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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... ...
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... ...
Joyce Foundation-Chicago Tribune Education Survey
University of Chicago... shows strong and widespread support — among parents of CPS students and among other... favor a law that would empower parents to take control of a persistently... to manage the school. That's the "parent trigger" law that has shaken the status quo in California. There's a push for such laws... ...
Voucher-like Measure Passes Montana Legislature
Ashley Bateman... no strings attached.” Half of Montana parents would prefer to send their child... Friedman Foundation for Educational Choice. “The parents are excited about the possibility that... Laszloffy said. “So we’ve got parents pushing hard.” Even so, the majority of parents in the poll viewed Montana’s... considered... ...
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... ...
Research & Commentary: South Carolina Parent Trigger
Heartland Research & Commentary - Joy Pullmann Heartland Institute... that has garnered significant national attention: the Parent Trigger. The legislation, first passed in California... to propose it this year. A Parent Trigger would allow a simple majority of parents at a school to “trigger” one of several options, including its... be converted to... ...