12.17.13 Daily News Clips – morning edition

Tweet of the morning

@dcschoolreform: DCSRN is excited to host a training this morning for fellow ‪@DCAYA member organizations on the ‪#DC ‪#schoolchoice process! ‪@schoolchoicewk

American Federation for Children

Report Shows Scholarship Accountability Measures Working

http://www.louisiana4children.org/news-releases/report-shows-scholarship-accountability-measures-working

Vouchers – Louisiana

edWeek: Louisiana Voucher Program Comes Under Fire in State Audit

http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/charterschoice/2013/12/la_voucher_program_comes_under_fire_in_state_audit.html

NOLA: Louisiana school voucher program needs better oversight, auditor says

http://www.nola.com/education/index.ssf/2013/12/high-profile_school_voucher_pr.html

Vouchers – North Carolina

The Times News: School vouchers and the state constitution

http://www.thetimesnews.com/opinion/opinion-columns/school-vouchers-and-the-state-constitution-1.250402

School Choice

Heartland: New Hampshire School Choice Case Assumes Government Owns Your Income

http://news.heartland.org/newspaper-article/2013/12/17/new-hampshire-school-choice-case-assumes-government-owns-your-income

Education Reform

Stamford Advocate: Haubner: Keep conversation going on education reform

http://www.stamfordadvocate.com/opinion/article/Haubner-Keep-conversation-going-on-education-5069584.php

Orange County Register: Gloria Romero: Landmark education reform case set for trial

http://www.ocregister.com/articles/teachers-593659-education-california.html

Charter Schools

Watchdog: Washington’s charter school law effectively intact after court ruling

http://watchdog.org/120639/washington-charter-school-ruling/

Journal Sentinel: Bill would allow charter schools to expand free of districts, unions

http://www.jsonline.com/news/education/bill-would-allow-charter-schools-to-expand-free-of-districts-unions-b99165219z1-236134261.html