Florida’s Parent Agenda? The newly-elected governor is Florida has some decidedly unhelpful ideas on what to do in the name of parent involvement. Read about them here.
Parent Trigger Parody Edtweak, which periodically publishes school reform-related parodies, recently published a piece on the “parent trigger.” Here it is: *Teachers Face California’s Student Trigger Law * *Beginning next month, any child in a failing classroom will be ...
New National Parent Group Launches A new national parents group launched this week. Here’s an excerpt from an article about it: *Parent advocates from across the country converged on New York City on Monday, February 7 for the first national forum of Parents Across America, a ...
“State education board delays fate of ‘parent trigger’ law until March” “State education board delays fate of ‘parent trigger’ law until March” is the headline of a Sacramento Bee article describing what happened at today’s California State Board Of Education’s meeting. In other words, it showed some wisdom. Here is an ...
The Best Resources For Learning Why The Parent Trigger Isn’t Good For Parents, Kids Or Schools As regular readers know, I have very serious concerns about the so-called “parent trigger.” This California law (which may be spreading to other states) allows 51% of parents whose children attend a “low-performing” school ( or parents who will have ...
“Seeking Something Better Than the Trigger” “Seeking Something Better Than the Trigger” by David B. Cohen may be the best article yet written about the Parent Trigger. It’s a must-read.
“Bloomberg talks down to parents, teachers and students fighting for lives of their schools” “Bloomberg talks down to parents, teachers and students fighting for lives of their schools” is the headline of an article in The New York Daily News. It relates to the same event I wrote about in “Bloomberg Appears Tone Deaf.”
Good “Push Back” On My “Quack Like A Duck” Post — And My Response Sherman Dorn, a Florida professor who always writes thoughtful posts, pushed back on my post, If It Quacks Like A Duck — Thoughts On The “Parent Trigger.” In his response, he writes that my same arguments could be used to oppose letting workers vote ...