At California School, Parents Force an Overhaul

By artappraiser on Wed, 12/08/2010 - 2:34pm |

By Jennifer Medina, New York Times, December 7, 2010

....Under the law, if 51 percent of parents at a school sign a petition, it “triggers” one of four actions, including takeover by a charter school. In this case, 61 percent of the parents signed the petition. When the State Legislature approved the measure in January, union officials referred to it as a “lynch mob provision.”

The move in Compton will likely be watched by educators and political leaders all over the country, as many advocates try to exert more pressure on teachers’ unions. Education Secretary Arne Duncan is supporting the effort and Rahm Emanuel has promised to introduce similar regulations in Chicago if he wins his bid for mayor there....

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http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/08/education/08teacher.html?ref=todayspaper