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School & District Management
Opinion
Accept No Substitutes for Real Decentralization
William G. Ouchi writes that true decentralization is hard to implement, seldom put in place, but effective when it is.
School & District Management
Management Guru Says 'Student Load' Key to Achievement
Higher scores are linked to lowering the number of students to teach and the number of papers to grade.
Standards & Accountability
Opinion
Why Not Strengthen the NAEP as a Tool for Seeing Trends?
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.
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.
School & District Management
States Eye Looser Rein on Districts
The push to give school districts greater operating flexibility is seeing a resurgence.
School & District Management
More Power to Schools
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.
School & District Management
Opinion
Bringing Honest Exchange Into Kids' Lives
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.
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.
School & District Management
Why Teachers Quit
A new survey reveals why former teachers quit the profession.
School & District Management
Easing Rules Over Schools Gains Favor
State, district leaders debate when to grant autonomy.
School & District Management
U.S. Chamber Adds Business Viewpoint on Schools’ Quality
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce sees its report as a prescription for more innovative, efficient, and better-performing schools.
School & District Management
Opinion
Robbing Peter to Pay Paul
Education professors Bruce Baker and Michael A. Rebell explain why they think weighted-student funding is not the "100 percent solution."
School & District Management
Downsizing in Nevada?
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.
School & District Management
New Orleans Panel Rethinks School System
Four months after Hurricane Katrina, an early outline of a newly configured school system is beginning to emerge.
Leadership
Collection
Focus On: Leadership and Management
Education Week's archival coverage of leadership and management issues.
School & District Management
In Sharp Focus
When the Clarksville, Tenn., schools raised expectations for learning, the central office played a leading role in standardizing practice and monitoring data.