02.24.2015 AFC Daily News Clips – morning edition

Good morning:

The North Carolina Supreme Court will hear arguments about the state’s school choice program, and in Virginia, members of the NAACP are working alongside Republicans in support of a special needs ESA bill.
Have a great morning,
Matt

School Choice Tweet of the morning:​

Governors’ top priorities-Early Learning: School Finance: School Choice: Teaching Quality: & two more… http://t.co/EIt4N0Uxf3
— Barbara J. Mallory (@BMallory3) February 24, 2015

​School Choice News:

Education Week: Indiana Private Schools Could Get Nearly $116 Million in State’s Voucher Program http://bit.ly/1FTbETQ
WRAL: North Carolina Supreme Court weighs private school voucher program http://bit.ly/1zCVgzz
CT Mirror: $20M agreement will expand school choice to desegregate Hartford schools http://bit.ly/1FTcdgs
Arizona Capitol Times: House kills STO expansion bill, cancels votes on other school choice bills http://bit.ly/1GozDro
Daily Signal: An Education Issue That Has the NAACP and Republicans Working Together http://dailysign.al/1ErkJS9
Education Watchdog: Virginia Democrats value teacher’s unions over special needs kids by opposing school choice http://bit.ly/1D4fPpG
Wisconsin Reporter: Impasse broken, Racine Unified will continue to bus school choice students http://bit.ly/1a74tKO
US News & World Report: 5 Ways to Be a School Choice Champion http://bit.ly/1acwDnv

Charter School News:

San Francisco Chronicle: Netflix CEO donates $2 million to local charter schools http://bit.ly/18ho229
Boston Herald: Panel expected to OK Salem, Springfield charter schools http://bit.ly/1A31oAi
Philly.com: School district releases charter school adjudications http://bit.ly/1DjkRRV
WRAL: Wake school leaders want to create charter schools http://bit.ly/1D79SZj
Charleston Daily Mail: Democrats nix charter schools bill in surprise WV Senate vote http://bit.ly/1vuSq3o
Omaha.com: Lawmakers kill bill to allow charter schools in Nebraska http://bit.ly/1zCHblN

Education Reform News:

Chalkbeat Indiana: ISTEP changes pass House and Senate, signed by Pence http://bit.ly/1FSWwpB
Chalkbeat Tennessee: New teacher fellowship program announced in Tennessee http://bit.ly/1ac3Mjk