LFC Daily News Clips | August 17, 2016
Good Morning
The American Federation for Children will release its first School Choice Report Card on August 25 at the Fordham Institute. The report card ranks every private school choice program in the country. http://bit.ly/2bvQ1he
Associated Professional Educators of Louisiana has established a relief fund to help purchase classroom supplies for teachers affected by this year’s floods. A+PEL will cover all schools in all parishes declared disaster areas, with donations going directly to Louisiana teachers. http://bit.ly/2aXcfae
The Advocate has summaries of flooding impacts on Louisiana school districts.
Here: http://bit.ly/2aZRQEF
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Enjoy your day. – Paul
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American Federation for Children
AFC to release its first School Choice Report Card at the Fordham Institute http://bit.ly/2bvQ1he
School Choice
TampaBay.com: Appeals court deals setback to opponents of Florida’s voucher-like program for schools http://bit.ly/2bvNjJl
redefinED: Florida appeals court dismisses lawsuit challenging tax credit scholarships http://bit.ly/2bvEgrX
Charter Schools
The Daily Beast: NAACP Calls for Charter School Ban, Leaves Black Parents and Children Behind http://thebea.st/2bawJzK
Watchdog.org: Detroit Public Schools struggle, charter succeeds http://bit.ly/2bAyvv2