The Heartland Institute

... to move to the next grade. Parent Trigger: 51 percent of parents in an “F”-rated school district can vote to require that their school be converted to a charter after three years of failure. Community groups, nonprofits, universities, and local groups that meet state qualifications can be authorized to... ...

... that is garnering significant national attention: the Parent Trigger. The legislation, first passed in California... a dozen other states. The Louisiana Parent Trigger would allow a simple majority of parents at a school to “trigger” its conversion to a charter school... the state’s... ...

... because the school receives more money. Parents of special-needs children also litigate... Heartland's Emerging Issues Call Topic: Parent Trigger Wednesday, April 4, 2012 at 1:00 pm EST Phone number: 218/936-6581 Pin: 37661 RSVP by emailing Robin Knox at rknox@heartland.org Heartland's Author Series... ...

...High-profile writers and publications have recently written the Parent Trigger needs to change drastically, or that parents can't be trusted with its power. RiShawn Biddle, editor of Dropout Nation and a contributor to the American Spectator, explains why these ideas are foolish, demeaning, and antithetical... ...

... Heartland's Emerging Issues Call Topic: Parent Trigger Wednesday, April 4, 2012 at 1:00 pm EST Phone number : 218/936-6581 Pin : 37661 RSVP by emailing Robin Knox at rknox@heartland.org Save the date!! Heartland’s Emerging Issues Forum Thursday, August 9, 2012 Chicago, IL Travel scholarships for elected officials... ...

... Senate and House education committees. “Giving parents a broader range of options, via vouchers, online learning, and charter schools will allow more students to enjoy the benefits of choice, competition, and innovation,” said Kevin Kane, president of the Louisiana-based Pelican Institute. Louisiana spends approximately... ...