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Jeb Bush Dodged “Blame Bush” in Parent Trigger Defeat | Scathing Purple Musings

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Jeb Bush Dodged “Blame Bush” in Parent Trigger Defeat

High Desert Daily Press reporter Natashia Lindstrom is likely to be the journalist who has been closest to the pitched parent trigger battle in Adelanto, California . Lindstrom has this update:
ADELANTO • As the deadline nears for Adelanto School District to verify a “Parent Trigger” petition, the parent union pushing for a dramatic overhaul of Desert Trails Elementary is pitching an alternative to reopening the school as an independent charter.
The preferred option, presented to the district board at Tuesday night’s meeting, would be to reorganize the school around what Desert Trails Parent Union supporters are calling a “partnership” model.
The proposed partnership school would be run by a nonprofit organization selected by the parent union, but the organization’s members would include district officials and teachers — and ideally