LFC Daily News Clips | May 12, 2016
Good Morning
LFC chairman Eddie Rispone’s letter to the editor in The Advocate supporting funding the Louisiana Scholarship Program: http://bit.ly/1X3xQSp
We are just days away from AFC’s 7th annual National Policy Summit, “Teach Choice,” which begins on Monday at the Gaylord National Harbor just outside of Washington, D.C. Keynote speakers include former Speaker John Boehner, U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) and Ron Clark, founder of the Ron Clark Academy.
Have a great day. – Paul
Tweet of the Day
American Federation for Children
AFC Blog: “The New Frontier in School Choice” http://bit.ly/1YnzcpV
School Choice
The Advocate: Letters: Scholarships help the poor in Louisiana http://bit.ly/1X3xQSp
The Advocate: James Gill: Gov. John Bel Edwards, getting grief for modest voucher cuts, might as well go for the radical overhaul http://bit.ly/1qfFmwx
Charter Schools
The New Orleans Advocate: State officials say Einstein Charter School is safe; no asbestos in air samples http://bit.ly/1rHBLZG
WWNO.org: Security And Discipline In New Orleans Charter Schools Makes Many Students Feel Unsafe http://bit.ly/1sgzANc
WDSU.com: Senate unanimously passes bill unifying school districts in Orleans Parish http://bit.ly/1TcxN4r
Christian Science Monitor: New Orleans charter school experiment shifts to home rule http://bit.ly/1YlStbf