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Has Jeb Bush’s Foundation Created a Faux Parents Group to Support Parent Trigger?

Posted on April 24, 2013 by

Scathing Purple Musings discovered last August that Jeb Bush’s Foundation for Florida’s Future (FFF) had created a petition to support its efforts to pass Parent Trigger. Not many had signed the petition and many of the one’s who did were employees … Continue reading →

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Parent Trigger Hits “Local Control” Roadblock in Florida Senate

Posted on April 23, 2013 by

From Kathleen McGrory of the Times/Herald: As expected, Sen. Kelli Stargel‘s parent trigger bill won the support of the Senate appropriations panel Tuesday — and is now headed to the Senate floor. There was, however, one plot twist. At a … Continue reading →

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Florida Republican Senators Giveth Then Taketh Away Local Control in Parent Trigger Bill

Posted on April 23, 2013 by

Mush was celebrated in Sen. David Simmons amendment to Parent Trigger which carved out final say on the final choice to local school boards. It was somehow because Commissioner Tony Bennett suggested in a letter that local boards “shouldn’t be … Continue reading →

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Rick Scott’s a Sitting Duck on Parent Trigger

Posted on April 21, 2013 by

Rick Scott has not yet earned the trust of Florida public school teachers and advocates. His increase in funding last year was only a return to the level he cut the year before and his failure to admit as much … Continue reading →

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Did Parent Revolution Bribe and Blackmail Undocumented Immigrants in California Parent Trigger Fight?

Posted on April 21, 2013 by

With Florida republican senators obliged to pass Parent Trigger this session to serve Jeb Bush’s political interests, it’s crucial to remind Floridians what those senators have to ignore.  With House sponsor Carlos Trujillo affirming that controversial charter school advocacy group Parent Revolution … Continue reading →

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FL GOP Want to End Local Control of Schools; Except When They Don’t to Get Parent Trigger Passed

Posted on April 18, 2013 by

So Republican Altamonte Springs senator David Simmons has crafted an amendment to Parent Trigger which he says was inspired by a letter from education commissioner Tony Bennett. StateImpact writer Gina Jordan explains: Senators said they changed a key provision in … Continue reading →

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Rhee Needs Parent Trigger More than Parent Trigger Needs Her

Posted on April 17, 2013 by

Ann Kane and M. Catharine Evans have been chronicling Michelle Rhee’ s story since she was DC schools chancellor in the influential conservative website American Thinker. While I’ve not always agreed with their conclusions, they’ve been spot of with their … Continue reading →

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So Where Does a Disgraced Michelle Rhee Show Up First? Florida, Of Course!

Posted on April 16, 2013 by

From Times-Herald Tallahassee Bureau reporter Mary McGrory: Despite mounting criticism over a possible cheating scandal in Washington, D.C., nationally recognized education activist Michelle Rhee was in Tallahassee Monday to discuss a flurry of schools-related proposals in Florida. “We’re here to … Continue reading →

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Parent Trigger Removes Parents Seat at the Table

Posted on April 11, 2013 by

Parent Trigger makes a stop at the Senate Education Appropriations Committee today. A well-paid lobbyist or two from Jeb Bush’s Foundation for Florida’s Future will be there and insists that the bill is all about giving parents a seat at … Continue reading →

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How Parent Trigger Disenfranchises Parents in California

Posted on April 10, 2013 by

A second Parent Revolution inspired parent trigger is underway in Los Angeles. LA Weekly’s Patrick Range McDonald has the details: Today, Latino and African American parents at 24th Street Elementary will vote to ratify who will operate their kids’ school … Continue reading →

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