LFC Daily News Clips | May 11, 2016
Good Morning
Legislation to return governance of more than 50 New Orleans public schools currently under state control to the Orleans Parish School Board received final approval and is headed to the desk of Gov. John Bel Edwards’. Stories on views from the New Orleans education community: The 74 and Washington Post
Today’s American Enterprise Institute’s discussion on “Education savings accounts: The new frontier in school choice,” will feature Kevin P. Chavous, AFC board member, on a 9:45 a.m. (CT) panel and Betsy DeVos, chairman of AFC, will be featured on a panel at 11:05 a.m. The entire day will be streamed live here.
Speaker John Boehner will serve as a keynote at the 2016 AFC National Policy Summit. Online registration is closed but onsite registration is available beginning at 3:00 p.m. ET on Monday, May 16.
Enjoy your day. – Paul
Tweet of the Day
American Federation for Children
Press Release: Former Speaker Boehner to address AFC Summit attendees http://bit.ly/23Eyl5E
AFC Blog: Florida appeals court hears case on successful tax credit scholarship program http://bit.ly/1rG78DK
School Choice
The Advertiser: House panel approves bill making public school choice wide open http://bit.ly/1TQn1R6
WWNO.org: Many New Orleans Families Are Torn Between Public And Private School http://bit.ly/1T4iHeM
Charter Schools
Times-Picayune/NOLA.com: New Orleans school return bill gets final OK from Legislature http://bit.ly/1X0BtIY
The 74: New Orleans Takes Back Its Schools — But Some Locals Fear It’s a Big Mistake http://bit.ly/23HlPCl
Washington Post: New Orleans tries to mix charter schools with democracy: Is this the district of the future? http://wapo.st/1TQhWZ5
WDSU.com: Gov. Edwards to sign bill to unify Orleans Parish public schools http://bit.ly/27dunFE
Education Week: New Orleans schools bill receives final legislative passage http://bit.ly/1OhESkW
The New Orleans Advocate: Union election is a go at Lusher Charter School, national labor board official rules http://bit.ly/1OhslhE
The New Orleans Advocate: Einstein Charter School in New Orleans East closed because of potential asbestos hazard http://bit.ly/1Wpp2rO
The Advocate: Evaluators consider applications for more Lafayette Parish charter schools http://bit.ly/1s9UNZe
Education Reform
Greater Baton Rouge Business Report: Istrouma coming back to compete http://bit.ly/1WoTqlk