LFC Daily News Clips | January 17, 2017
Good Morning
LFC president Ann Duplessis is featured in a KPLC-TV (Lake Charles) report on the opening of the Louisiana Scholarship Program application period.
Betsy DeVos’ confirmation hearing before the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions begins today at 4:00 p.m. CT. You can watch the hearing live here.
Follow along on Twitter for live response and rebuttals: @schoolchoicenow @mattfrendewey and use hashtag #StandWithBetsy
Ann Duplessis is quoted in The Advocate’s story on the DeVos nomination.
Stories to read and share this morning:
· USA Today: DeVos will deliver on school reform: Jeb Bush http://usat.ly/2jv0n77
· The Hill: Betsy DeVos will empower Latino families, not bureaucrats http://bit.ly/2iJ5K1N
· Weekly Standard: Patty Murray and the DeVos Confirmation http://tws.io/2jscK4j
· Real Clear Education: Confirm DeVos and Give More Parents the Power of Choicehttp://bit.ly/2ixfwFF
· Washington Examiner: Embracing school choice doesn’t mean abandoning public educationhttp://washex.am/2jZ1Pjo
· The Detroit News: Betsy DeVos puts kids first http://detne.ws/2jFncTr
Enjoy the week! – Paul
Tweet of the Day
American Federation for Children
Continuing Dr. King’s Legacy Through School Choice and Equal Opportunity Education http://bit.ly/2jvhOEA
Sawatka: Jan. 13 – Friday Study Hall http://bit.ly/2j8fbX5
Poll: Public Support for School Choice Remains Strong, Supportive of Federal Movement to Increase School Choice http://bit.ly/2jnw9k0
School Choice
The Advocate: Louisiana educators split over education nominee Betsy DeVos, a supporter of vouchers, charter schools http://bit.ly/2ixcZex
KPLC-TV: State scholarship program provides students chance at a better education http://bit.ly/2jkfHS5
The 74: Merriweather: My Grad School Stats Say I Beat the Odds. A Private School Scholarship Let Me Do It http://bit.ly/2jvbooS
The Times-Picayune/NOLA.com: Bobby Jindal praises Trump’s education pick: report http://bit.ly/2jk34X2
Fox News: Bobby Jindal: Trump’s pick for Education Secretary wants everyone to get a great education. Dems hate her for it http://fxn.ws/2jh6z2E
The Advocate: Letters: DeVos should not be education secretary http://bit.ly/2jUJ905
Opportunity Lives: Everything You Need to Know About Betsy DeVos http://bit.ly/2iCTpJ6
Charter Schools
Opportunity Lives: Louisiana Appellate Court Rules Against Educational Justice http://bit.ly/2iCUBwd
Education Reform
The Times-Picayune/NOLA.com: What should New Orleans’ school board deal with now — besides unification? http://bit.ly/2jjZxrE
The Times-Picayune/NOLA.com: More money for top staff, less in the classroom since Katrina, study finds http://bit.ly/2jFHJqL
The Shreveport Times: Watchdog: Local schools working to turn the tide of suspensions, expulsions http://bit.ly/1SHbBkt
The Times-Picayune/NOLA.com: Orleans School Board, charged to unify district, takes oath of office http://bit.ly/2jFDWJU
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