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May 23, 2012
Ohio House Hears Testimony, Governor's Objections on ‘Reading Guarantee'
The Ohio Senate almost unanimously passed a revised bill overhauling the state’s school rating system, requiring nearly all third graders to read proficiently to move forward, and other education r
May 23, 2012
Romney Comes Out for School Choice
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney today endorsed tying federal education dollars directly to poor and disabled students to help them attend public, charter, or private schools or pay fo
May 23, 2012
School Reform News Roundup, Wednesday of May 21-26
The Obama administration extends the Race to the Top federal grant competition< a href="http://www.pewstates.org/projects/stateline/headlines/districts-eligible-for-race-funds-85899390587" target="_
May 23, 2012
Appeal Promised on Challenge to Seattle Light Rail Plan
Opponents of a plan to allow Sound Transit use of the center two lanes on the Interstate 90 Bridge in order to extend light rail from Seattle to Bellevue promise to take their case back to Washingt
May 23, 2012
Missouri Problems Indicate State Exchange Cronyism Risk
Health insurance companies wanting to participate in the state exchanges mandated by President Obama’s health care law could have to compete under the table for political influence to gain access t
May 22, 2012
Study Finds No Safety Benefit to ‘Alcohol Control’ Distribution Regulations
Eighteen states are categorized as “control” states for the way they regulate alcohol distribution.
FEATURED SEARCH: "THE PARENT TRIGGER"
Model Bill: The Parent Trigger
Marc OestreichParent Trigger Act Summary The Parent Trigger places democratic control into the hands of parents at school level. Parents can, with a simple majority, opt... act may be cited as the Parent Empowerment and Choice Act or the Parent Trigger Act. Section 2. {Definitions... ...
May 3, 2010
The Parent Trigger: A New Paradigm for Parental Empowerment
Gabe RoseWhat is the Parent Trigger? The Parent Trigger is a historic new law that gives parents in California the right to force... future underperforming school. If 51% of parents sign a Parent Trigger petition, the Local Education Authority (LEA... four options available for... ...
Aug 10, 2010
The Parent Trigger: A Model for Transforming Education
Heartland Policy Brief - Joseph L. Bast, Bruno Behrend, Ben Boychuk, and Marc Oestreich, Joseph Bast, Ben Boychuk, Bruno BehrendThe Parent Trigger is an innovation in education reform... California. Briefly put, if half the parents whose children attend a failing public... of two other types of reform. The Parent Trigger concept is the creation of the Los Angeles Parents Union, a group of self-described... ...
Dec 1, 2011
Research & Commentary: The Parent Trigger, One Year Later
Research and Commentary - Joy PullmannCalifornia passed the first Parent Trigger law in January 2010, taking until... 2011 14 state legislatures also considered Parent Triggers. The Parent Trigger allows parents at a school deemed failing, often... take place. If a majority of parents sign the petitions, the school... ...
Dec 13, 2011
Research & Commentary: The Parent Trigger, One Year Later
Heartland Research & Commentary - Joy PullmannCalifornia passed the first Parent Trigger law in January 2010, taking until... 2011 14 state legislatures also considered Parent Triggers. The Parent Trigger allows parents at a school deemed failing, often... take place. If a majority of parents sign the petitions, the school... ...
Nov 13, 2010
Q : What Do Parents Need to Know About the ‘Parent Trigger’?
Ben Boychuk, Ben BoychukCalifornia’s parent empowerment law, known as the “parent trigger,” is less than a year old... Los Angeles-based activist group called Parent Revolution. Under California’s law, passed... if 50.1 percent of qualifying parents sign a petition, the school must... School Reform News recently spoke... ...