How ideas like the Parent Trigger fall in and out of favor « Parents Across America

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How ideas like the Parent Trigger fall in and out of favor

by CarolineSF

By Caroline Grannan, San Francisco

Parents Across America Founding Member

There are times when we see public opinion or the tone of media coverage shifting noticeably. I blogged about such a shift earlier today, when I posted about a Los Angeles Times article that focused on how a Parent Trigger campaign is ripping a disadvantage school community apart. That focus marked a significant shift from the overwhelming positive, unquestioning news coverage the Parent Trigger has received in the past.

This kind of shift is described by a concept in politics called the Overton Window, which I learned about from my son, a college poli-sci student.

The Overton Window concept comes from the right, though it’s not inherently partisan.