Education|Evolving Founder Ted Kolderie has encouraged a strong look at the current management of schools. He explains, “Our deal with teachers has been that we don’t give you professional authority, and you don’t give us accountability. Cut a new deal: in exchange for real accountability we’ll give you real authority.”
The premise is that when teachers have collective authority to control the factors that influence school success, they will accept responsibility for it.
Education|Evolving invites you to explore:
- How K-12 teachers make arrangements with states, school districts, unions, and others to secure autonomy to control what matters for school success.
- What is meant by “teacher autonomy” and the areas of authority teachers can collectively secure, such as selecting a learning program that works best for students at the school, selecting colleagues, and setting school budgets.
- A list of schools with teacher autonomy, with links to profiles of each school describing the nature of the autonomy and the kinds of learning programs teachers create.
- A nationwide map, pinpointing the locations of schools with teacher autonomy.
Teacher autonomy arrangements are about putting the professionals in charge. Explore how they’re working across the country.
For more information, see http://www.educationevolving.org/teacherpartnerships/inventory
