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This Week's School Choice News Roundup
To round out the week, here's a look back on this week's school choice news from around the country. (Education Week – Charters and Choice) 

Home visiting programs are preschool in its earliest form
Caleb Cantres-Maldonado was all of 6 weeks old and just stirring from a nap when his mother propped him up and pointed him in the direction of a picture book. “Look what I have! See the book?” said Milenka St. Clair, a family support worker who visits Caleb’s Manassas home once a week. “It’s a drum! What else do you see?” (Washington Post) 

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Here are news and opinion stories educators, advocates, policy wonks and makers are talking about today:

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Broad Foundation Names Three Finalists for Charter Schools Prize
The Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation today named three of the nation's best-known charter-management organizations as finalists for its national award for top-performing charter schools. (Education Week – District Dossier) 

Judge declines to block D.C. school closures
Schools Chancellor Kaya Henderson can move forward with plans to close 15 D.C. schools, a federal judge ruled Wednesday, rejecting activists’ claims that the closures violate the civil rights of city children. (Washington Post) 

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