LFC Daily News Clips | September 12, 2016
Good Morning
BESE board member Kira Orange Jones announces she is taking on a new national role with TFA. She will stay in New Orleans and remain on BESE. http://bit.ly/2cQLQ4i
Have a great week! – Paul
Tweet of the Day
American Federation for Children
Video: Kevin P. Chavous on Fox Business News, Varney & Company http://bit.ly/2cxWhYN
School Choice
Washington Examiner: Dem. call on Clinton to match Trump on school choice http://washex.am/2cyYmAL
Bloomberg: Trump Proposes $20 Billion to Expand School Choice for Poor http://bloom.bg/2cD70Qi
The Wall Street Journal: Trump Pledges School-Choice Grants http://on.wsj.com/2cHObdL
The Root: ‘Educational Choice’ is a slogan slick enough for Donald Trump http://bit.ly/2ckR6cB
Charter Schools
The Advocate: Charter school expansion in Baton Rouge continuing despite flooding http://bit.ly/2cpJG9R
The Daily Star: Tangi Academy seeks new school leader http://bit.ly/2c5kOoH
The 74: Tucker Haynes: Dissent in the Black Community as Educators Hijack NAACP Platform, Turn on Schools http://bit.ly/2cpQnZf
Education Reform
The Advocate: Kira Orange Jones, local TFA director, to leave post for larger role in company http://bit.ly/2cQLQ4i
Times-Picayune/NOLA.com: Judge won’t declare Tangipahoa school staff desegregated http://bit.ly/2cp13nQ
The News Star: MCSB contempt hearing is Sept. 19 http://tnsne.ws/2c3B8RU
Times-Picayune/NOLA.com: Viva recess! Free playtime returns to Jefferson schools http://bit.ly/2cpHeQo
The Town Talk :Parents petition for more recess http://townta.lk/2cyzcXg