LFC Daily News Clips | October 14, 2016

Good Morning

Must reads this morning – The New York Times editorial on the NAACP’s call to ban charter school expansion, saying it would hurt children stuck in broken public schools. The Wall Street Journal also weighs in, saying the civil rights group may sell out poor black children.

Have a great weekend! – Paul

Tweet of the Day

American Federation for Children

AFC Blog – Kim Martinez: Nevada mother heartbroken over having to send her children back to failing school http://bit.ly/2eko8xK

School Choice

Fox4News.com: Texas state lawmakers to consider Education Savings Accounts http://bit.ly/2d1osB2

Charter Schools

Times Picayune/NOLA.com: Even a KIPP valedictorian can struggle in college http://bit.ly/2e2ZuR2

Times Picayune/NOLA.com: Brianisha’s story: How I persisted through my challenging freshman year http://bit.ly/2effInB

The New York Times: A Misguided Attack on Charter Schools http://nyti.ms/2dp4jTk

The Wall Street Journal: The NAACP’s Charter-School Test http://on.wsj.com/2eekxxG

The Weekly Standard: A Quiet Revolution, Charter schooling’s first 25 years http://tws.io/2dBojQt

Education Reform

The Advocate: Our Views: The high cost of our lost boys http://bit.ly/2e31Pv5

The Town Talk: Tunica-Biloxi Tribe awarded $2.3 million education grant http://townta.lk/2eolqqS

The Washington Post: Obama administration releases long-delayed regulations for teacher-preparation programs http://wapo.st/2dLuuqC