LFC Daily News Clips | October 14, 2016
Good Morning
Must reads this morning – The New York Times editorial on the NAACP’s call to ban charter school expansion, saying it would hurt children stuck in broken public schools. The Wall Street Journal also weighs in, saying the civil rights group may sell out poor black children.
Have a great weekend! – Paul
Tweet of the Day
American Federation for Children
AFC Blog – Kim Martinez: Nevada mother heartbroken over having to send her children back to failing school http://bit.ly/2eko8xK
School Choice
Fox4News.com: Texas state lawmakers to consider Education Savings Accounts http://bit.ly/2d1osB2
Charter Schools
Times Picayune/NOLA.com: Even a KIPP valedictorian can struggle in college http://bit.ly/2e2ZuR2
Times Picayune/NOLA.com: Brianisha’s story: How I persisted through my challenging freshman year http://bit.ly/2effInB
The New York Times: A Misguided Attack on Charter Schools http://nyti.ms/2dp4jTk
The Wall Street Journal: The NAACP’s Charter-School Test http://on.wsj.com/2eekxxG
The Weekly Standard: A Quiet Revolution, Charter schooling’s first 25 years http://tws.io/2dBojQt
Education Reform
The Advocate: Our Views: The high cost of our lost boys http://bit.ly/2e31Pv5
The Town Talk: Tunica-Biloxi Tribe awarded $2.3 million education grant http://townta.lk/2eolqqS
The Washington Post: Obama administration releases long-delayed regulations for teacher-preparation programs http://wapo.st/2dLuuqC