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
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