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Bad Teachers, Common Core Spats, and More: Wednesday's Ed News Roundup
Joy Pullmann... hew school choice law two years. Parent Trigger foes in Florida have inflated the... the plug on controversial curriculum CSCOPE . Parents, students, and teachers in New York erupt over being forced to field test future tests for free. A statewide district for failing schools gets a hearing in the Texas... ...
South Carolina Close on Tax Credits, Texas House Passes Charter Expansion, and More: Friday's Ed News Roundup
Joy Pullmann... Angeles paren ts decide to use the Parent Trigger option that does not involve firing teachers or pulling in a charter school operator. Wisconsin legislators visit voucher schools as they discuss expanding the school choice program. Nevada's governor puts his weight behind a school choice proposal. Take a... ...
Feds Scrutinize Wisconsin Voucher Schools, Obama Admin Secretive on $5mil, and More: Friday's Ed News Roundup
Joy Pullmann... FLORIDA: A section of the dead Parent Trigger bill, requiring that kids not be... plus travel expenses for a state " parent engagement director ." Thursday's ed news... FLORIDA: The Senate votes down a Parent Trigger bill for the second time. More... credit scholarship bill. NEW YORK: Angry parents... ...
Wisconsin Choice Momentum, Parent Trigger Novelty in Louisiana, and More: Friday's Ed News Roundup
Joy Pullmann... expansion will pass . LOUISIANA: Teachers unions, parents, and lawmakers from both parties support a Parent Trigger that would let parents petition to have their school placed... likely passage. FLORIDA: Senators seek a Parent Trigger compromise . NATIONWIDE: Thousands of parents rally... ...
New Hampshire Choice Safe, Ohio House Removes Common Core Test Funds, and More: Friday's Ed News Roundup
Joy Pullmann... board ratifies a cooperative agreement with parents on school improvements prompted by the Parent Trigger . CHARTER SCHOOLS: Nationwide, charter funding lags... 2019. A Florida committee has amended the Parent Trigger bill in play , giving school boards... with testing leads to a nationwide... ...
Poll: In Chicago, 61 Percent Support Parent Trigger
Joy Pullmann... found that 61 percent support a Parent Trigger law. Parent Trigger laws allow a majority of parents whose children attend a failing school... state to pass such a law, parents can petition for school improvements, school... and staff. Twelve states are considering Parent Trigger... ...