By Lisa Fasano
Many Massachusetts families are experiencing Catholic education for the first time this year, drawn by the fact that the majority of Catholic schools in the Archdiocese of Boston have been full-time in person. It has been and continues to be a transformative moment for Catholic schools. While the long-term consequences of this shift remain up in the air, one thing is certain: It is Catholic schools’ strong identity that has helped them weather the storm of change and remain a valuable school choice for families.
As a principal of a Catholic K-8 school, I may have faced more challenges in the past twelve months than in my entire career. COVID challenged the very core of what attracts many families to our school: our Catholic community. Significant components of our community offerings have had to be put on hold, including aftercare, sports, and extracurricular programs. Yet it has been the underlying strength of our community that has allowed us to adapt a
This morning, Governor Pete Ricketts officially proclaimed January 24-30, 2021 as “School Choice Week” during a ceremony at the State Capitol. This year, the Governor has proposed a budget that includes $2 million annually, in each of the next two fiscal years, to fund opportunity scholarships for low-income, K-12 students to be able to attend [.]
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DES MOINES, Iowa, Jan. 26, 2021 /PRNewswire/ For the ninth consecutive year, the last week of January has been officially recognized as Iowa School Choice Week by the state s governor. This year, Gov. Kim Reynolds proclaimed the Week, which seeks to celebrate and raise awareness about K-12 school choices.
Around Iowa, parents, schools, and other organizers will be celebrating education with more than 300 virtual or socially distanced activities. These events may be as far-reaching as a statewide video contest or as simple as a family decorating placards about why they are grateful for school choice.
The coronavirus pandemic has created a window of opportunity for school choice, says a panel of experts at a John Locke Foundation Shaftesbury.
School choice advocates want to upend education funding. They hope to tie funding to students instead of public-school systems, and they believe historic levels of learning loss could fuel their reforms.
They hope to use education savings accounts or publicly funded savings accounts that pay for government-approved education expenditures to combat learning loss and help students succeed.
The John Locke Foundation hosted a Shaftesbury with Corey DeAngelis, director of school choice at the Reason Foundation; Robert Luebke, senior fellow at the Center for Effective Education; and Terry Stoops, John Locke Foundation director of the Center for Effective Education.
January 26, 2021
Governor Tate Reeves speaks during a ceremony launching ‘School Choice Week’ in 2019. Photo by News Mississippi.
While this year’s ‘School Choice Week’ in Mississippi won’t feature the typical fanfare of year’s past due to COVID-19, Governor Tate Reeves issued a proclamation signifying the beginning of the week on Monday, highlighting his continued support for the cause.
Thank you to Governor @TateReeves for all you do to empower parents and for helping us celebrate @SchoolChoiceWk! pic.twitter.com/oQwI0kOklH
According to Empower Mississippi, a non-profit advocacy organization, ‘School Choice Week’ is “designed to shine a positive spotlight on effective education options for every child. Through thousands of independently planned events across the country, National School Choice Week raises public awareness of all types of educational choices available to children. These options include traditional public schools, public charter schools, publi