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Apr 25, 2011

Colorado Parent Trigger Bill Fails in Senate Committee

Ben Boychuk

A Parent Trigger amendment to a parental responsibility bill was voted down in... sponsor said was the end of parent empowerment legislation in the Rocky Mountain... Spence (R-Centennial), the author of the Parent Trigger amendment and ranking Republican member of... committee. Spence had... ...

Apr 25, 2011

Maine Introduces Parent Empowerment Legislation

Ashley Trim

... considering a bill to establish a Parent Trigger law, empowering parents of children at failing public schools... LD 1417, An Act to Enhance Parental Roles in Education Choice. Flexibility Is... a Goal Volk s bill, modeled after California s 2010 Parent Empowerment Act, would require implementation... ...

Apr 19, 2011

Indiana Senate To Vote on Voucher, Parent Trigger Bills

Joy Pullmann

... schools in Indiana, along with a Parent Trigger bill allowing parents of children in failing schools to... 1002, a charter school bill giving parents the right to petition to convert... arrange a conference among a complaining parent, a teacher, and an administrator at... reform bills, including... ...

Mar 21, 2011

California Ed. Board Moves to Approve ‘Parent Trigger’ Rules

Ben Boychuk

... regulations for the state s landmark Parent Empowerment Act, also known as the Parent Trigger. Kirst says the board s April... develop regulatory guidance that will allow parents and school districts to make full use of the Parent Empowerment law, Kirst said, reading from a prepared statement... ...

Mar 4, 2011

Triggering School Reform in California

Ben Boychuk

... unlikely place for black and Latino parents to unite for fundamental education reform... first proving ground for California s Parent Empowerment Act, also known as the parent trigger. A Wall Street Journal article recently called the parent trigger the radical school reform law... ...

Feb 14, 2011

Indiana Lawmakers Propose ‘Dramatic’ School Reforms

Joy Pavelski

... to streamline charter applications, introduce a Parent Trigger to transform persistently failing schools, provide early high school graduation options, and implement merit-based pay. If successful, this reform package will be one of the most revolutionary in the country, Bosma said before stepping into an Indiana... ...

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