LFC Daily News Clips | October 3, 2016

Good Morning

The Advocate’s Will Sentell dives into the Louisiana Department of Education’s development of its ESSA plan, asking if the review will be the next Common Core-like battle. The paper also weighs in with an op-ed.

How do you pronounce the name of our great state, “Lose-ee-ann-a” or ”Loo-eaze-ee-ann-a”? Shreveport Times executive editor Jeff Gauger considers the answer.

Have a great week. – Paul

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American Federation for Children

Nevada ESAs constitutional, court strikes down funding mechanism http://bit.ly/2dHM4tH

School Choice

The Daily Signal: I’m a Black Woman Whose Relatives Fought for Civil Rights. I’m Disappointed in NAACP’s War on School Choice. http://bit.ly/2dUdo8r

Denver Post: U.S. Supreme Court will hear Douglas County student with disabilities case http://dpo.st/2dqXdLu

The 74: Jeb Bush — Yes on Choice and Standards, No on Trump and Clinton http://bit.ly/2dlYJkq

Charter Schools

Times-Picayune/NOLA.com: Second co-founder leaving scandal-plagued ReNEW Schools on ‘solid footing’ http://bit.ly/2dDDTQs

The 74: A ‘Founders’ Excerpt: IDEA Charters in Texas – A Lone Star Charter Success Story http://bit.ly/2dTDAA3

KRWG.org: Experts urge caution as Department of Education awards $245 million to charter schools http://bit.ly/2dmAweo

Opportunity Lives: Elizabeth Warren Sells Out On Charter Schools http://bit.ly/2dDTv6o

Education Reform

The Advocate: Has routine Louisiana public school review become the next Common Core-like battle? http://bit.ly/2cM9sWR

The Advocate: Our Views: A bigger state role under new federal school law http://bit.ly/2dmrq0K

The Advocate: Letters: Louisiana’s school system deserves better http://bit.ly/2cNdOZd

News Star: Coker: State needs grace policy for schools http://tnsne.ws/2dmxLJk

Advertiser: Voices: Take advantage of new education law http://bit.ly/2cXp748

Daily World: Coker: Chamber to host superintendent forum http://bit.ly/2dtL11P

KSLA-TV: Louisiana gets $128.1 million in federal education grant fund http://bit.ly/2d8CfB8

Watchdog.org: Chicago teachers set Oct. 11 strike date http://bit.ly/2dq49tH

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