05.05.14 Daily News Clips - afternoon edition

Tweet of the afternoon

@GOPLeader: Expanding education opportunity through #SchoolChoice improves the lives of children and their families. #charterschoolsweek

American Federation for Children

AFC CELEBRATES NATIONAL CHARTER SCHOOL WEEK

http://federationforchildren.org/articles/889

Louisiana Federation for Children Launches Month-Long Student Empowerment Campaign

http://www.louisiana4children.org/news-releases/louisiana-federation-for-children-launches-month-long-student-empowerment-campaign 

Florida School Choice

Education Week: Florida Tax-Credit Scholarships Set to Reach Bigger Demographic

http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/charterschoice/2014/05/florida_tax-credit_scholarships.html

Tampa Bay Times: Schools emerge as big winner from Florida Legislature's session

http://www.tampabay.com/news/education/k12/schools-emerge-as-big-winner-from-florida-legislatures-session/2178202

Indiana School Choice

Indy Star: Education vouchers are filling private schools

http://www.indystar.com/story/news/education/2014/05/04/education-vouchers-filling-private-schools/8707961/

North Carolina School Choice

News Observer: NC committee tables bill letting students go to any public school

http://www.newsobserver.com/2014/05/05/3837361/nc-committee-tables-bill-letting.html?sp=/99/102/105/

Wisconsin School Choice

Capital Times: Assembly Speaker Robin Vos promises further voucher school expansion

http://host.madison.com/ct/news/local/writers/jack_craver/assembly-speaker-robin-vos-promises-further-voucher-school-expansion/article_5ba21e44-d3af-11e3-809f-0019bb2963f4.html

Charter School News

PR Newswire: 91,000 Students Waiting to Attend Charter Schools in California

http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/91000-students-waiting-to-attend-charter-schools-in-california-257985441.html

Education Week: Taking Charter School Success to Scale: Three Keys to Building on Charter Success So Every Child Succeeds

http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/rick_hess_straight_up/2014/05/taking_charter_school_success_to_scale_three_keys_to_building_on_charter_success_so_every_child_succ.html