02.18.14 Daily News Clips – morning edition

Tweet of the morning

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American Federation for Children

AFC Policy Summit: Keynote Speakers, Sen. Cory Booker

http://federationforchildren.blogspot.com/2014/02/afc-policy-summit-keynote-speakers-sen.html

AFC Policy Summit: Sheila's Success Story

http://federationforchildren.blogspot.com/2014/02/afc-policy-summit-sheilas-success-story.html

BOTH CHAMBERS OF MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE PASS INNOVATIVE ESA PROGRAM

http://federationforchildren.org/articles/871 

Vouchers – Florida

Bradenton Herald: Florida school voucher program finds an ally

http://www.bradenton.com/2014/02/15/4994360/florida-school-voucher-program.html

Vouchers – Mississippi

Education Week: Special Education Vouchers Could Be Coming to Mississippi

http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/charterschoice/2014/02/special_education_vouchers_could_be_coming_to_mississippi.html

Vouchers – North Carolina

News Observer: Judge keeps voucher lawsuits alive

http://www.newsobserver.com/2014/02/17/3631012/judge-keeps-voucher-lawsuits-alive.html

NC Policy Watch: Voucher lawsuits move forward

http://pulse.ncpolicywatch.org/2014/02/17/voucher-lawsuits-move-forward/

Vouchers – Wisconsin

Wisconsin State Journal: Teachers should welcome uprising of school choice -- Amy Rosno

http://host.madison.com/wsj/news/opinion/mailbag/teachers-should-welcome-uprising-of-school-choice---/article_dfb6ee2c-1d3d-5e7c-b254-36b9603ed5b9.html

Wisconsin State Journal: Wisconsin schools will never be totally equal -- Susan K. Howe

http://host.madison.com/wsj/news/opinion/mailbag/wisconsin-schools-will-never-be-totally-equal---/article_903583d4-c7f8-54f4-b750-27e6bcde1782.html

School Choice

The Tampa Tribune: U.S. Rep. Cantor visits Academpy Prep Center of Tampa

http://tbo.com/us-rep-cantor-visits-academpy-prep-center-of-tampa-20140215/

The Heartland: NY Tax Credit Would Foster School Choice

http://news.heartland.org/newspaper-article/2014/02/17/ny-tax-credit-would-foster-school-choice

American Thinker: A Conservati​ve Cure for Sick Schools

http://www.americanthinker.com/2014/02/a_conservative_cure_for_sick_schools.html

Charter Schools

The Tennessean: Bill would automatically close low-performing charter schools

http://www.tennessean.com/article/20140218/OPINION03/302180011/2071

Citizen-Times: New charter schools bring excitement, tension

http://www.citizen-times.com/article/20140217/NEWS/302170038/