04.07.14 Daily News Clips - afternoon edition

Tweet of the afternoon

 ‪@ExcelinEd: #EdReform on the move in Kansas: ‪#SchoolChoice & more effective teachers in classrooms. A huge win for KS students ‪http://bit.ly/1oHsgWT 

Vouchers – Louisiana

The Hayride: Eric Holder Gets Caught In A Lie About DOJ’s School Voucher Lawsuit

http://thehayride.com/2014/04/eric-holder-gets-caught-in-a-lie-about-dojs-school-voucher-lawsuit/ 

Washington Free Beacon: Holder Claims DOJ Never Sought to End Louisiana Voucher Program

http://freebeacon.com/issues/holder-claims-doj-never-sought-to-end-louisiana-voucher-program/

School Choice

Education Week: Kansas Budget Overhaul Includes Changes to School Choice, Teacher Tenure Policies

http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/state_edwatch/2014/04/kansas_budget_overhaul_includes_changes_to_school_choice_teacher_tenure_policies.html

Topeka Capital-Journal: Lawmakers send school finance bill to Brownback

http://cjonline.com/news/2014-04-06/lawmakers-send-school-finance-bill-brownback

Hutch News: Selling education

http://www.hutchnews.com/opinion/editorials/article_8adac0d6-b334-54e0-ba73-0224d7837264.html

WLRN: Checking In On Education Bills As Florida Legislature Reaches Halfway Point

http://wlrn.org/post/checking-education-bills-florida-legislature-reaches-halfway-point

Charter Schools

Beacon Journal: Ohio lawmakers seek to tighten accountability for charter schools

http://www.ohio.com/news/ohio-lawmakers-seek-to-tighten-accountability-for-charter-schools-1.479043

Fox News: In New York City, more crazy claims against charter schools

http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2014/04/07/in-new-york-city-more-crazy-claims-against-charter-schools/