LFC Daily News Clips | May 8, 2017
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Must read – opinion piece in The Hill from AFC founding Board Member Kevin P. Chavous: “Test scores are not enough to measure school choice success”.
ICYMI: Great news for parents of K-12 children in Washington, D.C., as last week Congress completed work on the Fiscal Year 2017 budget bill. The bill reauthorizes the highly successful D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program (OSP) for three years and appropriates $45 million for the OSP, charter schools, and D.C. public schools. Statement from John Schilling, Chief Operating Officer of the American Federation for Children: http://bit.ly/2qSy3wF
Louisiana
The Advocate
Here’s why major public school arguments are a thing of the past in Louisiana
The Advocate
Online K-12 school with statewide reach forms early college aimed at getting students associate degree, diploma
Daily World
Charter schools seek approval from board
ShreveportTimes.com
Fair Park High School parents, alumni file suit to halt merger
American Federation for Children
AFC Applauds Inclusion of DC OSP Reauthorization in Final FY 17 Budget Bill
AFC Blog – Nicole Jackson: Among Foes, Howard Fuller and Patrick Wolf Discuss Their Friendship with School Vouchers
The New York Times
How Successful Are Charter Schools?
RealClearEducation.com
Why Secretary DeVos Must Champion Course Choice
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