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May 28, 2013 · By dianeravitch. May 28, 2013 //. 79. You may recall the story about Irma Cobian, the elementary school principal who was forced out after Parent Revolution collected signatures from parents, employing the “parent trigger” law that it (Parent Revolution) had sponsored in 2010. The headline in the LA Times read: “Popular Principal’s ...
Mar 26, 2010 · As a consequence, Austin is either revered or despised, depending upon who’s doing the talking. Yet, whatever one thinks of Ben Austin and his organization, he has emerged as a recent big player in the world of school reform—both locally and nationally—alongside more recognizable stars in that firmament, like Green Dot’s founder Steve ...
Jan 22, 2016 · That’s not the manager’s fault, the chairman’s fault or the club’s fault, it’s just the way it is. It was a one off era that may not happen again without a serious cash injection.”. Austin added, “As a group of individuals and ultimately as a team, we were very tight. It was a dressing room full of genuine mates who would go the ...
Dec 4, 2014 · Parent Revolution’s Gabe Rose (left) and Ben Austin. Ben Austin is stepping down as executive director of Parent Revolution, a group he founded six years ago to aid parents pushing for change in their children’s poorly-performing schools. Parent Revolution played a role in creating California’s parent trigger law and, later, helping three ...
With one arm, head down and feet working like an outboard motor, there was nothing subtle about Ben Austin’s swimming style as he powered his way to gold in the 100m S8 freestyle in a new world record of 59.83s at the Athens summer Paralympics. The atmosphere in the swimming pool was electric as the crowd cheered on Greek swimmer Konstantinos ...
Austin became a pioneer of Australian swimming and he did this by bridging the gap of respect, recognition and equality to the Paralympic swimming movement in Australia, through his inspiring achievements and growing public profile. Ben became the first Paralympic Telstra Dolphins Ambassador and also the first Paralympic ambassador for Austswim.
May 6, 2021 · A special thanks to Ben for prodding us all to think anew as he always does. Translating “Kids First” From a Sound Bite Into a Civil Right Last March, after the pandemic had abruptly ended education for millions of children, UTLA sent a letter to LAUSD Superintendent Austin Beutner demanding a blanket moratorium on approval of all new ...
