/school-based-management School-Based Management en-US 2021 (c) Education Week Wed, 25 Sep 2019 01:06:42 GMT /leadership/for-already-burdened-principals-budget-control-remains-elusive/2019/09 The majority of school districts still sideline principals in major financial decisionmaking, even as researchers argue they should have more control. But some principals remain ambivalent about significantly greater autonomy. Wed, 25 Sep 2019 01:06:42 GMT /leadership/for-already-burdened-principals-budget-control-remains-elusive/2019/09 /leadership/opinion-how-do-principals-experience-a-decentralized-school-system/2018/10 New research captures Houston principals' attitudes about and experiences with working in a decentralized school system. Thu, 25 Oct 2018 10:00:00 GMT /leadership/opinion-how-do-principals-experience-a-decentralized-school-system/2018/10 /leadership/opinion-what-does-decentralization-look-like-in-houston/2018/10 Research sheds light on how one urban school district implemented decentralization. Mon, 22 Oct 2018 10:00:00 GMT /leadership/opinion-what-does-decentralization-look-like-in-houston/2018/10 /leadership/opinion-why-we-cant-give-up-on-our-public-schools-q-a/2017/09 Though public education is far from perfect, it needs our unequivocal support to improve, say educators Deborah Meier and Emily Gasoi. Sat, 23 Sep 2017 00:16:25 GMT /leadership/opinion-why-we-cant-give-up-on-our-public-schools-q-a/2017/09 /leadership/in-minnesota-and-u-s-teacher-powered-schools-take-root/2017/04 Impact Academy at Orchard Lake is among a growing number of public schools where teachers have a say in what goes on, from the learning approach to staffing and scheduling. Wed, 19 Apr 2017 00:19:32 GMT /leadership/in-minnesota-and-u-s-teacher-powered-schools-take-root/2017/04 /leadership/opinion-what-the-best-school-districts-do-right/2016/11 When it comes to school management, asking if school districts should decentralize is the wrong question, writes Susan Moore Johnson. Wed, 16 Nov 2016 02:40:15 GMT /leadership/opinion-what-the-best-school-districts-do-right/2016/11 /leadership/inside-a-school-districts-transformation-zone/2016/09 Leaders of an Indiana system make sure that the central office, not just principals and teachers, help carry the weight of school turnaround efforts. Wed, 28 Sep 2016 01:30:41 GMT /leadership/inside-a-school-districts-transformation-zone/2016/09 /leadership/opinion-new-orleans-path-to-education-equity/2015/08 Former U.S. Sen. Mary Landrieu: The New Orleans charter school experience offers a model in upending racial inequity. Wed, 26 Aug 2015 01:06:00 GMT /leadership/opinion-new-orleans-path-to-education-equity/2015/08 /leadership/nevada-moves-to-carve-up-fast-growing-district/2015/07 Now that state lawmakers have approved a split-up of the Clark County school district, which includes Las Vegas, the question is how to go about doing it. Wed, 08 Jul 2015 01:47:07 GMT /leadership/nevada-moves-to-carve-up-fast-growing-district/2015/07 /leadership/opinion-most-schools-dont-model-democracy/2014/12 Meier: While it's true democracy is never complete, we do kids and ourselves a disservice to pretend that our schools are living examples of even an imperfect democracy. Tue, 02 Dec 2014 15:15:00 GMT /leadership/opinion-most-schools-dont-model-democracy/2014/12 /leadership/opinion-empowerment-begins-with-preparation/2014/06 Ronda Harmon, the Executive Director of the Kentucky Association of School Councils (KASC) in Danville, Kentucky talks about preparing for a new beginning. Fri, 20 Jun 2014 18:50:06 GMT /leadership/opinion-empowerment-begins-with-preparation/2014/06 /leadership/opinion-choice-for-shareholders-or-stakeholders/2014/03 Meier: Neighborhood schools have some important advantages in terms of political democracy, precisely by encouraging people to talk across class and race. Alas, not many contain such mixtures! Thu, 27 Mar 2014 14:03:00 GMT /leadership/opinion-choice-for-shareholders-or-stakeholders/2014/03 /leadership/opinion-what-are-the-trade-offs/2010/03 Dear Diane,Lucid and to the point, Diane. I'll sign on. Once again, we may confront a law that penalizes schools that don't eliminate differential test score outcomes that correlate with race, class, disability, or language spoken at home. (And that pays teachers based on scores, and favors charters, etc.) Higher teacher expectations shall overcome all, and, based on the Central Falls example in R.I., will cost the jobs also of "failing" principals, custodians, aides, and secretaries. To make matters more ludicrous, the tests involved are, it is agreed, grossly inadequate to the task. Thu, 25 Mar 2010 12:40:00 GMT /leadership/opinion-what-are-the-trade-offs/2010/03 /leadership/opinion-redefining-achievement/2010/01 Dear Diane,Thanks you for that deft summary on charters! Once we forget the public purposes of education, it's easier and easier to forget about the defects of the marketplace as a way to address the common good. Thu, 14 Jan 2010 16:34:00 GMT /leadership/opinion-redefining-achievement/2010/01 /leadership/opinion-accept-no-substitutes-for-real-decentralization/2009/10 William G. Ouchi writes that true decentralization is hard to implement, seldom put in place, but effective when it is. Sat, 31 Oct 2009 00:13:32 GMT /leadership/opinion-accept-no-substitutes-for-real-decentralization/2009/10 /leadership/management-guru-says-student-load-key-to-achievement/2009/09 Higher scores are linked to lowering the number of students to teach and the number of papers to grade. Mon, 28 Sep 2009 16:53:59 GMT /leadership/management-guru-says-student-load-key-to-achievement/2009/09 /policy-politics/opinion-why-not-strengthen-the-naep-as-a-tool-for-seeing-trends/2009/05 Dear Diane,I think it’s unlikely that the fans of mayoral control are open to persuasion. But thanks, Diane, for relentlessly pursuing them. We’re in for lots of nonsense in the name of reform. Thu, 07 May 2009 12:32:00 GMT /policy-politics/opinion-why-not-strengthen-the-naep-as-a-tool-for-seeing-trends/2009/05 /leadership/states-eye-looser-rein-on-districts/2008/03 The push to give school districts greater operating flexibility is seeing a resurgence. Tue, 04 Mar 2008 21:23:50 GMT /leadership/states-eye-looser-rein-on-districts/2008/03 /leadership/more-power-to-schools/2007/11 After a period of top-down control under the mayor, the New York City system is freeing schools to run their own affairs—and holding them accountable for results. Wed, 21 Nov 2007 04:01:41 GMT /leadership/more-power-to-schools/2007/11 /leadership/opinion-bringing-honest-exchange-into-kids-lives/2007/09 Dear Diane,There are two possibilities (at least) re our agreeing too much! We can dig deeper into the areas about which we agree, or we can take on what, in other times, might appear to be important disagreements. Thu, 13 Sep 2007 15:25:00 GMT /leadership/opinion-bringing-honest-exchange-into-kids-lives/2007/09 /leadership/why-teachers-quit/2007/04 A new survey reveals why former teachers quit the profession. Fri, 20 Apr 2007 21:18:23 GMT /leadership/why-teachers-quit/2007/04 /leadership/easing-rules-over-schools-gains-favor/2007/03 State, district leaders debate when to grant autonomy. Fri, 16 Mar 2007 22:09:49 GMT /leadership/easing-rules-over-schools-gains-favor/2007/03 /leadership/u-s-chamber-adds-business-viewpoint-on-schools-quality/2007/03 The U.S. Chamber of Commerce sees its report as a prescription for more innovative, efficient, and better-performing schools. Wed, 07 Mar 2007 00:13:03 GMT /leadership/u-s-chamber-adds-business-viewpoint-on-schools-quality/2007/03 /leadership/opinion-robbing-peter-to-pay-paul/2006/11 Education professors Bruce Baker and Michael A. Rebell explain why they think weighted-student funding is not the "100 percent solution." Wed, 29 Nov 2006 02:29:09 GMT /leadership/opinion-robbing-peter-to-pay-paul/2006/11 /leadership/downsizing-in-nevada/2006/01 The size of the Clark County, Nev., school system—which has a seemingly ever-expanding enrollment now at 292,000 students—has become an issue in the 2006 race for governor. Tue, 24 Jan 2006 22:05:43 GMT /leadership/downsizing-in-nevada/2006/01 /leadership/new-orleans-panel-rethinks-school-system/2006/01 Four months after Hurricane Katrina wiped out large sections of New Orleans, an early outline of a newly configured school system is beginning to emerge—and it looks unlike any other district. Wed, 11 Jan 2006 02:14:48 GMT /leadership/new-orleans-panel-rethinks-school-system/2006/01 /leadership/focus-on-leadership-and-management Education Week's archival coverage of leadership and management issues. Mon, 26 Sep 2005 18:32:53 GMT /leadership/focus-on-leadership-and-management /leadership/in-sharp-focus/2005/09 When the Clarksville, Tenn., schools raised expectations for learning, the central office played a leading role in standardizing practice and monitoring data. Wed, 14 Sep 2005 02:51:32 GMT /leadership/in-sharp-focus/2005/09 /leadership/forward-motion/2005/09 The California district is not alone in seeking the right balance between site-based management and centralized decisionmaking, a key issue as superintendents concern themselves more with matters of instruction. Gilroy’s experience, in fact, shows how that balance can change over time. Wed, 14 Sep 2005 02:50:51 GMT /leadership/forward-motion/2005/09 /leadership/opinion-trying-decentralization-for-real-this-time/2005/08 Two education researchers propose that despite earlier assumptions, the United States has not yet fully tried decentralizing decisionmaking authority to schools. But it should. Tue, 09 Aug 2005 23:36:54 GMT /leadership/opinion-trying-decentralization-for-real-this-time/2005/08