LFC Daily News Clips | November 20, 2017
Good Morning
- WWNO-FM reports on the efforts of principals at Mary McLeod Bethune Elementary and Benjamin Franklin Elementary and Middle to charter their schools. These schools are among the last of New Orleans’ district-run non-charter schools. http://bit.ly/2izqqso
- Voters in Jefferson Parish reject a property tax increase that would have funded teacher pay raises. http://bit.ly/2mIOGge
Have a great week. – Paul
Louisiana
WWNO-FM
Principals At Bethune, Baby Ben Push To Charter Last District-Run Elementary Schools
It’s the general understanding that Mary McLeod Bethune Elementary and Benjamin Franklin Elementary and Middle will become charter schools. The only question is when that will happen, and who will run them.
The Lens
With vote to close Mahalia Jackson, school board continues to whittle away at traditional schools
The Town Talk
We should be aiming higher than a B grade for schools
The Advertiser
Voices: How an online school benefits families
The Advocate
Our Views: A new focus on left-out kids
The Advocate
Jefferson Parish voters narrowly reject property tax for schoolteacher raises
The Advocate
All five Baker schools received waiver from scores but district as a whole got new score, why?
The Advocate
Black students in Louisiana more likely to be suspended than white students, new report says
American Federation for Children
Latino Families Turn to the Media in Their Fight for School Choice (Kim Martinez)
USA
The Wall Street Journal
Betsy DeVos on Preparing Youth for Future Jobs
The secretary of education says the education system has tended to look backward rather than forward
The 74
Educators Warn of ‘Devastating’ Consequences for Charter Schools in New GOP Tax Bill
Education Week
‘Precious Little Evidence’ That Vouchers Improve Achievement, Recent Research Finds
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