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Educator Musing: Parent Revolution's Two Petition Strategy - Confusing or Misleading?

Educator Musing: Parent Revolution's Two Petition Strategy - Confusing or Misleading?:


Parent Revolution's Two Petition Strategy - Confusing or Misleading?

     For our first strategy, and this was and remains our first choice, we knew we could achieve our goals within the district, but the district would have to formally make changes and just as important the teacher's union would have to make changes to their operations.  This model became petition #1.  And it calls for the district to give certain powers to Desert Trails Kids First and for the union to enter into an agreement with the district that waives certain provisions of the teachers' union contract like the ones that would control who taught at Desert Trails and allow time for things like professional development.  The problem was that even with the Parent Trigger Law we knew that 

 Beware of AstroTurf Ed Reformers 

Just Like Michelle Rhee's Students first only BETTER


Astroturf lobbying refers to political organizations or campaigns that appear to be made up of grassroots activists but are actually organized and run by corporate interests seeking to further their own agendas. Such groups are often typified by innocent-sounding names that have been chosen specifically to disguise the group's true backers

Just Like Michelle Rhee's
 Students first Astroturf lobbying (only Better) 


Other Astroturf lobbying groups


Just Like Michelle Rhee's
 Students first Astroturf lobbying (only Better)