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«The Louisiana Scholarship Program is transforming the lives of thousands of students across the state — allowing them to leave failing and underperforming schools and attend a school of their parents» choice,» said Ann Duplessis, president of the Louisiana Federation for Children.
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«On behalf of the board and staff at the American Federation for Children, we congratulate Betsy -LSB-...]
«We would like to thank the authors Senators Olsen and Taylor, Representatives Kitchens and Fields who helped expedite this bill and ensure that these changes will be in effect by fall,» said Justin Moralez of the American Federation for Children.
«Education is the civil rights issue of our time and we will not allow the status quo to keep children, especially low - income children, trapped in underperforming schools,» said Ann Duplessis, president of the Louisiana Federation for Children.
In short, it all started when the chairman of the Senate Education Committee carried a bill drafted by the Louisiana Federation for Teachers which was designed to gut the existing TDR program.
The Louisiana Federation for Children, the state's voice for educational choice, congratulates Dr. RaeNell Houston, who was named Superintendent of Catholic Schools in the Archdiocese of New Orleans.
Good Morning The American Federation for Children released its 2nd Annual National School Choice Poll showing 70 percent of Americans supporting school choice.
The poll, commissioned by American Federation for Children and conducted by the Democratic polling firm Beck Research, found 68 percent support the concept of school choice, compared to just 28 percent who oppose the idea.
Louisiana Federation for Children president Ann Duplessis, who authored and supported numerous pieces of school choice legislation as a former state senator, anticipates increased participation in the state's school choice programs.
American Federation for Children CAP and AFT Ignore History and Facts: School Choice Empowers Minority Families
«The scholarship program gives parents access to quality education options that work best for their individual needs,» said Ann Duplessis, president of the Louisiana Federation for Children.
The protest was paid for by the American Federation for Children, a national group that advocates for tax - credit scholarships, vouchers and charter schools.
In a new survey, which was commissioned by American Federation for Children and conducted by Beck Research, 63 percent support «giving parents the right to use tax dollars designated for their child's education to send their child to the public of private school which best serves their needs.»
She currently serves as Chairman of the American Federation for Children, a national leader in the school choice movement.
Kirtley is vice chairman of DeVos» American Federation for Children.
Baton Rouge, LA (August 1, 2014)-- The Louisiana Federation for Children, the state's voice for educational choice, celebrates the results of two independent audits released by Louisiana Department of Education that shows all scholarship schools in the state are compliant with a new accounting law passed during this year's legislative session.
«Parents are choosing the Louisiana Scholarship Program because it works and it provides access to a high - quality education in a safe and secure learning environment,» said Ann Duplessis, president of the Louisiana Federation for Children.
The American Federation for Children released its 2nd Annual National School Choice Poll showing 70 percent of Americans supporting school choice.
«Each student learns differently, has different needs, thrives best in different environments, and each family has different values for their children's education,» said Ann Duplessis, president of the Louisiana Federation for Children.
-- DeVos» former advocacy group, the American Federation for Children, has compiled a list of Democrats backing her.
Empower Mississippi is proud to be part of a long list of supporters for this legislation that also includes Arizona Federation for Children, Arizona Free Enterprise Club, Arizona School Choice Trust, Choose A School, Christian Schools of Arizona, Foundation for Excellence in Education, Friedman Foundation for Educational Choice, Goldwater Institute, Institute for Better Education, Institute for Justice, Mississippi Center for Public Policy, Step up for Students, and TOPS for Kids.
The American Federation for Children had a Super Bowl presence, as Champions for Choice in Education Ambassador Jalen Rose made the rounds on SB 50 Radio Row.
One of Trump's biggest education promises — a proposed $ 20 billion block grant promoting charter and private schools — was developed with input from DeVos» D.C. - based advocacy group, the American Federation for Children.
The Louisiana Federation for Children (LFC), the state's voice for educational choice, is a project of the American Federation for Children and the the AFC Growth Fund.
The Louisiana Mini Policy Summit on School Choice was organized in partnership with the Louisiana Federation for Children, Democrats for Education Reform Louisiana, Louisiana Association of Public Charter Schools and Louisiana Black Alliance for Educational Options.
«We are pleased that each and every school participating in the Louisiana Scholarship Program was financially compliant and this was reflected in the state's audit,» said Ann Duplessis, president of the Louisiana Federation for Children.
We are very excited as the Louisiana Federation for Children has launched a new and improved website.
The Louisiana Federation for Children will be join the Black Alliance for Educational Options and the Louisiana Association of Public Charter Schools, hosting events in Lafayette, Baton Rouge, Metairie and New Orleans.
These results should be recognized as a win for all families and the entire concept of school choice,» said Justin Moralez of the American Federation for Children.
Good Morning We are very excited as the Louisiana Federation for Children has launched a new and improved website.
Good Morning The American Federation for Children welcomes former U.S. Senator Joseph Lieberman (D - Conn.)
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The American Federation for Children, the nation's voice for educational choice, celebrates the life and legacy of the former Governor George Voinovich, who passed away early Sunday morning.
At this time, Success Academy Charter Schools founder and CEO, Eva Moskowitz, Tony Bennett, who is the former Education Commissioner of Florida and Indiana; former DC School Chancellor, Michelle Rhee; the Chairman of the Congressional School Choice Caucus, Rep. Luke Messer from Indiana; Betsy DeVos and Kevin Chavous from the American Federation for Children; and Ben Carson are all thought to be on the short list for this position.
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-- Kevin Chavous, a founding board member for the American Federation for Children, joined the board of directors for K12 Inc. this month.
The American Federation for Children responded to these baseless attacks with statements from founding board member Kevin P. Chavous and Traci Woodard, parent of a student who used the Educational Choice Scholarship Program in Ohio.
The American Federation for Children welcomes former U.S. Senator Joseph Lieberman (D - Conn.)
She serves as Chairman of the Board of American Federation for Children, an organization that has long been at the forefront of the education choice movement in America.
Failure to adequately fund this program means hundreds of students who have accepted scholarships for the upcoming school year will now be placed on a wait list,» said Ann Duplessis, president of the Louisiana Federation for Children.
Republican gubernatorial candidates will join the Louisiana Federation for Children on Monday, Oct. 12, 2015, to Advance Louisiana's Education Revolution!
(The AFC - affiliated funder, Wisconsin Federation for Children Political Fund, filed its last report Nov. 26, a month late, risking a penalty of up to $ 500.
Most notably, the foundation funded the American Federation for Children, an advocacy group focused on supporting school - choice initiatives and supporting candidates who back school choice.
Walker has been a popular governor for school choice supporters — American Federation for Children chairwoman Betsy DeVos and husband Dick have contributed about $ 250,000 to Walker in recent years, according to the Wisconsin Democracy Campaign.
We thank our coalition partners: American Federation for Children, ExcelInEd, GeorgiaCAN, and Georgia Chamber of Commerce.
Wife Betsy DeVos runs the American Federation for Children, a national school privatization advocacy organization.
The group that ultimately became the American Federation for Children began in 1998 with advocacy work in Milwaukee, where the nation's first voucher system was created in 1990.
At the helm as chairperson of the American Federation for Children (AFC), the largest school privatization organization in the country, she led a successful push at the state level, including Wisconsin, to direct public funds to unaccountable, private schools.
What's more, Scott Jensen, the former Wisconsin Assembly speaker who is now a lobbyist for the pro-voucher American Federation for Children, said at that group's national policy meeting in May that vouchers were about «pursuing Milton Friedman's free - market vision.»
The American Federation for Children invites you to attend Campaign Training School on Saturday, February 22, 2014, in Atlanta!