Tumultuous Year in School Choice Signals Changes Ahead in K-12
In 2012, states approved broad policy changes to expand charters and private school vouchers, even as those school models came under criticism and scrutiny. Read Full Post >
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December 28, 2012
November 16, 2012
School Board in 'Parent Trigger' Fight Could Face Shakeup
A pair of incumbents on the Adelanto, Calif., school board, which is at the center of a "parent trigger" battle, are on the verge of losing their seats. Read Full Post >
October 03, 2012
Organization Questions Michigan Parent-Trigger Proposal
The organization Parent Revolution raises concerns about a Michigan "parent trigger" proposal that it says would allow for-profit operators of charter schools. Read Full Post >
July 31, 2012
Education Advocacy Groups Seek to Engage, Tap Power of Parents
Increasing school choice, by itself, does not necessarily promote parent activism, so much as what parents experience after their children enroll in a new school, argues Andrew Kelly, author of one of a pair of papers on parent engagement, released by the American Enterprise Institute. Read Full Post >
July 24, 2012
'Parent Trigger' Goes to the Big Screen
"Won't Back Down," slated for release this fall, is a fictional story of parents pushing for major changes at a struggling Pittsburgh, Pa., school, an effort that mirrors attempts to use "parent-trigger" policies in California and elsewhere. Read Full Post >
July 02, 2012
Judge Blocks North Carolina Virtual School
A proposal to open a statewide virtual charter school in North Carolina has been rejected by a Wake County judge, who said the plan did not get the necesssary approval from the state board of education. Read Full Post >
June 11, 2012
Michigan Bill Would Let Parents, Teachers Decide on 'Conversion' Schools
A Michigan proposal, which has cleared the state's Senate, would allow low-perfoming schools to be become "conversion schools," if they're in the bottom 5 percent of academic performance. Read Full Post >
May 25, 2012
Upcoming EdWeek Webinar: Parent Engagement
Join Education Week for a webinar on parent engagement in schools on June 21st, at 2 p.m. A pair of leading researchers on the topic will offer their thoughts, then take questions from the audience. Read Full Post >
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