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Garcetti and Greuel to Meet With “Trigger” Parents
Mayoral candidates Eric Garcetti and Wendy Greuel will meet with parents on Monday, May 6 at 24th Street Elementary, the first school in LAUSD to be taken over by parents using the parent trigger law. Parent Revolution, an education advocacy group that has led the parent trigger effort in California, will host the meet and greet....
By Samantha Oltman | May 3, 2013
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Did Threat of Parent Trigger Help Haddon?
For the last two years, parents at Haddon Elementary in Pacoima have been gathering signatures for a parent trigger petition much like the one seen recently at 24 Street Elementary School. According to Parent Revolution, the petition drive gathered signatures from about a third of all parents. But in January, parents voted to put the process...
By Hillel Aron | April 22, 2013
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School Board Gives Final Approval to 24th St. Plan
Tuesday’s Board meeting began with a moment of silence for the victims and survivors of the Boston Marathon bombing and the memory of teacher and activist Sal Castro. During the following hours came several key decisions including the unanimous passage of Board member Tamar Galatzan’s resolution to streamline teacher misconduct investigations and the unanimous renewal for...
By Hillel Aron | April 16, 2013
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UTLA’s “Wait and See” Mode on Parent Trigger
The teachers union has been strangely silent about the parent trigger issue lately — even as different variations on the controversial school turnaround approach are being explored. In just the last few weeks, the parents of 24th St. have chosen a new “hybrid” plan that would leave the younger grades in the hands of LAUSD; the...
By Hillel Aron | April 12, 2013
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Listen: Parent Trigger Ups and Downs
Curious about how the parent trigger is evolving in Los Angeles and nationwide? Here’s the audio from a Friday morning panel at Yale University on the parent trigger featuring Parent Trigger’s Ben Austin and former state Senator Gloria Romero, who authored the controversial law, along with the Fordham Foundation’s Adam Emerson and moderator Andy Rotherham....
By Alexander Russo | April 5, 2013
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Morning Read: Parents Weigh Trigger Options
Parents With Power Over L.A. School Weigh Their Options About 50 parents on Thursday attended a presentation to help them decide who should run 24th Street Elementary School, a campus whose fate is in the hands of families who are trying to change the management of the school under the controversial parent trigger law. LA...
By Samantha Oltman | April 5, 2013
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LA Parents Opting for Varied “Trigger” Options
LA School Report has learned that, on Tuesday, the 24th St. Elementary Parents Union selection review committee met and decided to recommend what’s being called a “hybrid” governance model for the school. Under the parent trigger law, a majority of parents at a low-performing school can petition to revamp the school in any number of ways,...
By Hillel Aron | April 3, 2013
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Parent Revolution Praises Teachers Union
“UTLA has treated the parents, the process, and the law with respect. They deserve real credit for their actions in this regard, and we recognize and appreciate the professional nature in which they have approached this important effort.” – Blog post from Parent Revolution (read full text here) Previous posts: You Say You Want a Revolution; Contrasting Reactions...
By LA School Report | March 18, 2013
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Update: Deasy Visits Trigger School
Parents from 24th Street Elementary met with LAUSD Superintendent John Deasy and regional superintendent Tommy Chang Thursday morning, January 24th, according to Parent Revolution. See full image below. Previous posts: District, Union Face Opportunity from 24th Street Trigger, Contrasting Reactions to Parent Trigger
By Alexander Russo | January 25, 2013
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District, Union Face Opportunity from 24th Street Trigger
“For the first time since the era of school reform began, the Los Angeles Unified School District has accepted a petition from angry parents demanding ‘immediate and significant’ change in a public school,” began host Warren Olney on KCRW’s To the Point last night. The show featured LA School Report contributor Hillel Aron with a panel of advocates, charter operators,...
By Samantha Oltman | January 24, 2013