07.29.14 AFC Daily News Clips – afternoon edition

Good afternoon:

New positive story out of Florida, “Applications For New School Choice Program Higher Than Expected.”
Have a great night!
Matt
 

Tweet of the afternoon:

Rise of #SchoolChoice Could Place #Education on the ‘Right Track’ http://t.co/yGjgqfOfWs @Heritage‘s Index for Culture and Opp @DailySignal
— Brittany Corona ن (@BrittanyLCorona) July 29, 2014

American Federation for Children:

Wild Country 97.1: Alliance for school choice summer tour http://bit.ly/1nDTSdW
sNewsi: 1,000 backpacks with school supplies will be given out a Reid Park http://bit.ly/1lSbNJ9
Hot 98.3: The Alliance for School Choice backpack giveaway http://bit.ly/XairF7
AZ Central: 7 hot summer kids deals in metro Phoenix http://bit.ly/1xvJBRM

School Choice:

News Now: New Learning technologies enable school choice http://bit.ly/1pBRKQq
WGCU: Applications For New School Choice Program Higher Than Expected http://bit.ly/1rCS4Ry
Daily Signal: Rise of school choice could place education on ‘right track’ http://dailysign.al/1toHyBn
Journal Star: Local View, expand education choice in Nebraska http://bit.ly/1nEET3n

Charter School News:

LA School Report: LAUSD charter school growth faster pace than in state, nation http://bit.ly/1k5Kj7t
Chalkbeat Tennessee: School board candidates in focus, charter schools and the ASD http://bit.ly/1pCmelk

Education Reform News:

Daily Caller: Former Anchor’s lawsuit seeks end to generous teacher tenure http://bit.ly/1tXlhbd
Third Base Politics: Students get a catholic school education and real work experience http://bit.ly/1mZT8e0
Hechinger Report: Can special education students keep up with the common core? http://bit.ly/1nRWlCo