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Regulations approved for schools' 'Parent Trigger' law
- 07-14-2011
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By Teresa Watanabe/Los Angeles Times
After months of controversy, the state Board of Education set out a clear road map Wednesday to allow parents unparalleled rights to force major changes at low-performing schools. The board approved regulations clarifying the "Parent Trigger" law — the first in the nation to give parents the right to petition for new staff, management and programs at their children's schools. Organizations representing parents, teachers, school districts and other parties overcame sharp differences to reach consensus on such contentious issues as how to draw up petitions, verify parent signatures and ensure public disclosure about the petition process. Disagreement over those issues exploded last year in the law's first test case at McKinley Elementary School in Compton. (more...)
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