Florida Education Commissioner Comes Out Against Parent Trigger

Conservative Florida Education Commissioner Tony Bennett has announced his opposition to a proposed parent trigger law because: the proposal gives the state too much power and creates too much red tape for parents. It’s a very interesting article. Here’s another excerpt: But Bennett wrote that the proposal “seems to require an overly burdensome process for […]

Florida PTA Receives National Honor For Helping Stop Parent Trigger

The Florida PTA has just been given the National PTA Outstanding State Advocacy Award for its successful fight against the parent trigger last year. Here’s what the National PTA says: The Florida PTA is being honored for their comprehensive advocacy campaign related to Florida’s Parent Empowerment Bill. Florida PTA’s success was rooted in the concept […]

Parent Trigger Petition Approved

The Adelanto (CA) School District’s Board of Trustees approved a proposed charter replacing a school as a result of a parent trigger petition on Tuesday. You can read about it in the local paper and a more complete piece at The Hechinger Report. Only 53 of the original 466 parent petitioners voted for the charter […]

The Best Posts & Articles On Parent Trigger Movie “Won’t Back Down”

“Won’t Back Down” is the upcoming theatrical movie made by the producers who brought us “Waiting For Superman.” It’s about a fictitious version of the parent trigger idea (see The Best Resources For Learning Why The Parent Trigger Isn’t Good For Parents, Kids Or Schools. Here are my choices for the best posts and articles […]

Adelanto Parent Trigger Saga Continues

I’ve written a lot about the saga of the parent trigger campaign in Adelanto, California. Here’s the latest from Education Week (it has plenty of details beyond these two first paragraphs): A California school board has approved a plan to restructure a school at the center of a closely watched “parent-trigger” dispute, but it’s not […]

Irony Alert — Walmart Sponsors Concert To “Salute Teachers” & Support Anti-Teacher “Parent Trigger” Movie

It’s a cliche, but sometimes truth is, indeed, stranger than fiction. Walmart is sponsoring a concert to “salute teachers” and benefit Teach For America, where they’ll also show scenes from an upcoming anti-teacher movie on the “parent trigger.” I’ve previously written several posts about the movie, and here’s the trailer: Thanks to Leoni Haimson for […]