LFC Daily News Clips | July 13, 2016

Good Morning

Check out the story on the Goodwill Excel Center in Washington, D.C., a new charter school specializing in adult education. Goodwill operates similar schools in other states where 75 percent of their students graduate with jobs lined up or immediately go to college. http://wapo.st/29BFHC0

Enjoy your day! – Paul

Tweet of the Day

American Federation for Children

Paul Shiverick to join American Federation for Children Board of Directors http://bit.ly/29OUjQV

School Choice

Journal Sentinel: Johnson simply wants DOJ to follow the law http://bit.ly/29llcPG

redefinED: Racism, irony & school choice http://bit.ly/29wOF4D

Charter Schools

Washington Post: Goodwill is opening a D.C. charter school to help adults get a high school diploma http://wapo.st/29BFHC0

The Lens: A top Orleans schools lieutenant interviews to be charter network’s CEO http://bit.ly/29IxLT5

MPB Online: More Charter Schools May Be Coming to Mississippi http://bit.ly/29NjLXs

Clarion-Ledger: Mississippi sued over charter school funding http://on.thec-l.com/29CTIVS

LA School Report: The elementary school-turned-affiliated charter that became so popular parents fake their addresses http://bit.ly/29wMrlQ

Education Reform

The Town Talk: Rapides pre-K network helping achieve ‘common goal’ http://townta.lk/29vqV4s

The Advocate: Opelousas program touches on education, recreation, law enforcement http://bit.ly/29BBQER

The Advocate: St. Landry Board to pay Superintendent Edward Brown as consultant if replacement made before Dec. 31 http://bit.ly/29CZ2Zm