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LOS ANGELES – Thursday, May 23, 2013 – Members of Weigand Avenue Elementary Parents United today unanimously endorsed the ‘Public School Choice’ (PSC) plan by the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) as a key foundation for turning around their failing school.

Additionally, parents unanimously endorsed a letter to go to every Weigand Elementary teacher asking them to join parents in working together on improving the school.

Yesterday, members of Weigand Parents United - the community organization of parents at Weigand Avenue Elementary School - announced a vote scheduled for today to endorse a 'Public School Choice' plan proposed by the Los Angeles Unified School District to turn around their failing school.

For more, check out the official press statement below.

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Matthew Tabor from Education News reports on last week's major victory for the parents of Weigand Avenue Elementary School.

Weigand parents successfully petitioned the second-largest school district in the US with the nation's first ever 100% in-district transformation under the Parent Trigger process.

Matthew writes on what this victory means for parents and parent empowerment advocates in California and across the nation.