LFC Daily News Clips | March 23, 2017
Good Morning The National Alliance for Public Charter Schools released its latest ranking of state public charter school laws. Indiana holds the top spot, with Louisiana ranked 9th.
Good Morning The National Alliance for Public Charter Schools released its latest ranking of state public charter school laws. Indiana holds the top spot, with Louisiana ranked 9th.
Good Morning Check out video of AFC founding board member Kevin P. Chavous, speaking at the Malcolm X Foundation in Omaha, discussing “charter schools are public schools.” https://youtu.be/L8JOohe7cPA
Good Morning Governor John Bel Edwards and state Superintendent of Education John White will meet this morning at the Governor’s Mansion to discuss how the state will comply with the Every Student Succeeds Act.
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Good Morning Happy St. Patrick’s Day. RSD Superintendent Patrick Dobard is stepping down. He will become CEO of New Schools for New Orleans on March 27. Leadership and responsibility for the RSD’s statewide work will be assumed by current Assistant State Superintendent Kunjan Narechania, who will oversee the unification
Good Morning Kentucky is one step closer to allowing publicly funded charter schools. Yesterday, lawmakers sent a charter school bill to the governor who spoke on behalf of the measure earlier in the day. According to news reports, the Bluegrass State is one of seven without charter schools.
The American Federation for Children, the nation’s voice for educational choice, applauds Governor Asa Hutchison and the Arkansas Legislature for a compromise that consolidates support for House Bill 1222, proposed by Representative Jim Dodson.
Good Morning In a meeting with urban school superintendents on Monday, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos discussed how the department will work with public schools. Orleans Parish superintendent Henderson Lewis told The Washington Post, “We’re providing choice, but it’s coupled with a layer of oversight to make sure that the needs of our students are being […]