LFC Daily News Clips | January 11, 2016
Good Morning
It’s inauguration day in Louisiana. Interesting note on today’s swearing-in – Jim Hawthorne, longtime (and retiring) play-by-play voice of the LSU Tigers, will emcee the event. Check out this Advocate story for other John Bel Edwards inauguration notes.
Have a great day! – Paul
Tweet of the Day
American Federation for Children
AFC Blog: It’s the Year of the Opportunity Scholarship in Tennessee http://bit.ly/1UDbDra
School Choice
International Business Times: Louisiana’s Controversial Voucher Program Harms Poor Students, Lowers Grades, New Study Finds http://bit.ly/1PZHJOE
Charter Schools
Times-Picayune/NOLA.com: New Orleans charter renewals: long for some schools, short for others http://bit.ly/1K8I1MB
WBRZ-TV: School systems concerned about nonprofits authorizing charter schools http://bit.ly/1OKnkMt
MercuryNews.com: Oakland’s ‘common enrollment’ proposal fans the flames of great charter school debate http://bit.ly/1TPee0T
Education Reform
Times-Picayune/NOLA.com: John Bel Edwards has said he wants to replace schools chief John White, but it’s not clear he can http://bit.ly/1RhPReu
Associated Press: Edwards education board appointees noncommittal on future of Education Superintendent White http://bit.ly/1mQa7XA
Shreveport Times: Bossier Parish School Board has a new president http://bit.ly/1RwDrjm
Shreveport Times: Washington: Is schools agreement solution to addressing Caddo’s ills? http://bit.ly/1SJnHIS
Daily World: School board elects new officers http://bit.ly/1TPee0T
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