CER Daily Media Clips

Your Daily News Clips for September, 15 2022

CER Daily Media Clips for September 15, 2022

Youngkin wants to fund lab schools at private colleges

Sep 15, 2022 |Richmond Times-Dispatch | higher education, public schools | States, South, Virginia

Virginia allotted $100 million earlier this year to launch college partnership laboratory schools throughout the state. While the budget language limits recipients of the funds to public colleges, Secretary of Education Aimee Guidera wants to offer the money to private schools, too.

Vermont’s top education official says school districts cannot deny tuition to religious school

Sep 15, 2022 |VT Digger | school choice, vouchers | States, Northeast, Vermont

Vermont’s top education official has told school districts they cannot withhold public tuition money to schools because of their religious affiliation, issuing what appears to be the state’s first public guidance on the subject since a landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision this summer.

Great Oaks Legacy Charter School welcomes new middle school building in Newark

Sep 15, 2022 |Chalkbeat Newark | charter schools, facilities | States, Northeast, New Jersey

On Wednesday, the middle school students and staff welcomed dozens of community members and education professionals to the ribbon-cutting of the new 32,000-square-foot facility in the West Ward and celebrated the completion of the pre-pandemic project.

New charter school may be coming to Panama Buena Vista district

Sep 15, 2022 |23ABC | charter proposal, charter proposal, charter proposal, charter proposal, charter proposal, charter schools | States, West, California

The issue of opening charter schools has been at the forefront of the education debate in Kern County for years, but it’s still a fairly new concept that leaves people on both sids of the aisle at odds.

Signature Drive Seeking to Halt Implementation of Universal School Choice in Arizona

Sep 15, 2022 |The Epoch Times | school choice | States, West, Arizona

Still, a growing number of parents demand a more significant voice and stake in their children’s education, even if it means taking them out of the system to attend a private or charter school, or home school.

Online school ORCA wins best public school award

Sep 15, 2022 |Polk County Itemizer-Observer | achievement, public schools, virtual schools | States, West, Oregon

The Oregon Charter Academy (ORCA), which has operated completely online for 17 years, recently won best public school overall, beating out more than 135 traditional public schools within the mid-valley region (Marion, Polk and Yamhill counties). The free public virtual school serves K-12 graders throughout Oregon, also won best charter school and best leadership in the region.

Missouri changes enrollment, funding and testing rules for full-time virtual learners

Sep 15, 2022 |Columbia Daily Tribune | administrators, enrollment, school funding, testing | States, Midwest, Missouri

Students no longer have to seek approval from their “home” district to enroll full-time with Missouri Course Access and Virtual School Program — or MOCAP — providers hosted by higher education institutions or school districts, including Springfield's Launch.

Homeschooling growth continues following pandemic

Sep 15, 2022 |Dalton Daily Citizen | enrollment, homeschooling | States, South, Georgia

Likely sparked by the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, the trend of parents and families entering into the homeschooling arena continues to grow as an alternative form of education.

New Tri-State public charter schools open; still accepting students for 2022-2023 school year

Sep 15, 2022 |Fox 19 NOW | charter approvals, charter schools | States, Midwest, Ohio

Two new public charter schools are now open in the Cincinnati area, and schools are still accepting students for the 2022-2023 school year.

NY private schools must show they’re teaching the basics

Sep 15, 2022 |Brooklyn Eagle | curriculum, private schools, public schools | States, Northeast, New York

Private and religious schools in New York face greater scrutiny after state education leaders approved rules Tuesday requiring them to prove their academic programs line up with those of public schools.

Coalition says education achievement gap has widened

Sep 15, 2022 |WBUR | achievement, testing | States, Northeast, Massachusetts

Three years after the Student Opportunity Act was signed to address educational inequity, pledging $1.5 billion to the public education system by 2027, low-income and minority students are falling even farther behind their peers in the wake of pandemic-era school closures and hybrid learning, according to a report released Wednesday.

Berkeley County School District SC Ready scores show achievement gap

Sep 15, 2022 |ABC 4 News | achievement, public schools | States, South, South Carolina

“The results, while concerning, were not really surprising, unfortunately,” said the Superintendent at Berkeley County School District.

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