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News & Views: Schools Reopen, Masks & Vaccinations Still Differ by District.
News One big thing: Most districts have already welcomed students back to school! President Biden and Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona spoke publicly and sent letters to the Governors of Texas and Florida emphasizing the need to allow students and teachers to wear masks while at school. (NY Times, USA Today, Politico, Politico) Tennessee specifics:…
Read More >>Senate Passes Infrastructure Deal, Schools Reopen, Masks & Vaccinations Continue to be Contentious.
Editor’s Note: This weekly newsletter covers media trends and key news in K-12 public education. Please be in touch with [email protected] with any questions. News Today, the Senate passed a $1T Infrastructure deal with bipartisan support. As the name suggests, the bill deals primarily with the nation’s infrastructure and includes a $65B investment for updating the…
Read More >>Delta variant and masks, federal funding for charters, critical race theory, and school choice.
Editor’s Note: This weekly newsletter aims to cover media trends and key news in K-12 public education. Please be in touch with [email protected] with any questions. News Though the Delta variant continues to be of concern, most districts – including Shelby County Schools (Commercial Appeal, WMC Action 5 News) and LAUSD (LA Daily News, ABC 7,…
Read More >>Weekly News Report: Mask requirements, federal funding for charter schools, and lots of opinion pieces.
Editor’s Note: This weekly media report covers trends and key news in K-12 public education. Please be in touch with [email protected] with any questions. News CDC reverses mask guidance and now recommends that everyone should wear masks indoors regardless of vaccination status. This applies to all indoor areas in high transmission areas, as well as…
Read More >>July 20, 2021 Weekly News Report: Democrats propose expanding public education in new budget, AAP says all students & teachers should wear masks this fall, and more.
Editor’s Note: This weekly media report covers national news in K-12 education, with a focus on Los Angeles and Memphis. Please be in touch with [email protected] with any questions. News The most recent Democratic budget proposal includes major advances for public education including free pre-K and community college, though there is a provision “tucked” into this…
Read More >>This week in education news: To mask or not to mask in schools, Shelby County School Board issues call to action to halt local gun violence, and CA & Federal budgets.
Editor’s Note: This weekly media report covers national news in K-12 education, with a focus on Los Angeles and Memphis. Please be in touch with [email protected] with any questions. News Today was the Senate confirmation hearing for Catherine Lhamon to be the US Department of Education’s Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights. Reports indicate it was…
Read More >>President Biden & First Lady Speak to NEA, Summer School Faces Challenges, and Critical Race Theory Continues to be Debated. Weekly News & Views, July 6 2021.
Editor’s Note: This weekly media report covers national news in K-12 education, with a focus on Los Angeles and Memphis. Please be in touch with [email protected] with any questions. News Summer school is well underway across the country though several districts are facing an understaffing of teachers further complicating students’ growth. (NBC News, NY Times, PBS…
Read More >>June 29th Weekly News Report: Delta Variant, CA Budget, and Private Meetings with Republican Legislators in Shelby County.
Editor’s Note: This weekly media report covers national news in K-12 education, with a focus on Los Angeles and Memphis. Please be in touch with [email protected] with any questions.
Read More >>May 25th, Weekly News Report
NEWS The country’s two biggest school districts announced their fall reopening plans: Superintendent Austin Beutner announced that LAUSD will return for 5 days a week with a remote option (ABC 7, LA Times, KTLA, LA Daily News, CBS LA). In New York City, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced that the city will return 5 days…
Read More >>Weekly Education News Brief – May 18, 2021
Editor’s note: This weekly media report covers public education news, opinions, and trends. Please be in touch with [email protected] with any questions. NEWS Tennessee’s state legislature faces national blowback for advancing a bill that would ban critical race theory – the teaching of systemic racism – in public schools. Governor Lee still must sign it for…
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