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Parent Trigger
A parent trigger is a legal maneuver through which parents can change the administration of a poorly performing public school—most notably, by transforming it into a charter school. The first parent trigger law was passed by the California legislature in January 2010. Similar laws have been adopted subsequently by Louisiana, Mississippi, Connecticut, Texas, Indiana and Ohio. The law has been invoked by parents in the Compton, Adelanto, Anaheim, and LAUSD school districts of California. Most recently in California, parents of children enrolled in 20th Street Elementary School and Palm Lane Elementary School have used the parent trigger law. As a result of the parent trigger campaign, the 20th Street Elementary School is now one of the most improved schools in all of LAUSD. Former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa wrote about the success of the 20th Street parent trigger in the Wall Street Journal. History Parent trigger laws were first introduced by the Los Angeles Pare ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charter School
A charter school is a school that receives government funding but operates independently of the established state school system in which it is located. It is independent in the sense that it operates according to the basic principle of autonomy for accountability, that it is freed from the rules but accountable for results. Public vs. private school Charter schools are publicly funded through taxation and operated by privately owned management companies. Charter schools are often established, operated, and maintained by for-profit organizations, and are not necessarily held to the same standards as traditional public schools. There is debate on whether charter schools should be described as private schools or state schools. Advocates of the charter model state that they are public schools because they are open to all students and do not charge tuition. Critics of charter schools assert that charter schools' private operation with lack of public accountability makes them ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walton Family
The Walton family is an American family whose collective fortune derived from Walmart makes them the richest family in the United States of America. Overview The three most prominent living members (Jim, Rob, and Alice Walton) have consistently been in the top twenty of the ''Forbes'' 400 list since 2001, as were John ( 2005) and Helen (d. 2007) prior to their deaths. Christy Walton took her husband John's place in the ranking after his death. The majority of the family's wealth derives from the heritage of Bud and Sam Walton, who were the co-founders of Walmart. Walmart is the world's largest retailer, one of the world's largest business enterprises in terms of annual revenue, and, with just over 2.2 million employees, the world's largest private employer. , the Waltons collectively owned 50.8 percent of Walmart. In 2018, the family sold some of their company's stock and now owns just under 50%. In January 19, the Walton family's net worth was around US$240.6 billion. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adelanto Elementary School District
Adelanto Elementary School District (AESD) is an elementary and middle school-only school district in San Bernardino County, California. It is headquartered in Adelanto. It serves Adelanto and portions of Victorville. Students at the high school level attend Victor Valley Union High School District, with 9–12 students attending Adelanto High School campus on Mojave Road operated by VVUHSD starting in the 2014–2015 School Year. Schools K–8 schools: *El Mirage School *George Visual & Performing Arts Magnet School Middle schools: *Columbia Middle School *Melva Davis Academy of Excellence STEAM Middle School *Mesa Linda Middle School Elementary schools: *Adelanto Elementary School *Donald F. Bradach Elementary School *Eagle Ranch Elementary School *Gus Franklin, Jr. STEM School *Morgan Kincaid Preparatory School of Integrated Studies *Theodore Vick School *Victoria Magathan Elementary School *West Creek Elementary School *Westside Park Elementary School Credit Recovery/BRID ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adelanto School District
Adelanto Elementary School District (AESD) is an elementary and middle school-only school district in San Bernardino County, California. It is headquartered in Adelanto. It serves Adelanto and portions of Victorville. Students at the high school level attend Victor Valley Union High School District, with 9–12 students attending Adelanto High School campus on Mojave Road operated by VVUHSD starting in the 2014–2015 School Year. Schools K–8 schools: *El Mirage School *George Visual & Performing Arts Magnet School Middle schools: *Columbia Middle School *Melva Davis Academy of Excellence STEAM Middle School *Mesa Linda Middle School Elementary schools: *Adelanto Elementary School *Donald F. Bradach Elementary School *Eagle Ranch Elementary School *Gus Franklin, Jr. STEM School *Morgan Kincaid Preparatory School of Integrated Studies *Theodore Vick School *Victoria Magathan Elementary School *West Creek Elementary School *Westside Park Elementary School Credit Recovery/BRID ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charter School
A charter school is a school that receives government funding but operates independently of the established state school system in which it is located. It is independent in the sense that it operates according to the basic principle of autonomy for accountability, that it is freed from the rules but accountable for results. Public vs. private school Charter schools are publicly funded through taxation and operated by privately owned management companies. Charter schools are often established, operated, and maintained by for-profit organizations, and are not necessarily held to the same standards as traditional public schools. There is debate on whether charter schools should be described as private schools or state schools. Advocates of the charter model state that they are public schools because they are open to all students and do not charge tuition. Critics of charter schools assert that charter schools' private operation with lack of public accountability makes them ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Academic Performance Index (California Public Schools)
The Academic Performance Index (API) was a measurement of academic performance and progress of individual schools in California, United States. The API was one of the main components of the Public Schools Accountability Act passed by the California State Legislature in 1999. It was last updated for the 2012–2013 school year, an on March 15, 2017, the California State Board of Education and the California Department of Education launched a new accountability system to replace the Academic Performance Index to better measure California's education goals. The replacement reporting interface is the California School Dashboard. API scores Numeric Index A numeric API score ranged from a low of 200 to a high of 1000. The interim statewide API performance target for all schools was 800. A school's growth was measured by how well it was moving toward or past that goal. An API score was calculated for all students in a school as well as numerous API scores for each subgroup at the schoo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mitt Romney
Willard Mitt Romney (born March 12, 1947) is an American politician, businessman, and lawyer serving as the junior United States senator from Utah since January 2019, succeeding Orrin Hatch. He served as the 70th governor of Massachusetts from 2003 to 2007 and was the Republican Party's nominee for president of the United States in the 2012 election, losing to Barack Obama. Raised in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, by George and Lenore Romney, he spent over two years in France as a Mormon missionary. He married Ann Davies in 1969; they have five sons. Active in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) throughout his adult life, Romney served as bishop of his ward and later as a stake president for an area covering Boston and many of its suburbs. By 1971, he had participated in the political campaigns of both his parents. In 1971 Romney graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in English from Brigham Young University (BYU) and in 1975 he received a JD–MBA degree ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rahm Emanuel
Rahm Israel Emanuel (; born November 29, 1959) is an American politician and diplomat who is the current United States Ambassador to Japan. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served two terms as the 55th Mayor of Chicago from 2011 to 2019 and the 23rd White House Chief of Staff from 2009 to 2010, and served three terms in the United States House of Representatives, representing Illinois between 2003 and 2009. Born in Chicago, Emanuel is a graduate of Sarah Lawrence College and Northwestern University. Early in his career, Emanuel served as director of the finance committee for Bill Clinton's 1992 presidential campaign. In 1993, he joined the Clinton administration, where he served as assistant to the president for political affairs and as Senior Advisor to the President for policy and strategy. Emanuel worked at the investment bank Wasserstein Perella & Co. from 1998 for two and a half years and served on the board of directors of Freddie Mac. In 2002, Emanuel r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arne Duncan
Arne Starkey Duncan (born November 6, 1964) is an American educator who served as United States Secretary of Education from 2009 to 2015 and as Chief Executive Officer of Chicago Public Schools from 2001 to 2008. A lifelong resident of Chicago, Duncan is the founder of Create Real Economic Destiny (CRED), a non-profit aimed at reducing gun violence. During Duncan's tenure as Secretary of Education, he was a key figure in the Presidency of Barack Obama, Obama administration's development of Common Core, a set of nationwide educational standards. This made him a controversial figure among those who opposed the federal government's taking on a stronger role in education policy. Arne Duncan is currently a senior fellow at the University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy and a board member for Communities In Schools and Community X. Early life Duncan was raised in Hyde Park, Chicago, Hyde Park, a Chicago neighborhood encompassing the University of Chicago. He is the son of Sus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michelle Rhee
Michelle Ann Rhee (born December 25, 1969) is an American educator and advocate for education reform. She was Chancellor of District of Columbia Public Schools from 2007 to 2010. In late 2010, she founded StudentsFirst, a non-profit organization that works on education reform. She began her career by teaching for three years in an inner city school, then founded and ran The New Teacher Project. Early life and education Rhee was born in Ann Arbor, Michigan, the second of three children of South Korean immigrants Shang Rhee, a physician, and Inza Rhee, a clothing store owner. She was raised in the Toledo, Ohio area and educated in public schools, through the sixth grade. Her parents then sent her to South Korea to attend school for one year. Upon her return, they enrolled her in a private school because they felt the public school was lacking. She graduated from the private Maumee Valley Country Day School in 1988, and went on to Cornell University where she received a B.A. in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stand For Children
Stand for Children is an American education advocacy group. Founded in 1996 following a Children's Defense Fund rallySwanee Hunt. "Young Man with a Strong Voice for America's Children." ''The Beaufort Gazette'', June 11, 2005. the non-profit advocates for equity in public education. Stand for Children's mission is "to ensure all students receive a high quality, relevant education, especially those whose boundless potential is overlooked and under-tapped because of their skin color, zip code, first language, or disability." Over the years, the organization has shifted its focus from children's issues to improving public education funding, and from funding to improving the public education system. The organization includes both a 501(c)(4) advocacy organization called Stand for Children, as well as a 501(c)(3) training organization called Stand for Children Leadership Center. History On June 1, 1996, over 300,000 people rallied in Washington, D.C. for "Stand for Children Day" at t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Columbus City Schools
Columbus City Schools, formerly known as Columbus Public Schools, is the official school district for the city of Columbus, Ohio, and serves most of the city (portions of the city are served by suburban school districts). The district has 46,686 students enrolled, making it the largest school district in the state of Ohio as of June 2021. At its peak during the 1971 school year the district served 110,725 students. The first school built in the area which is now part of Columbus was a log cabin school-house built in Franklinton, in 1806. It wasn't until 1845 that the state of Ohio Legislature entrusted the management of Columbus schools to a Board of Education. Two years later the school board elected Dr. Asa Lord as the district's first superintendent. Dr. Gene T. Harris served as the 19th superintendent of Columbus City Schools and was succeeded by Dr. Dan Good. For most of its history, the district has been referred to as "Columbus Public Schools". In August 2007, the di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
