12.10.2014 AFC Daily News Clips – morning edition

Good morning:

It’s a sunny and crisp morning in the nation’s capital. For those of you (myself included) who need to still do their Christmas shopping, we only have 14 days left.
Yesterday, our allies at BAEO released a new survey, “2014 BAEO Southern Survey on Parental Choice and Education Reform.” Sen. Ted Cruz pledged to make school choice a focus of the Constitution, Civil Rights and Human Rights subcommittee. And, in case your morning needs a quick pick-me-up, here’s your feel good moment of the week.
Have a great Wednesday!
Matt

School Choice Tweet of the morning:​

To black voters in the South, improving education ranks 2nd only to creating jobs. Read the survey from @ntlBAEO – http://t.co/IfcYXBBc4O
— Jacqueline (@JacquelinCooper) December 9, 2014

​School Choice News:

Education Week: School Choice http://bit.ly/1z675A1
Heartland: Presidential Hopefuls Eye School Choice Expansions http://bit.ly/1yPokXm
Heartland: North Carolina School Voucher Fight Continues http://bit.ly/1ugKufV
Examiner: Colorado Supreme Court to Hear School Choice Case On Wednesday http://exm.nr/1wcM9Gu
CNN: Cruz: School choice is ‘most compelling civil rights issue’ of the century http://cnn.it/1wghkR7

Charter School News:

Texas Tribune: Texas to Close 14 Charter School Operators http://bit.ly/1ul3Xfc
Triangle Business Journal: NCSU: Charter schools can help limit urban sprawl http://bit.ly/1sckQhd
Daily News: Four Memphis Charter Schools To Close In Summer http://bit.ly/1ul4kXa
11 Alive: Ga. school systems face charter choice http://on.11alive.com/1z66u14

Education Reform News:

Education Week: The Anti-TFA Protests Are Misguided http://bit.ly/1Gd0vuC
Chalkbeat New York: City to gain new computer science classes amid White House push http://bit.ly/136LWeo
Advertiser: Louisiana receives federal Pre-K grant http://bit.ly/1ukjn2k
Chalkbeat Tennessee: Responding to educator concerns, Haslam proposes teacher evaluation changes http://bit.ly/1wcVmQ9