LFC Daily News Clips | December 19, 2016
Good Morning
Nicole Jackson’s AFC Blog separates fiction from fact in the news coverage surrounding Betsy DeVos’ nomination as education secretary. http://bit.ly/2hijRaZ
In a follow-up to the story of a Vermillion Parish school tossing flood relief checks from the Associated Professional Educators of Louisiana, The Advertiser reports A+PEL will mail replacement checks to teachers.
ICYMI: Video from LFC’s Christmas celebration with WNBA legend Lisa Leslie.
Have a great week! – Paul
Tweet of the Day
American Federation for Children
Jackson: Betsy DeVos: A Look at the Numbers http://bit.ly/2hijRaZ
Dauphin: WNBA legend Lisa Leslie celebrates Christmas with Louisiana Scholarship Program Families http://bit.ly/2hR0zue
School Choice
Watchdog.org: Mississippi Education Scholarship Account program draws rave reviews http://bit.ly/2i6vz8O
Charter Schools
The Advertiser: What’s wrong at Willow Charter Academy? http://bit.ly/2hXjNgV
The Lens: How ReNEW has tried to make up teaching for special-ed students shorted two years ago http://bit.ly/2h24dTv
The Advocate: League wants BESE to stop consideration of charters (included within news summary) http://bit.ly/2hiz5wY
Education Reform
The Advertiser: Kaplan teachers to receive new checks after donation brouhaha http://bit.ly/2hX1kkL
Breitbart: Report: Former Jeb Bush Staffer Considered for Top Education Post (former Louisiana Superintendent Paul Pastorek is under consideration for the post of general counsel with the DeVos Education Department) http://bit.ly/2gSyDEG
The Advocate: Recovery School District tracking students who transfer due to special-ed needs http://bit.ly/2h26Nc7
Times-Picayune/NOLA.com: Flood donations to Louisiana teachers were thrown in trash: report http://bit.ly/2hLxqRk
HoumaToday.com: Opinion: No detours with the education of our children http://bit.ly/2gSrrYU
The Advocate: Letters: Panel not open to compromise http://bit.ly/2i6D9jD
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