LFC Daily News Clips | September 9, 2016
Good Morning
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump laid out his education policy yesterday with strong support of school choice. AFC founding board member Kevin P. Chavous says he doesn’t support Trump and challenges Hillary Clinton to do the same. http://bit.ly/2cdsMI3
Have a great weekend! – Paul
Tweet of the Day
American Federation for Children
Trump lays out education policy with strong support of school choice http://bit.ly/2cdsMI3
Federal Bill passes first vote to bring school choice to Native American students in BIE schools http://bit.ly/2ccQ578
School Choice
The 74: Trump Goes All In on School Choice in First Major Education Policy Speech http://bit.ly/2ce2MyO
Education Week: Trump Says He’ll Be ‘Nation’s Biggest Cheerleader for School Choice’ http://bit.ly/2cKQHEf
Watchdog.org: Poll: African-American voters support school choice more than pols http://bit.ly/2cJGmXW
Charter Schools
U.S. News & World Report: Lift the Cap on Charter Growth http://bit.ly/2cyaItw
Wall Street Journal: Charter Schools Are Reinventing Local Control in Education http://on.wsj.com/2ciTIrZ
Education Week: Black Lives Matter Leader in St. Paul Splits With Group Over Charter School Ban http://bit.ly/2cI03N3
Education Reform
The Advocate: Over 200 groups offer input on public school changes http://bit.ly/2ciMIfT
Times-Picayune/NOLA.com: Play time: Recess to return to Jefferson Parish public schools http://bit.ly/2ciN5XW
The 74: ‘Connecticut’s Critical Deadline: Judge Says State Must Fix Public Education in Six Months http://bit.ly/2cwL5IX
New York Times: Judge, Citing Inequality, Orders Connecticut to Overhaul Its School System http://nyti.ms/2bXkrYm
Urban Milwaukee: Why Schools Are Abandoning Zero Tolerance http://bit.ly/2bX0XYW