01.21.14 Daily News Clips – morning edition

Tweet of the morning

@PEFNC: Thousands of ‪#LA families are applying for scholarships.  NC is next! Applications open 2/1 ‪http://p2a.co/ncospsm  ‪#NCed ‪#NC ‪#schoolchoice

American Federation for Children

CELEBRATING THE LEGACY OF REV. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. AND EDUCATION EQUALITY

http://federationforchildren.org/articles/860

Vouchers – Louisiana

Watchdog: Louisiana: Feds ‘more interested in skin color than … education’

http://watchdog.org/124176/louisiana-skin-color/

Vouchers – Ohio

Mansfield News Journal: Number of school vouchers expand faster than demand

http://www.mansfieldnewsjournal.com/article/20140119/NEWS01/301190009/Number-school-vouchers-expand-faster-than-demand

Vouchers – Wisconsin

Journal Sentinel: New voucher plan for special-needs students revives dispute

http://www.jsonline.com/news/education/gop-legislators-to-revive-proposed-vouchers-for-special-needs-students-b99187865z1-241190261.html

Green Bay Press Gazette: Private schools hope voucher program expands

http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/article/20140118/GPG0101/301180328/Private-schools-hope-voucher-program-expands?nclick_check=1

School Choice

Star-Ledger: School choice helps students and taxpayers: Op-ed

http://blog.nj.com/njv_guest_blog/2014/01/school_choice_helps_students_a.html

Reason: School Choice Foes Are Wrong

http://reason.com/archives/2014/01/20/school-choice-foes-are-wrong

Education Reform

New York Post: California dreaming on education reform

http://nypost.com/2014/01/18/california-dreaming-on-education-reform/

Charter Schools

Chicago Reader: In Chicago, charter schools remain untouchable

http://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/council-mayors-allies-kill-charter-school-hearing/Content?oid=12196607

The Daily Courier: Charters vs District schools: From the teachers' view

http://www.dcourier.com/main.asp?SectionID=1&SubSectionID=1&ArticleID=127621