03.17.14 Daily News Clips – morning edition

Tweet of the morning

‪@BeaconTN: Sen. Gresham prepares to talk with Gov. Jindal about ‪#schoolchoice ‪#tnedchoice ‪pic.twitter.com/qDSnL7bZjz

Vouchers – Florida

Florida Today: School voucher dispute simmers between state rep., school board

http://www.floridatoday.com/article/20140317/NEWS01/303170010/School-voucher-dispute-simmers-between-state-rep-school-board 

Heartland: Bill to Expand Florida Choice Advances

http://news.heartland.org/newspaper-article/2014/03/17/bill-expand-florida-choice-advances

Townhall: To test or not to test? Florida school choice proponents split

http://townhall.com/watchdog/florida/2014/03/17/school-choice-test-n4324

Vouchers – North Carolina

WRAL: Families wait as voucher program faces uncertain future

http://www.wral.com/families-wait-as-voucher-program-faces-uncertain-future/13482027/

Vouchers – Tennessee

Watchdog: Vouchers proposed for kids in Tennessee’s worst schools

http://watchdog.org/132780/tennessee-worst-schools/

Associated Press: Haslam agenda hits hard times in Tenn. Legislature

http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Haslam-agenda-hits-hard-times-in-Tenn-Legislature-5321931.php

School Choice

Fox News: Why New York's Bill de Blasio is good for school choice movement

http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2014/03/17/why-new-york-bill-de-blasio-is-best-thing-to-ever-happen-to-school-choice/

Juneau Empire: A 'mixed blessing'

http://juneauempire.com/state/2014-03-16/mixed-blessing#.Uyb3bXkwx94

Charter Schools

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution: The senators vs. the students

http://www.ajc.com/weblogs/kyle-wingfield/2014/mar/17/senators-vs-students/

The New York Times: Charter Schools

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/17/opinion/charter-schools.html?hp&rref=opinion&_r=0

Forbes: Study: Charter High Schools Have 7-11% Higher Graduation Rates Than Their Public School Peers

http://www.forbes.com/sites/realspin/2014/03/17/study-charter-high-schools-have-7-11-higher-graduation-rates-than-their-public-school-peers/