Comprehensive Alternatives to Parent Trigger
The Parent Trigger legislation is resulting in a rift between parents, teachers and in some cases, the community through-out the country. Our goal is or should be to comprehensively improve schools in a collaborative and sustainable manner. If “choice” and improvement of schools are the goals, then an alternative to the Parent Trigger legislation is in order. Please find enclosed a suggested alternative model to the Parent Trigger. This model is a collaborative, comprehensive approach.
HB 123: Parent and Teacher Empowerment Act "Parent Trigger" Proposal
Background: "Parent trigger," a concept first enacted in state legislation in California in 2010, lets the parents of students in a low-performing school collectively to petition the state or school district to allow for alternative school governance, like conversion to a charter school. Now enacted in a handful of states nationwide, parent trigger is supported by corporate backers like the Koch brothers.
CBS Atlanta - Teachers Union Wants Educators To Be Better Tested Before Teaching
ATLANTA (CBS ATLANTA) -
One of the nation's largest teachers unions wants to take the profession up a notch.
The American Federation of Teachers wants educators to take a tough written exam before they step into the classroom at schools across the country.
Georgia Leads the Country in Growth on National Tests
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