04.15.14 Daily News Clips - afternoon edition

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Vouchers – Tennessee

The Republic: Tennessee Gov. Haslam's school voucher proposal fails; 2nd year measure hasn't passed

http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/57cf3f39c4b34910a16849566ea08f58/TN--School-Vouchers-Haslam 

Knox News: Tenn. school voucher bill dead for another year

http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2014/apr/15/tn-school-voucher-bill-dead-another-year/

                           

Nashville Post: Lack of support in House kills Haslam's vouchers bill

http://nashvillepost.com/blogs/postpolitics/2014/4/15/lack_of_support_in_house_kills_haslams_vouchers_bill

The Tennessean: Gov. Bill Haslam’s school voucher proposal dropped

http://www.tennessean.com/story/news/politics/2014/04/15/private-school-voucher-bill-fails-year/7734333/

School Choice

The Huffington Post: Pandora's Box of Vouchers

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/roy-speckhardt/pandoras-box-of-vouchers_b_5127008.html

United Liberty: Rand Paul to push school choice in Chicago, Milwaukee

http://www.unitedliberty.org/articles/17296-rand-paul-to-host-school-choice-events-in-milwaukee-chicago

My Central Jersey: Legislation could prevent school choice from unintentionally turning sports teams into state powers

http://www.mycentraljersey.com/article/20140415/NJSPORTS/304150029/Legislation-could-prevent-school-choice-from-unintentionally-turning-sports-teams-into-state-powers

Charter Schools

The Republic: Bill to allow parents to decide the fate of a struggling school fails another session

http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/c2e853b821a1473b932b0d8b2d74f46c/TN--Parent-Trigger