling | States, South, Texas

With careful planning, it’s possible to graduate high school early

Chartered Territory | A look at Lee County’s three charter schools

Aug 3, 2022 |The Rant | charter schools | States, South, North Carolina

To some, they’re the future of choice-based public education and offer students and families alternative curricula and more options for learning. To others, they’re a drain on North Carolina’s already taxed traditional public schools or even a Trojan horse for the privatization of education. Whatever your opinion of charter schools in North Carolina — the reality is they’re an ever-increasing fact of life in Lee County.

Other states have passed school choice programs. Could Louisiana be next under a new governor?

Aug 3, 2022 |89.3 WRKF Baton Rouge | elections, school choice, vouchers | States, South, Louisiana

Across the country, a growing number of states are setting up state-funded education savings accounts, or ESAs, to give more students education opportunities outside of public schools. This year, Louisiana would have joined them if not for a pair of vetoes by Gov. John Bel Edwards, who said the policy would have crippled already underfunded public schools.

New academic year brings growth for Indianapolis charter school

Aug 3, 2022 |Indianapolis Business Journal | charter schools, public schools | States, Midwest, Indiana

The first day of school for Indianapolis Public Schools brought new life to the building, which has not hosted students since the district closed the school after the 2017-18 school year.

New K-12 charter school will serve a growing Alaska Native population in Mat-Su

Aug 3, 2022 |Anchorage Daily News | charter approvals, charter schools | States, West, Alaska

The Knik Tribe has spent the last three years planning the Knik Cultural Charter School with the help of a federal grant from the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Indian Education. In December 2021, the Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District approved a 10-year charter for the school.

Virtual charter school set to begin classes in 3 weeks

Aug 3, 2022 |Metro News | charter approvals, charter schools, virtual learning, virtual schools | States, South, West Virginia

The state charter school board also approved three physical charter schools earlier this year. The first, West Virginia Academy in Monongalia County, began classes this week.

Potential schools file for charters

Aug 3, 2022 |Laramie Boomerang | charter proposal, charter proposal, charter proposal, charter proposal, charter proposal, charter schools | States, South, West Virginia

Prairie View Community School in Chugwater, Wyoming Classical Academy Charter School in Mills and Cheyenne Classical Academy Charter School have applied for charters, according to an update from State Superintendent of Public Instruction Brian Schroeder.

If their charters are approved, the schools will likely open their doors in fall 2023.

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