LFC Daily News Clips | September 9, 2016

Good Morning

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump laid out his education policy yesterday with strong support of school choice.  AFC founding board member Kevin P. Chavous says he doesn’t support Trump and challenges Hillary Clinton to do the same. http://bit.ly/2cdsMI3

Have a great weekend! – Paul

Tweet of the Day

American Federation for Children

Trump lays out education policy with strong support of school choice http://bit.ly/2cdsMI3

Federal Bill passes first vote to bring school choice to Native American students in BIE schools http://bit.ly/2ccQ578

School Choice

The 74: Trump Goes All In on School Choice in First Major Education Policy Speech http://bit.ly/2ce2MyO

Education Week: Trump Says He’ll Be ‘Nation’s Biggest Cheerleader for School Choice’ http://bit.ly/2cKQHEf

Watchdog.org: Poll: African-American voters support school choice more than pols http://bit.ly/2cJGmXW

Charter Schools

U.S. News & World Report: Lift the Cap on Charter Growth http://bit.ly/2cyaItw

Wall Street Journal: Charter Schools Are Reinventing Local Control in Education http://on.wsj.com/2ciTIrZ

Education Week: Black Lives Matter Leader in St. Paul Splits With Group Over Charter School Ban http://bit.ly/2cI03N3

Education Reform

The Advocate: Over 200 groups offer input on public school changes http://bit.ly/2ciMIfT

Times-Picayune/NOLA.com: Play time: Recess to return to Jefferson Parish public schools http://bit.ly/2ciN5XW

The 74: ‘Connecticut’s Critical Deadline: Judge Says State Must Fix Public Education in Six Months http://bit.ly/2cwL5IX

New York Times: Judge, Citing Inequality, Orders Connecticut to Overhaul Its School System http://nyti.ms/2bXkrYm

Urban Milwaukee: Why Schools Are Abandoning Zero Tolerance http://bit.ly/2bX0XYW