Florida’s Parent Trigger Proponents Claims Rated As “False” By PolitiFact — Bill Not Written In “The West Wing”

Earlier this week, Florida’s parent trigger proponents couldn’t find a parent to appear at their press conference. Now, the legislator sponsoring the bill is claiming support from the highest levels in the Democratic Party. Read the highly-respective Tampa Bay Times PolitiFact feature’s rating their claims as “False”: In trying to persuade Democrats to support his […]

The Parent Trigger & Civil Rights

Two tweets from this morning, prompted by the publication and tweeting of a new post Dr. Julian Vasquez Heilig titled Parent trigger laws: Wolves in sheep’s clothing and astroturfing: @dfer_ca @larryferlazzo @professorjvh Parent Trigger challenges status quo…power to the parents.This is a civil rights fight. — Gloria Romero (@DFER_CA) March 25, 2013 @dfer_ca @larryferlazzo What […]

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 […]