LFC Daily News Clips | March 3, 2016
Good Morning
Congratulations to LFC Chairman Eddie Rispone, named 2016 Businessperson of the Year by the Greater Baton Rouge Business Report http://bit.ly/219yGw7. Eddie has worked tirelessly on behalf of Louisiana’s children and families to reform K-12 education.
Enjoy your day. – Paul
Tweet of the Day
American Federation for Children
AFC Blog: Mississippi Senate passes public charter school expansion http://bit.ly/21DIDaA
School Choice
American Press: Voucher program future uncertain http://bit.ly/1LBbapW
Education Week: Should Louisiana Eliminate It’s Voucher Program? http://bit.ly/1LBdmh2
Huffington Post: Do school vouchers improve results? It depends on what we ask http://huff.to/1oZBu3c
Special Legislative Session
The Advocate: Big day today? Why special session standoff likely to end Thursday http://bit.ly/1Rse1y6
Times-Picayune/NOLA.com: Louisiana Legislature hasn’t broken its stalemate over the state budget yet http://bit.ly/21JJFOY
Charter Schools
The Lens: With last two schools choosing to transfer, total of 5 may move back to School Board http://bit.ly/1Qu7DGE
WWNO.org: Five Recovery School District Charters May Return To Local School Board http://bit.ly/219xVmG
Times-Picayune/NOLA.com: More money for special-needs students shouldn’t mean less for others: Gregory Thompson http://bit.ly/1RJW5Sb
The Seventy Four: #WhichBernie Supports School Choice? Inside Sanders’ Super Tuesday Pivot on Charter Schools http://bit.ly/1UzdzmO
Education Reform
The Advocate: Revised Louisiana Common Core standards expected to glide through BESE http://bit.ly/1SkEylL
The Advocate: Lafayette School Board approves new position to help underperforming schools, but not all members on board http://bit.ly/1OTjufe
The Advocate: Our Views: Approve Central schools tax http://bit.ly/1RJX3xR
The Advertiser: School system deficit at least $15 million http://bit.ly/21JE1w1
HoumaToday.com: Lafourche School Board wants ability to ask for higher sales tax http://bit.ly/1QtGTtp
HoumaToday.com: School Board reconfigures Thibodaux elementary schools http://bit.ly/1TSyCkX
The Advertiser: STEM Academy could have more students if funds available http://bit.ly/21JE1w1
Times-Picayune/NOLA.com: Jefferson Parish should short-circuit school thefts: Editorial http://bit.ly/21JznhQ
Times-Picayune/NOLA.com: Local anti-creationism advocate takes fight next door to Texas: Jarvis DeBerry http://bit.ly/1p1gk4N