LFC Daily News Clips | January 19, 2017

Good Morning

A massive victory yesterday for disadvantaged children throughout Florida when the state supreme court dismissed the teachers’ union’s meritless lawsuit against nation’s largest school choice program.

The Advocate reports Louisiana Senator Bill Cassidy said Betsy DeVos “should and will be confirmed” as education secretary. Sen. Cassidy sits on the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions.

Positive reviews continue to come in after DeVos’ confirmation hearing where she stood up to Democrats on the panel and in order to advance the interests of students despite Democrats playing politics, attempting to cut her off, and in Sen. Warren’s case, refusing to shake her hand on the way out of the hearing.

MUST READ: Tera Myer, whose son is diagnosed with Downs Syndrome, wrote an op-ed talking about Betsy DeVos’ real record fighting for students with special needs because IDEA fails far too many special needs families.

Additional stories to read & share:

·         Forbes: Senate Democrats Can’t Rattle Betsy DeVos On Education Issues http://bit.ly/2jCi1q1

·         Chicago Tribune: Betsy DeVos vs. the education status quo http://trib.in/2jaSfFN

·         USA Today: Betsy DeVos v the bitter status quo http://usat.ly/2jPV14e

·         National Review: The Shameful War on Betsy DeVos http://bit.ly/2jcuZY9

·         Associated Press: DeVos: Won’t dismantle public schools as education secretary https://yhoo.it/2jCaMyo

Enjoy your day! – Paul

Tweet of the Day

American Federation for Children

Florida Supreme Court dismisses frivolous lawsuit against nation’s largest school choice program http://bit.ly/2iRtqRO

Arizona school choice alum travels to DC to support Betsy DeVos at confirmation hearing http://bit.ly/2iFXKAl

#StandwithBetsy http://bit.ly/2iOkpW2

School Choice

The Advocate: Cassidy predicts Trump’s choice for U. S. education secretary will be confirmed http://bit.ly/2aParkV

The Advocate: Letters: Education article just partly correct http://bit.ly/2k7xRcZ

The Advocate: Letters: Writer might have forgotten Ike http://bit.ly/2iFRNTS

Charter Schools

WDSU-TV: Remaining traditional schools under OPSB could become charter schools next year http://bit.ly/2k1PmXS

The Lens: New charter organization formed as OPSB officials meet with traditional schools http://bit.ly/2jCwJNy

The Advertiser: LPSS open to possible collaboration with charter operator http://bit.ly/2iCT9i7

The Louisiana Weekly: Type 2 Charters such as NOCCA and ISL ruled ‘not public schools’  http://bit.ly/2jCwm5C

American Press: State charter school funding ruled unconstitutional http://bit.ly/2iXhfCF

Education Reform

The New Orleans Advocate: Jefferson Parish School Board members brace for parents to sound off on controversial redistricting plan http://bit.ly/2k4Ytr3

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