07.20.2015 AFC Daily News Clips – morning edition

Good morning:

A lot of excitement this summer…
We are officially less than a month away from the 2015 New Hampshire Education Summit, sponsored by the American Federation for Children and hosted by The Seventy Four. Confirmed speakers for the Aug. 19 event include, Gov. Jeb Bush, Ms. Carly Fiorina, Gov. Bobby Jindal and Gov. Scott Walker, and we anticipate additional announcements later this week. In October, a second forum will be held, in partnership with The Des Moines Register, “2015 Iowa Education Summit,” invited speakers include Secretary Hillary Clinton, Gov. Lincoln Chafee, Gov. Martin O’Malley, Sen. Bernie Sanders and Sen. Jim Webb.
Last week, AFC hosted its fourth annual pre-ESPYS celebration, you can watch a wrap-up video here: https://youtu.be/Qr3VNqkT32o
Finally, in case you missed it, Sen. Tim Scott delivered a passionate argument about the importance of empowering parents with school choice.
Have a great Monday!
Matt

School Choice Tweet of the Morning:

@SchoolChoiceNow Pre #ESPYS Party Celebrating#everychildmatters #schoolchoice @kevinpchavous @LisaLeslie @JalenRose pic.twitter.com/wpR7XvcwpQ

— Carlyle W Begay (@CarlyleBegay) July 15, 2015

American Federation for Children:

Release: Statement from the American Federation for Children on Efforts to Advance Parental Choice at the Federal Level http://bit.ly/1Kg19g1
Blog: Louisiana School Choice Champion, Ronald Briggs, changes lives at Good Shepherd School http://bit.ly/1CS2o2r
Video: AFC & Champions for Choice at the 2015 ESPYS http://bit.ly/1IeCp7N

​School Choice News:

WSAU: Johnson brings committee to Milwaukee Monday to hear School Choice issues http://bit.ly/1gJTn1x
WTMJ: Ron Johnson stops by WTMJ talks school choice http://bit.ly/1HEtM2H
The Gainesville Sun: Tuthill: Lawsuit aimed at poorest children http://bit.ly/1CL9zJO
Reno Gazette Journal: Private school parents demand $5K payments http://on.rgj.com/1Ly0Lsi
Education World: The School Choice Debate: Should K-12 Students Be Provided Vouchers? http://bit.ly/1LmHUlb
Citizen-Times: Strengthen the economy with school choice http://avlne.ws/1SwVphb
Gaston Gazette: ‘Terrified to go to regular school’ http://bit.ly/1Ortejd

Charter School News:

The Washington Post: Ohio’s ‘school choice’ chief resigns after giving unfair help to charter schools http://wapo.st/1IdY0uW
The News Tribune: Three Tacoma charter schools ready to forge new territory http://bit.ly/1Kg0kkI
Boston Globe: Baker backs bid to add charter schools in Mass. http://bit.ly/1JbmEgJ
NJ.com: New charter schools coming to 4 N.J. communities http://bit.ly/1LxRuQO
Dallas Morning News: State Board of Education approves three new DFW charter schools, rejects one applicant http://bit.ly/1JbmKF7
Fox: Charter school performance under scrutiny http://bit.ly/1LmHFH2

Education Reform News:

Education Week: Senate Passes ESEA Rewrite With Big Bipartisan Backing, 81-17 http://bit.ly/1JbngD4
Chalkbeat New York: The state names 62 NYC schools that must quickly improve or face takeover http://bit.ly/1Gvo5QA
Bayou Buzz: Louisiana Superintendent of Education John White hopes part of state’s public school overhaul goes national http://bit.ly/1GvocM2