LFC Daily News Clips | November 7, 2016

Good Morning

Our “24 Days of Giving Thanks” recognizes Stacean Patterson, a fourth grader who attends St. Benedict the Moor School in New Orleans. http://bit.ly/2fmtLsk

Have a great week! – Paul

Tweet of the Day

American Federation for Children

24 Days of Giving Thanks – Day 6: Beth Blaufuss, president of Archbishop Carroll High School in Washington, D.C. http://bit.ly/2fsIMJc

24 Days of Giving Thanks – Day 5: Stacean Patterson, fourth grader at St. Benedict the Moor School in New Orleans http://bit.ly/2fmtLsk

School Choice

The Wall Street Journal: Teachers Unions Fight to Save Georgia’s ‘Dropout Factories’ http://on.wsj.com/2foMR1a

AZCentral.com: Fact Check: Hillary Clinton claim about school vouchers half right http://bit.ly/2efaGe0

Watchdog.org: Pennsylvania tax credit scholarships save more than they cost http://bit.ly/2frSewk

Charter Schools

The New York Times: Trump-Clinton? Charter Schools Are the Big Issue on Massachusetts’ Ballot http://nyti.ms/2evNGmy

The New York Times: Schools That Work http://nyti.ms/2eHrerx

Education Week: To Raise or Not to Raise the Charter School Cap? Mass. Voters to Decide http://bit.ly/2evx66e

Education Week: Why Most Parents Home School: Safety, Drugs, and Peer Pressure, Study Finds http://bit.ly/2fo1mV1

Watchdog.org: Charter school report shows national enrollment growth http://bit.ly/2evI8Zi

Education Reform

The Advocate: Gubernatorial panel weighing fewer student tests http://bit.ly/2eO86YS

The Advocate: EBR school system caught up in bizarre “phishing” email fraud, $46,500 lost in wire transfers http://bit.ly/2f9r4MC    

The Advertiser: Lafayette school board: We’re listening http://bit.ly/2fkrIEM

The Town Talk: Your Mail 11-5: Educational failure http://townta.lk/2fxlq3y