PARENT TRIGGER HAPPY/UNHAPPY: Grannan on the myth; Austin on the fight; Fensterwald on the reality + There's despicable, then there's despicable, and then there's Ben Austin
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UPDATE, January 10, 2011: this week's agenda of the California State School Board -- which includes 6 new members (less the withdrawn-appointee, Bill Honig) -- has decided to delay adoption of "Parent Trigger" regulations. The trigger-petition law, giving parents an action to boot -- or reboot-- a failing school, is "all about charters," explains John Fensterwald in his blog, Educated Guess.
Ben Austin, video above, CEO of Parent Revolution, interviewed in mid-December at the State School Board meeting by John Fensterwald of Educated Guess. At the time, Austin was a Schwarzenegger-appointed member of the board; he was not confirmed, and was not reappointed by Gov. Brown.
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