Adults blame parents for education problems is the headline on an article in today’s San Francisco Chronicle. Here’s an excerpt: Blaming teachers for low test scores, poor graduation rates and the other ills of American schools has been popular lately, but a new survey wags a finger closer to home. An Associated Press-Stanford University Poll […]
Walt Gardner at Ed Week has some interesting thoughts in his latest post titled No Bull’s-Eye for Parent Trigger Law (I’ve written many times about my concerns regarding a “parent trigger” made into law here in California. Using a petition drive, schools can be converted into charters). Here are some excerpts: Supporters of the law […]
I’ve written many times about my concerns regarding a “parent trigger” made into law here in California. Using a petition drive, schools can be converted into charters (of course, the impetus behind the move came from a front group for a charter operator). Susan Ohanian provides an update to what’s happening with it, including a […]