LFC Daily News Clips | January 23, 2017
Good Morning
It’s National School Choice Week! LFC will host a series of events, including a Kickoff Celebration in Baton Rouge this evening and Community Leaders Breakfast in New Orleans on Thursday. http://bit.ly/2jGP50e
Today we launch our “School Choice, A Family Choice” series. During NSCW we will share stories of how Louisiana’s families utilize the state’s education options, including public charter schools, traditional public schools, scholarship schools, online schools, and homeschooling. http://bit.ly/2kjyL67
LFC president Ann Duplessis was interviewed yesterday by WAFB-TV in their NSCW preview.
Enjoy your weekend! – Paul
Tweet of the Day
Louisiana Federation for Children
School Choice, A Family Choice: The Smith Family http://bit.ly/2kjyL67
Louisiana Celebrates National School Choice Week http://bit.ly/2jGP50e
American Federation for Children
AFC: Statement on Inauguration Day http://bit.ly/2kjFZTD
Betsy DeVos and incoming administration present opportunity for bold education reform http://bit.ly/2iSKO5h
School Choice
WAFB-TV: Advocates declare the end of January National School Choice Week http://bit.ly/2jQbasQ
The 74: America’s School Choice Map: 5 Hot Spots for Vouchers, Savings Accounts and Tuition Tax Breaks http://bit.ly/2jQl9yj
Charter Schools
The Advocate: Late ruling ends immediate threat to charter school funding http://bit.ly/2iTKjYA
The Times-Picayune/NOLA.com: Money freed up for Lycee, NOMMA, International High http://bit.ly/2k8hkSM
WWL.com: Impact of charter school funding dispute delayed http://bit.ly/2jTqVzD
The Times-Picayune/NOLA.com: Still no funding set for 32 Louisiana charter schools http://bit.ly/2jQ9Ndq
The Times-Picayune/NOLA.com: Fight over Type 2 charter funding moves to another venue http://bit.ly/2jT3Ywe
The Advocate: Amid legal fight, more charters schools up for debate Monday http://bit.ly/2k8eEVh
Uptown Messenger: Audubon Charter to decide within a month whether to launch new school in 2018 http://bit.ly/2jTnbxU
The Advertiser: Espinoza: On preserving public education http://bit.ly/2kjruiB
Education Reform
The Advocate: After year of talks public school revamp still up for debate http://bit.ly/2kjtHib
The Advocate: Louisiana Spotlight: More bureaucracy is working, for now http://bit.ly/2jh828s
St.MaryNow.com: Analysis: La. Education Politics Tied Up In Court http://bit.ly/2jhlvx5
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