Ben Boychuk

Ben Boychuk

Ben Boychuk (b.boychuk.3@gmail.com) is a policy advisor for education at The Heartland Institute... (read full bio)

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California School District Rejects Parent Trigger Petition

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February 24, 2012

Adelanto, California school district officials rejected a petition by parents to convert Desert Trails Elementary School into an independent charter under the nation’s inaugural Parent Trigger law.
California Parents Pull Trigger on Elementary School

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February 01, 2012

Parents of students at a failing elementary school in the Southern California desert city of Adelanto are the second group to exercise their rights under the state’s Parent Trigger law.
Los Angeles Teachers Union Demands Thousands Be Rehired

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October 27, 2011

The United Teachers Los Angeles teachers union is demanding the Los Angeles Unified School District use a $55 million budget surplus to rehire 1,200 teachers laid off in the last year.
Michigan Legislators Weigh Parent Trigger, Charter Expansion

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September 14, 2011

Parents and teachers in Michigan would have the power to petition their school district to convert a failing public school into an independent charter under a bill pending in the Republican-control
Parent Trigger Online Debate Begins Today

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August 15, 2011

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California Nears Final ‘Parent Trigger’ Regulations

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August 02, 2011

California’s State Board of Education is on track to approve final, permanent regulations governing the state’s landmark Parent Trigger law at its September meeting.
Legislature Weighs Changes to California’s Parent Trigger Law

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May 23, 2011
‘Counter-Manifesto’ Challenges Common Core Standards

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Ben Boychuk

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May 20, 2011
Colorado Parent Trigger Bill Fails in Senate Committee

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April 25, 2011
California Board Delays ‘Parent Trigger’ Rules Again

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Ben Boychuk

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April 25, 2011
Directory of National and State School Reform Organizations

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Ben Boychuk

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April 01, 2011
Colorado School District Approves Pilot Voucher Plan

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Ben Boychuk

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March 21, 2011
California Ed. Board Moves to Approve ‘Parent Trigger’ Rules

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Ben Boychuk

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March 21, 2011
California State Schools Chief Proposes Parent Empowerment ‘Clean Up’

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February 11, 2011
New State Board Members Could Jeopardize California Parent Trigger Rules

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Ben Boychuk

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January 12, 2011
Oklahoma Districts Defy Special Needs Voucher Law

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Ben Boychuk

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December 14, 2010
‘Parent Trigger’ Proposals Spread Across Nation

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Ben Boychuk

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December 13, 2010
Ohio Schools Opt Out of ‘Race to the Top’

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Ben Boychuk

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December 07, 2010
Q&A: What Do Parents Need to Know About the ‘Parent Trigger’?

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Ben Boychuk

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November 13, 2010

California’s parent empowerment law, known as the “parent trigger,” is less than a year old, but the idea is already spreading across the nation to states such as Connecticut and Georgia.
Midterm Election Brings Gains for School Reformers

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November 08, 2010

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