09.08.2014 AFC Daily News Clips – morning edition

Good morning:

In case you missed it, Kevin Chavous, executive counsel to the American Federation for Children was featured as the “Saturday Interview” in the Wall Street Journal. And, in Ohio, The Lima News published a strong editorial worth sharing, “Vouchers break cycle of poverty.
Have a great Monday!
Matt

School Choice Tweet of the Morning:

On the School-Choice Barricades http://t.co/KFRMZtCudm via @WSJ #schoolchoice
— Karl Miller (@karlmiller1776) September 8, 2014

​School Choice News:

Wall Street Journal: On the School-Choice Barricades http://on.wsj.com/1xvAaXW
The Lima News: Editorial: Vouchers break cycle of poverty http://bit.ly/1BmIRCv
AL.com: It’s plain fact: more choice is better: opinion http://bit.ly/WldmZy
Daily Signal: How the Rise in School Choice Helps All of Us http://dailysign.al/1tBOn2S
Z Politics: Obama Administration’s Back to School Tour Should Focus on Helping Students with School Choice http://bit.ly/WEX2TW
redefinED: Dissenting FL school board members criticize anti- school choice suit http://bit.ly/1uermBT

Charter School News:

Education Week: Calif. Teachers’ Union Sets Sights on Charters http://bit.ly/1rdAfqg
Nashville Public Radio: Entire Congressional Delegation Invited To Tour Charter Schools http://bit.ly/1lMhVbL
Portland Press Herald: Our View: Charter school politics make experiments hard http://bit.ly/1ueqopm
Bangor Daily: School districts explore own online program to compete with Maine’s virtual charter schools http://bit.ly/1tEr7RM
Mississippi Business Journal: Charter school board receives applications for more than a dozen new schools http://bit.ly/1oXUtDh

Education Reform News:

New York Times: The Battle for New York Schools: Eva Moskowitz vs. Mayor Bill de Blasio http://nyti.ms/1uo5GCy
Times-Picayune: Recovery school system stretches resources for English-language learners http://bit.ly/1BgNX39
Daily Signal: County That Voted Against Common Core and Standardized Tests Reverses Decision http://dailysign.al/1oXUA1A
Chalkbeat Tennessee: Tennessee receives new extension of waiver from No Child Left Behind http://bit.ly/1qH4Pey

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