Monday, October 03, 2011
"'Trigger law' put to the test in Compton, Calif."
Here's an interesting concept...
Lee Cowan reports on it for NBC News:
"In the last two years, California, Texas and Mississippi have passed so-called 'parent trigger' laws. In each, the law stipulates that if at least 51 percent of the parents of children enrolled in a school sign a petition, they can trigger change. The laws vary in terms of the specifics, but in general, the new law allows parents at persistently failing schools to fire the teachers and principal, and in some cases, turn the school into a charter school instead. Twenty-two other states are considering giving parents the same kind of power."
