Jack Latvala’s Attempt to Save Parent Trigger Discredits the Spin by Levesque, Parent Revolution
From Mary Ellen Klas in the Miami Herald:
With a close vote expected Thursday on the proposal to allow parents at chronically low-performing schools to close the school or convert it to a charter school, a key senator is drafting a compromise that would phase in the so-called “parent trigger” on a pilot basis.
The proposal, being drafted by Sen. Jack Latvala, R-St. Petersburg, would allow parents to demand a turn-around plan if their school is deemed an F-school for the second year in a row. The proposal, which has not yet been filed, could potentially apply only to the 21 current public schools
