CER Daily Media Clips

Your Daily News Clips for September, 22 2022

CER Daily Media Clips for September 22, 2022

Arizona school choice expansion debate continues

Sep 22, 2022 |ABC 15 | education funding, school choice | States, West, Arizona

Under the expansion, any K-12 student in Arizona, who opts out of public school, would get roughly $7,000 to use each year for private school tuition, home education, tutors, or any other approved educational expense.

With COVID Aid Pouring in, School Funding Ballot Initiatives Scarce This Year

Sep 22, 2022 |The 74 | education funding, elections, school funding, teachers unions | National

Education issues may determine who wins top political offices in November. But we're not seeing the usual raft of school-related ballot initiatives

Learning loss continues to manifest

Sep 22, 2022 |Lake County Record-Bee | achievement, learning, school choice | States, West, California

Test scores released this month showed 72% of students failed to meet California math standards, worse by 5 percentage points from the pre-pandemic school year of 2018-19. For English standards, 58% failed to meet state standards, worse by 2 points.

Education leaders share academic, SEL recovery efforts in House subcommittee hearing

Sep 22, 2022 |K-12 Dive | learning, legislation | National

The House Early Childhood, Elementary and Secondary Education Subcommittee held a hearing Tuesday to discuss meeting students’ academic, social and emotional needs.

COVID relief money helps Colorado schools pay for math and reading curriculum

Sep 22, 2022 |Chalkbeat Colorado | charter schools, public schools, school districts, school funding | States, West, Colorado

State officials announced Wednesday that 42 districts and 28 charter schools will receive grants to purchase reading curriculum for early elementary grades and math curriculum for elementary and middle school.

Republican gubernatorial candidate Kalus pledges to revamp education testing in R.I.

Sep 22, 2022 |Boston Globe | elections, school choice, testing | States, Northeast, Rhode Island

During the 2020-2021 school year, only 33 percent of students in grades three through eight were considered proficient in English language arts and 20 percent were doing math at grade level. Results for the last school year are expected to be released before Christmas.

‘A wonderful journey’: This Staten Island charter school is receiving $10K in arts fundi

Sep 22, 2022 |silive.com | charter schools, school funding | Towns, States, Northeast, New York

With construction of a new building on track to provide more seats for students at Hellenic Classical Charter School in Bulls Head, Borough President Vito Fossella announced more than $10,000 in arts funding to the school on Wednesday.

Oregon Moms Union’s ‘legislative priorities’ call for school choice measures and parental rights

Sep 22, 2022 |Fox News | parent choice, school choice, unions | States, West, Oregon

The leader of the union said, 'After years of saying no to parents, it’s far time for elected leaders to find ways to say yes'

KIPP Indy’s first graduation will mark historic moment for neighborhood

Sep 22, 2022 |Chalkbeat Indiana | achievement, charter schools, school choice | States, Midwest, Indiana

KIPP Indy’s Class of 2023 will be the first to graduate from the school, which is in Indianapolis’ Martindale-Brightwood neighborhood, a historically working-class Black area of the city.

University Charter School’s BrewCS recognized, to be contender for governor’s excellence award

Sep 22, 2022 |Selma Sun | achievement, charter schools, learning | States, South, Alabama

University Charter School (UCS) in Livingston was recognized as Work-Based Learning Regional Best Practice model and will be a contender for the Second Annual Governor's Work-Based Learning Seal of Excellence Award.

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