LFC Daily News Clips | October 2, 2017
Good Morning
Several stories from The 74 on the New Orleans education landscape, including an interview with The 74, Orleans Parish school superintendent Henderson Lewis, Jr. discusses unification, vouchers and Betsy DeVos.
The 74
74 Interview: NOLA Schools Chief on Unifying City Schools and Differing With DeVos on Choice
The 74
NOLA’s 4.0 Incubator Will Nurture 1,000 School Innovations This Year: Here Are Three
The 74
Writing to Heal: NOLA Program Uses Poetry, Essays to Help Students Confront Trauma
The 74
Serious Play: Teaching New Orleans Parents How to Better Understand Child Development
The 74
NOLA’s Rooted School Aims to ‘Beat the Streets’ by Graduating Students Ready for High-Tech Jobs
Have a great week. – Paul
Louisiana
American Press
Calcasieu School Board pursuing school improvement grant
The Town Talk
Kockler: La. students meet high reading bar; focus needed in early years
Associated Press
Louisiana education report: Rural teachers get less training
The Advertiser
Six Louisiana schools earn national Blue Ribbon status
Daily World
St. Landry lawmaker to Edwards: ‘We’re broken here’
Opelousas, Miller said, currently has too many public schools that have recorded “D” and “F” grades on state testing during the past five years.
The New Orleans Advocate
Zulu, Rex partner to donate money to two charter schools
American Federation for Children
30 Years of Reform, and Urban Schools Still Struggle (JANA GREGG)
USA
Education Week
In a Rare Move for the Sector, Indiana’s First Online Charter School to Close
The Daily Signal
Librarian’s Scolding of Melania Trump Shows Need for School Choice
Miami Herald
Florida’s battle of K-12 schools — traditional public vs. charter — moves to court
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