Beyond the parent trigger hype and propaganda: just the facts « Parents Across America

Beyond the parent trigger hype and propaganda: just the facts « Parents Across America:

Beyond the parent trigger hype and propaganda: just the facts

by CarolineSF

Facts about the parent trigger

Researched by Caroline Grannan, San Francisco

Parents Across America founding member

1. There have been no successful parent triggers anywhere.ⁱ

2. Two parent triggers have been attempted, both in Southern California.ⁱ

3. The organization that created the parent trigger, Parent Revolution, organized both of those parent trigger campaigns.

4.Parent Revolution has been inaccurately described as “grassroots” and as founded by concerned mothers. Actually, Parent Revolution was created by charter school operator Steve Barr, who founded the Green Dot charter school chain^iv. Parent Revolution has a $1 million annual budget and 10 full-time staff members. Its funders include the Bill & Melinda