E|E invited Minnesota native Erick Premack, a leading figure in education policy, back to the Twin Cities to share insights on the policy climate in California, specifically with respect to chartering.
Ready to design your own school or learn how to do so? Join Lori Nazzaro, Center for Teaching Quality, April 3 & 17 for her School (Re)Design webinar series. After teaching for 25 years, Lori took the concept of a teacher-led school to reality at the Mathematics and Science Leadership Academy (Colorado).
Teachers have been calling the shots at Boston's successful pilot school, Mission Hill. EE's Kim Farris-Berg, featured guest blogger on Education Week's Of, By, For blog, explores "A Year at Mission Hill," and what goes into creating a powerful learning environment.
A provocative new book,Trusting Teachers with School Success, examines schools where teachers are already calling the shots and preparing students for life through designed learning programs that support "beyond-academic" achievements such as character development, problem solving and collaboration.
How would our education system be different if we empowered teachers to make decisions that influence the entire school? A provocative new book,Trusting Teachers with School Success, asserts that this approach would create the schools that many of us profess to want.
