parent trigger law

More than two years after California's "parent trigger" law was enacted, things haven't worked out the way school reformers had planned or opponents had feared.

A controversial bill that would allow parents to take over failing public schools in Florida is generating high emotions at the state Capitol.

The GOP-sponsored Parent Empowerment in Education bill, also known as the “Parent Trigger bill” for K-12 education, passed a state Senate subcommittee Tuesday. The bill was filed by Sen. Lizbeth Benacquisto, R-Ft. Myers.

Two bills in the Florida legislature would give parents overarching power to demand sweeping changes at low-performing schools.

Michigan residents overwhelmingly support giving parents whose children attend failing schools the option to send their kids to better schools, according to results of a survey released.

Parents unhappy with their children’s schools are using labor union tactics to build support for charter schools, according to a story by the Associated Press.