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May 17, 2013
Wisconsin Lawmakers Consider Two School Choice Proposals
In 1989, Wisconsin became the first state to implement school vouchers for poor families.
May 17, 2013
Sam Karnick: McCain Plan Likely to Increase Prices
Sam Karnick, Director of Research for the Heartland Institute, discusses his recent blog post on Somewhat Reasonable "< a href="http://blog.heartland.org/2013
May 17, 2013
Sacramento Keeps NBA’s Kings, But Gives Up Hundreds of Millions of $$$
The Sacramento Kings of the National Basketball Association have a new billionaire team owner, and that billionaire will have a new stadium for his team, courtesy of local taxpayers.
May 17, 2013
CO2 Approaches 400 ppm yet Temperatures Remain Flat
Global warming alarmists are breathlessly filling the media with sensationalist reports of carbon dioxide levels approaching 400 parts per million (that’s 4 parts per 10,000, or a 0.0004 share of t
May 17, 2013
Issue #91: CO2 Approaches 400 PPM, Yet Temperatures Remain Flat
Global warming alarmists are breathlessly filling the media with sensationalist reports of carbon dioxide levels approaching 400 parts per million (that’s 4 parts per 10,000, or a 0.0004 share of t
May 17, 2013
Idaho Sets Up State Exchange
Idaho Gov. “Butch” Otter—one of the most prominent opponents of Obamacare—announced his state would implement its own health insurance exchange under the law.
FEATURED SEARCH: "THE PARENT TRIGGER"
Feb 8, 2013
Positive Reception for California’s Third Parent Trigger
Ashley Bateman...Exercising their rights under California’s 2010 Parent Trigger law, more than 300 parents delivered petitions to the Los Angeles... or converted into a charter school. Parents are now reviewing proposals from eight... been set.” Sixty-eight percent of parents whose children attend 24th Street Elementary... ...
Aug 6, 2012
Research & Commentary: Parent Trigger Success in Adelanto
Heartland Research & Commentary - Joy Pullmann Heartland InstituteA judge recently ruled that a Parent Trigger petition from parents in Adelanto, California is valid and... the first state to pass a Parent Trigger law, which a dozen other states... It allows a simple majority of parents at a failing school to “trigger” one of several reform options... ...
Nov 3, 2011
The Leaflet - Learning From Massachusetts' Exchange
The Leaflet - John Nothdurft... biggest companies, driving out smaller competitors. The ‘Parent Trigger’ in California: Some Lessons from the... Heartland Institute’s latest Policy Brief, “The ‘Parent Trigger’ in California: Some Lessons from the... Experience So Far,” offers a detailed account of the Parent... ...
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 OestreichThe 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... ...
Apr 12, 2013
Texas Legislature to Vote on Parent Trigger Update
Ashley Bateman... bill to simplify the state’s Parent Trigger law and let parents petition earlier to take control of... from Dallas-Fort Worth. “All the parents that I work with across the... within the system.” ‘Too Long for Parents’ Texas’s current Parent Trigger law allows the state to reorganize... ...