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May 19, 2012
Louisiana Approves Education Tax Rebates for Donors to Low-Income Students
Louisiana Gov.
May 18, 2012
Federal Task Force Mandates May Politicize Preventive Services
Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius’s recent decision to require all employers who provide insurance to offer plans with contraceptive coverage under the auspices of preventive ca
May 18, 2012
Willie Soon: The Sun and Global Warming
Solar scientist Dr. Willie Soon explains the sun’s role in global climate change.
May 18, 2012
Federal Reserve Okays Chinese Buyout of U.S. Bank
The Federal Reserve Board made history this past week, for the first time giving approval for a Chinese bank to purchase a U.S. bank.
May 18, 2012
Climate Change Weekly: Warmists Running for Cover from ICCC-7
Global warming alarmists are proving once again that they fear public discussion and debate over global warming issues.
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... ...