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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... ...
Daily School Reform News Roundup, July 23 to 27
Joy PullmannWatch the trailer to the Parent Trigger movie, " Won't Back Down ." Louisiana... says this is so particularly for parent engagement requirements . A New Jersey Senate... a school district to accept a Parent Trigger petition to transform a failing local... majority vote of the school's parents... ...
Daily School Reform News Roundup, June 18 to 22
Joy Pullmann... but now they see charter schools, parent trigger and even vouchers as a chance to side with parents against an increasingly unpopular special interest... Obama administration was "churlish" about poor parents' efforts to get their children a... the nation’s mayors have endorsed Parent Trigger... ...
School Reform News Roundup, June 11 to 15
Joy Pullmann... Jeb Bush discusses the Common Core, Parent Trigger, ALEC, third grade retention, and federal... to receive portions of property taxes. Parents and teachers are loudly shouting down... keeps making foolish arguments while criticizing the Parent Trigger . A South Carolina proposal to allow education... ...
School Reform News Roundup, June 4 to 8
Joy Pullmann... U.S. Constitution that would affirm parental rights . The Michigan Senate passed a Parent Trigger bill . An attempt at amending the... centers on candidates' differing positions on the Parent Trigger and other school choice models. Schools desperate for cash are selling their students' attention... ...
Research & Commentary: The Public’s Knowledge and Opinions of School Choice
Heartland Research & Commentary - Joy Pullmann Heartland Institute... these new options is available to parents? While school choice programs were proliferating, parent engagement networks also became increasingly common, bolstered by nationwide attention to Parent Trigger legislation. Numerous school choice advocacy and... dollars to each child and allowing parents... ...