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Parents of children at 24th Street Elementary held up placards for passing motorists as they descended upon LAUSD headquarters Thursday, Jan. 17, 2013 to deliver a petition to take over the failing school.

Two weeks ago, parents at 24^th Street Elementary School felt like they were out of options. Today they have several.

Eight charter school operators submitted "Letters of Interest" vying to take over the failing school by the fall. Among them: L.A. Unified.

The offers started coming in almost immediately after neighborhood parents invoked the “Parent Trigger” law to take over the low-income school in South Los Angeles. Nearly two thirds of the school's parents signed the petition. It's the first attempt to use the controversial law in L.A. Unified since it was passed in 2010 – and could mark a turning point for parent-reform advocates.

Here’s a breakdown of the charter operators that met the Parent Union’s deadline for an application last Friday:

Academia Moderna
Crown Preparatory Academy
Frederick Douglass Academy Elementary School
Vista Academy Elementary School Global Education Academy
Celerity Global Development
Para Los Ninos
Los Angeles Unified School District
One was received from a former 24th Street Elementary School educator through an Education Management Organization