Parent Trigger
The Trigger Parents are allowed to circulate petitions calling for their local schools to be reformed. If a majority of parents sign a valid petition, school district officials must do what the parents ask.
Reform Options
Parents may choose to send their children to a different public school, convert the school into a charter school, or receive opportunity scholarships to send their children to the private school of their choice. It’s up to parents, not administrators, to choose the reform option that will work best.
Quick Results
Reforms must be implemented at the start of the next school year. No more waiting for years for complicated “turn-around” or “transformation” schemes to be implemented and begin to show results. Children are moved quickly to better schools, and start learning more right away.
In The News
Johnson says work requirements, school choice provide path out of poverty
GOP governor candidate advocates school choice, more direct parental role. He said he’s open to options like school vouchers or […]
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Parent 'Trigger' Win in California Shines Light on Dysfunctional Public School System
The law, officially known as the Parent Empowerment Act, “creates a process which allows parents of students in low-performing schools […]
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Let the parents of Palm Lane win
By Orange County Register Editorial Board | Orange County Register The kids at Palm Lane won again. Last week, the Fourth […]
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Will Anaheim school district let parent trigger win stand?
By Robert Loewen | Orange County Register Elementary School District Superintendent Linda Wagner spent $1 million to beat up working-class […]
Read More ›Rep. Paul Scott
MichiganEmpowering parental choice is a vital component to reforming education. Keeping the focus on what is best for kids will allow both of us to improve education.
Sen. Michael Watson
MississippiI’m a firm supporter of the Parent Trigger. Who knows a child better than his or her parent? No one. That is why parents should be able to have a stronger voice in determining what type of an education their children receive and deserve.
RiShawn Biddle
Editor / Dropout NationIt just makes sense for families to take charge of neighborhood schools from central bureaucracies and teachers’ union affiliates distant from their concerns for their children, or at the very least, use Parent Trigger laws to become lead decision-makers in the school with the district paying heed.
Gwen Samuel
Founder / Connecticut Parents UnionGiving families the power to turn around systemically failing schools that are not meeting the needs of our children.
Gov. Jeb Bush
FloridaI’m really excited about the parent-trigger movement, where parents that have no power and have been cast aside for way too long now have been given the power to say, “If my school is not working I want a say on how to change it.”
Leo Knepper
Executive Director / Citizens Alliance of PennsylvaniaNo child should be sentenced to a poor education because of their ZIP Code. The Parent Trigger puts parents back in charge of their children’s future.
