LFC Daily News Clips | September 8, 2016

Good Morning

Please read my new AFC Blog story on The Good Shepherd School in New Orleans and how it provides students with the ticket to success.

National Review looks at how funding cuts to the Louisiana Scholarship Program have impacted low-income families.

Today is big day for Trekkies. 50 years ago today Star Trek debuted on NBC.

Have a great day! – Paul

Tweet of the Day

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American Federation for Children

AFC Blog: New Orleans Good Shepherd School: Ticket to Success http://bit.ly/2cmXMcq

School Choice

National Review: No School Choice for You! http://bit.ly/2cfT1kl

Watchdog.org: Senate panel approves bill to expand school choice for Native American students http://bit.ly/2clgBOm

AJC.com: Can growing school board opposition torpedo state takeover of schools?
http://on-ajc.com/2ccrgIy

Charter Schools

The Lens: Educator who helped start ReNEW Schools will retire Sept. 30 after rough year http://bit.ly/2ccr4Jt

Times-Picayune/NOLA.com: Sophie B. Wright Charter returns triumphantly to original building http://bit.ly/2c0FfBC

AJC.com: Stars in support of charter schools http://on-ajc.com/2bWuS3C

WTVM.com: First charter school in Alabama set to open in Mobile in 2017 http://bit.ly/2cIly4f

MichiganRadio.org: Should black communities beware of charter schools? http://bit.ly/2crL6iG

The 74: ‘The Movement’s Been Hijacked’: A Black Lives Matter Leader Quits Over Public School Platform http://bit.ly/2cImpSm

Education Reform

The Advertiser: Lafayette non-traditional school gets board OK http://bit.ly/2c17rHs

Times-Picayune/NOLA.com: Jefferson Parish public school parents fight for recess http://bit.ly/2c13y54

Daily World: 10 candidates vie for superintendent position http://bit.ly/2bV3XQv

Banner-Tribune.com: Louisiana Politics: Ideas For Fiscal Reform Session Coming Soon http://bit.ly/2cbM14u

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