03.20.14 Daily News Clips - afternoon edition

Tweet of the afternoon

‪@ExcelinEd: Revisions to Alabama Accountability Act to expand choice options passed in the House and moves to Senate ‪http://bit.ly/1eVFfdU  ‪#alleg

American Federation for Children

ICYMI: Valerie Strauss' republished op-ed attacking school choice ignores the facts

http://federationforchildren.blogspot.com/2014/03/icymi-valerie-strauss-republished-op-ed.html

South Florida Times: LEAGUE PUSHES SCHOOL CHOICE

http://www.sfltimes.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=15696&Itemid=331 

MacIver Institute: School Accountability - Where Does Everyone Stand?

http://www.maciverinstitute.com/2014/03/school-accountability---where-does-everyone-stand/

Vouchers – Florida

Orlando Sentinel: Senate abandons plans to expand school vouchers this year

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/blogs/political-pulse/os-senate-abandons-plans-to-expand-school-vouchers-this-year-20140320,0,7355395.post

Vouchers – Tennessee

The Tennessean: Voucher amendment would force private schools to use state teacher evaluations

http://www.tennessean.com/story/politics/2014/03/20/voucher-amendment-would-force-private-schools-to-use-state-teacher-evaluations/6307847/

Vouchers – Wisconsin

Journal Sentinel: Assembly swiftly passes voucher oversight bill

http://www.jsonline.com/news/education/assembly-clears-voucher-oversight-bill-for-passage-b99229891z1-251278401.html

Wisconsin State Journal: Chris Rickert: Public school advocates dismiss voucher popularity at their own risk

http://host.madison.com/wsj/news/local/columnists/chris-rickert/chris-rickert-public-school-advocates-dismiss-voucher-popularity-at-their/article_b4fce74d-da63-5c1e-b7b8-a592ccf75f9f.html

Wisconsin State Journal: On Politics: Republicans jockeying to pass school accountability bill

http://lacrossetribune.com/news/state-and-regional/on-politics-republicans-jockeying-to-pass-school-accountability-bill/article_094e2b97-79c0-54a9-82ec-e06737c8bf48.html

Charter Schools

The Tennessean: Tennessee Senate approves charter school authorizer bill

http://www.tennessean.com/story/news/politics/2014/03/20/senate-approves-charter-school-authorizer-bill/6651593/

Times Free Press: Tennessee Senate approves statewide charter school 'authorizer'

http://timesfreepress.com/news/2014/mar/20/tennessee-senate-approves-statewide-charter-school/

The Atlantic: What Applying to Charter Schools Showed Me About Inequality

http://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2014/03/what-applying-to-charter-schools-showed-me-about-inequality/284530/