New ‘Parent Trigger’ Bill Would Let Families, Teachers Vote To Close Schools
Sen. Dennis Kruse wants to beef up Indiana’s “parent trigger” law, empowering parents and teachers to intervene in struggling schools.
Sen. Dennis Kruse wants to beef up Indiana’s “parent trigger” law, empowering parents and teachers to intervene in struggling schools.
The events in “Won’t Back Down” might be based on an entirely fictional Pennsylvania law, but the movie is generating very real response about the parent trigger and big policy questions about how to fix failing schools. Earlier this month we noted that both Tampa and Charlotte hosted screenings of the film during the Republican [...]
‘Won’t Back Down,’ a movie about parent trigger laws, screened before both the Republican and Democratic National Conventions.
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