The Heartland Institute

This comprehensive Parent Trigger report from the New York Foundation... discusses and clarifies the complexities of parent-driven school overhauls, summarizes the experiences... and offers guidance for a model parent trigger law that would allow significant school... reform. It also includes a brief... ...

A 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... ...

... adults are stuck living in their parents’ basements. What becomes of the furniture..., auto repair, or baby stroller industries if the triggering economic activities are not occurring because... Middle Class America. “A lot of parents take out the Parents Plus loans figuring it’s only... if the child... ...

... advocacy organizations are working to pull parents into larger policy debates over school... lead to naïve expectations of what parent power can accomplish, especially since some... Kelly, discuss strategy and outlook for parent power activists, offering recommendations to help lead them to sustained, successful... ...

Watch 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... ...

...A judge has ruled in favor of parents hoping to take over low-performing... Adelanto, California under the state’s Parent Trigger law. “Overall, it’s a landmark... one that upholds the rights of parents to truly become the architects of... their children’s educational futures.” The law lets parents... ...