But that attempt failed, and it was orchestrated not by parents but by an outside organization: Parent Revolution,
founded by charter school operator Steve Barr and funded by wealthy foundations.
California's Parent Trigger law was promoted by the organization Parent Revolution, which was
founded by charter school operators and backed financially by venture philanthropists.
Not exact matches
Actually, Parent Revolution was created
by charter school operator Steve Barr, who
founded the Green Dot
charter school chain.
The Grand Canyon Institute's comprehensive financial analysis
found that
charter schools were rampant with related - party transactions, a practice where
charter school operators did business with for - profit companies owned
by the
charter holder, members of the
school's corporate board or relatives of either.
A graduate of Harvard's business
school, he spent five years leading Green Dot Public
Schools, a Los Angeles charter school operator, and six years as CEO of a nonprofit founded by former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa that took control of 17 poorly performing public s
Schools, a Los Angeles
charter school operator, and six years as CEO of a nonprofit
founded by former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa that took control of 17 poorly performing public
schoolsschools.
Four well - regarded
charter operators, including YES Prep —
founded by Chris Barbic, the Tennessee district's superintendent — pulled out of deals to take over Memphis
schools at the last minute.