Shortcomings in School-Based Management in Boston Noted

By Lynn Olson

School-based management in Boston has not significantly altered instruction and has not shifted real authority to the schools, according to a report released this month.

Unless the district's schools focus more on student learning and gain greater control over hiring and spending, those involved in the study caution, the initiative will atrophy.

The analysis by the Citywide Educational Coalition, Boston's largest education-advocacy group, marks the first in-depth review of school-based management in the district since it was adopted two years ago. The study was based on interviews with more...