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What to Watch
Mississippi Governor Phil Bryant wants to expand school choice. | Number of the Week
Major cities have a growing number of children enrolled in charter schools. | Quote of the Week
Bureaucracy and unions trump a parent's choice. | Don't Miss
The Wall Street Journal explores the lawsuit brought by the Louisiana education unions. | |
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Louisiana Unions Fight School Choice
By Rachel Sheffield
Friday was a sad day for Louisiana students. In response to a suit brought by education unions, a district court ruled that the Louisiana school choice program’s funding mechanism is unconstitutional.
The program allows low-income children from underperforming Louisiana public schools to attend private schools of their choice. Sadly, now the educational future of those students hangs in the balance.
School choice advocates “are expected to appeal the court’s ruling directly to the Louisiana Supreme Court,” noted the Friedman Foundation for Educational Choice. As a result, the ruling is suspended “so that children are not adversely affected during the appeal process.”
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Watch |  | Mississippi Governor Wants to Expand School Choice
Governor Phil Bryant says he’d like to see a tax credit scholarship plan, public school open enrollment, as well as more charter schools in his state. | |
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Number of the Week
2 Million
More than 2 million American students are enrolled in charter schools nationwide. In some cities, large portions of the student population attend charters: New Orleans (76%), Detroit (41%), and Washington, D.C. (41%) are among them. See National Alliance for Public Charter Schools 2012 annual report. | | | Quote of the Week |  | “How sad that bureaucratic funding formulas and public employee unions take precedence over parents wanting to give their children the best education possible. We are confident that when this ruling is appealed, the Louisiana Supreme Court will rule in favor of kids and their parents’ right to choose effective, safe schools.”
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Siding with Unions against Opportunity
The Louisiana education unions that brought the lawsuit against the state’s school choice program essentially say “better that all students fail together, rather than let parents take the money that is supposed to go to public education and try to get their child actually educated,” writes the Wall Street Journal. |  National School Choice Week is planning “the first-ever nationwide, whistle-stop train tour in support of school choice.” Check it out here! | |
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