LFC Daily News Clips | October 27, 2016
Good Morning
A new video from Empower Mississippi features charter school families sharing stories of what school choice has meant to them.
U.S. Education Secretary John King joins the chorus of opposition to the NAACP resolution calling for a moratorium on charter schools.
Enjoy your day. – Paul
Tweet of the Day
American Federation for Children
National Principal’s Month (Kim Martinez): Honoring the principal of a South Tucson school rich in Hispanic history http://bit.ly/2eU63n0
School Choice
Watchdog.org: Charter school families tell their stories in new video http://bit.ly/2eU6ldi
Charter Schools
LAPCS (press release): Louisiana Charter Schools Conference Announces WNBA Star Lisa Leslie as Keynote Speaker http://bit.ly/2fj4T7j
The Lens: If you saw this meeting agenda, you’d never guess this charter board was going to close a school http://bit.ly/2eV9ZCx
Watchdog.org: Education secretary disagrees with NAACP’s charter school stance http://bit.ly/2eMhyNu
The 74: Charlie Baker Optimistic Voters Will Lift Charter Cap in Massachusetts Despite Rising Opposition http://bit.ly/2dOqwaH
The 74: Heated Oakland School Board Race Captures Growing Conflict Over Charters, Choice, Equity http://bit.ly/2eeAanJ
Education Reform
The Hechinger Report: New Orleans’ uphill battle for more black and homegrown teachers http://bit.ly/2ePUiyb