05.13.14 Daily News Clips - afternoon edition

Tweet of the afternoon

@ExcelinEd: The #Louisiana Public School Choice Act - SB 61 - just passed House Ed Committee unanimously! http://bit.ly/1qA6Pbr 

American Federation for Children

Public School Choice Bill Passes Louisiana House Education Committee

http://www.louisiana4children.org/news-releases/public-school-choice-bill-passes-louisiana-house-education-committee 

Florida School Choice

Gainesville Sun: Chris Guerrieri: School choice is bad choice for public education

http://www.gainesville.com/article/20140513/OPINION/140519874/-1/news?Title=Chris-Guerrieri-School-choice-is-bad-choice-for-public-education

Wisconsin School Choice

HRT News: Other views: Vos voucher proposal would devastate education

http://www.htrnews.com/article/20140513/MAN0601/305130099/Other-views-Vos-voucher-proposal-would-devastate-education?nclick_check=1

Charter School News

Indy Star: Are charter schools working for minority students?

http://www.indystar.com/story/opinion/2014/05/13/charter-schools-working-minority-students/9036789/

PennLive: Auditor General calls for overhauling Pennsylvania's charter school regulations

http://www.pennlive.com/midstate/index.ssf/2014/05/pa_charter_school_reform_audit.html

New York Daily News: Eric Cantor tours Bronx charter school, refuses to knock Mayor de Blasio's charter policy on his home turf

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/eric-cantor-refuses-knock-mayor-de-blasio-charter-policy-home-turf-article-1.1790089