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Thompson, Greg; Lingard, Bob; Ball, Stephen J. – Journal of Educational Administration and History, 2021
The academisation of schooling in Northern England is an example of a new mode of educational governance that promises greater autonomy for schools and school leaders. A common claim regarding the benefits of academisation is that it will improve student outcomes by delivering greater autonomy for Headteachers. In this paper, six Headteachers from…
Descriptors: Educational History, Governance, Institutional Autonomy, Professional Autonomy
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Torres, A. Chris; Bulkley, Katrina; McCotter, Suzanne – International Journal of Leadership in Education, 2019
As charters and other autonomous schools grow to serve larger percentages of students both nationally and internationally, it is becoming increasingly important to understand how to best support and prepare leaders in this alternative setting. This study focuses on how charter school leaders perceived pre and in-service preparation and support.…
Descriptors: Charter Schools, Principals, Administrator Education, Leadership Training
Field, Tim; Smith, Troy – Public Impact, 2019
Facilities access is arguably the largest and most persistent challenge facing new and expanding charter schools. Creating a charter facility "incubator" can help solve this challenge. This case study provides an in-depth look at the design and operations of one such incubator, "Building Pathways," a nonprofit that serves as…
Descriptors: Charter Schools, Educational Innovation, Educational Facilities, Educational Facilities Improvement
LiBetti, Ashley; Squire, Juliet; Trinidad, Justin – Bellwether Education Partners, 2020
One of the greatest promises of the charter school movement has been the potential to create diverse school models to meet the varied needs of children, families, and communities. As policy makers and charter leaders have recognized the need to hold charters accountable for strong performance, however, there has been a move towards more…
Descriptors: Charter Schools, Models, Student Needs, Accountability
Houston, David M.; Henderson, Michael B.; Peterson, Paul E.; West, Martin R. – Program on Education Policy and Governance, 2021
Do Americans hold a consistent set of opinions about their public schools and how to improve them? From 2013 to 2018, over 5,000 unique respondents participated in more than one consecutive iteration of the annual, nationally representative "Education Next" poll, offering an opportunity to examine individual-level attitude stability on…
Descriptors: Public Schools, Public Opinion, Educational Policy, Comparative Analysis
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Lee, Jin – Education Policy Analysis Archives, 2018
The rise of for-profit Educational Management Organizations (EMOs) often becomes evidence of substantial shifts in the governance of education, through which schooling may become privatized and commercialized. This study is designed to understand the economic behavior of for-profit educational management organization charter schools, by focusing…
Descriptors: Proprietary Schools, Educational Administration, Governance, Charter Schools
Wolfe, Christy; Sheridan-McIver, Fiona – National Alliance for Public Charter Schools, 2018
Public charter schools present tremendous opportunities to increase the access of Native students to high-quality schools. Understanding current growth and the location of schools serving Native students is an important first step in the larger policy discussion on Native education and charter schools. This brief provides the latest data available…
Descriptors: Charter Schools, American Indian Students, Alaska Natives, Hawaiians
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Tuchman, Sivan; Campbell, Christine; Heyward, Georgia – Center on Reinventing Public Education, 2018
In 2012 Washington became the 42nd state in the nation to adopt a charter school law. Charter schools in Washington are autonomous public schools operated by a nonprofit organization rather than a school district. As a local education agency, each school must follow many of the same compliance and reporting requirements that traditional districts…
Descriptors: Charter Schools, Disabilities, Governance, Public Schools
Erwin, Ben – Education Commission of the States, 2021
Virtual learning has grown significantly over roughly the last decade and, more recently, was thrust into the spotlight because of the shift to remote instruction caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. In the 2019-20 school year, full-time virtual schools enrolled more than 330,000 students, and statewide programs provided over 1 million courses,…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Virtual Schools, Pandemics, COVID-19
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Bush-Mecenas, Susan; Marsh, Julie A. – Education Next, 2020
Facing the typical challenges of urban schooling, including overcrowded schools, mediocre academic outcomes, and high dropout rates, the Los Angeles Unified School District has been at the epicenter of big-city education reform over the past decade. This article takes a look at the past 10 years of reform strategies in Los Angeles, and how…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, School Districts, Educational Change, Change Strategies
Domanico, Ray – Manhattan Institute for Policy Research, 2022
New York City has the largest public school district in the U.S., but the city's diverse educational landscape also includes charter, private, and religious schools, all of which have undergone a major transformation in the two years since the COVID-19 pandemic. Over the last two school years, overall school enrollment in the city was down by…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Public Schools, School Choice, COVID-19
Rausch, M. Karega; Conlan, Sean; Tracewski, Sherry – National Association of Charter School Authorizers, 2017
Improving the quality of charter school authorizing is critical for improving the quality of charter schools and the outcomes experienced by students and communities. As every charter school has an authorizer, improvement in authorizing has the power to be among the most significant catalysts in creating many more high-quality schools and closing…
Descriptors: Charter Schools, Governance, Educational Administration, Institutional Evaluation
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Wilkins, Chris; Gobby, Brad; Keddie, Amanda – British Journal of Educational Studies, 2021
The impact of neoliberal reforms of education systems on the work of teachers and school leaders, particularly in relation to high-stakes accountability frameworks, has been extensively studied in recent decades. One significant aspect of neoliberal schooling is the emergence of quasi-autonomous public schools (such as Academies in England,…
Descriptors: Entrepreneurship, Educational Change, Neoliberalism, Accountability
Preston, Teresa – Phi Delta Kappan, 2018
This exploration of Phi Delta Kappan's archives shows how the magazine has covered questions related to the purposes, governance, and funding of the public schools. Articles have discussed the role of schools in a democratic society, how schools should relate to the public, whether public funds should be diverted to private and religious schools,…
Descriptors: Public Education, Public Schools, Role of Education, Educational Objectives
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Campbell, Christine; Heyward, Georgia; Jochim, Ashley – Center on Reinventing Public Education, 2018
This brief provides an overview of five strategies used for persistently underperforming schools that demand significant changes to how schools are organized. It draws upon published research, as well as the experiences of cities pursuing different types of improvement strategies. None of the five strategies offer a surefire way to improve…
Descriptors: Underachievement, Educational Improvement, Change Strategies, Educational Change
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