Publications Issue All Student-Centered Learning DesignsEducator Talent PathwaysOutcomes That MatterAutonomy and Shared Power What’s the Big Idea? Lots of Little Ones Article • August 2014 To get innovation in K-12 we need to free those closest to the action—the teachers—to innovate and meet the needs of their students. Ted Kolderie draws lessons from World War 2 to make this argument, in a commentary in the Minneapolis Star Tribune. Origins of Chartering Timeline Web Resource • September 2010 Albert Shanker and Ray Budde had the ‘charter’ idea early. Minnesota got it into law; seeing ‘charter’ not as a kind of school but as a platform for developing different schools. Use this timeline to learn more about the progress of the chartering idea. Why President Obama Should Speak to the States Memo • January 2009 The country has the governmental relationships upside down, with the states setting the targets for results and Washington leaning on the states, districts and schools to make it happen. President Obama should put the roles right, so that the national government is “pushing buttons that are connected to live wires”. What Is Innovation… and What Isn’t? Memo • June 2009 The discussion about “innovation” in K-12 education is coming on rapidly, as the sense grows that K-12 requires radical change. But there is confusion about concepts and terms. Partly, this is because we are all still learning. This brief paper will try to distinguish the various meanings of “innovation.” Teacher Voices on Video Video • July 2009 Watch teachers describe what it’s like to work in schools designed and run by teachers—that is, teacher-powered schools. What Matters to Students and Their Performance? Meeting Notes • November 2006 Students of Minnesota chartered schools say they may have dropped out had they not attended new and different schools. While all of the students appreciated improved relationships with teachers and peers, their different schools, in different ways, enhanced the students’ abilities to learn. Notes from a student panel. Students Inform Legislators: What’s Important to Understand About Chartered Schools and Student Motivation Memo • May 2005 At the Charter School Student Summit held in St. Paul in December 2004, students discussed the growth and challenges facing the charter movement. Students discussed their own experiences and exchanged ideas for improvement of the sector, and were asked to inform legislators about chartered schools and what motivates them to learn. Sponsoring Charters: A Resource Guide for Minnesota Authorizers Report • February 2004 A guide for charter school authorizing, from the decision to authorize through contract development. It covers how to assist and oversee the school, and clarifies the relationship to and duties of the state department of education, the sponsor and the board of the chartered school. It also explains the ‘Sponsor-Initiated School,’ whereby an authorizer actively solicits new school proposals. Windows on the Next Generation of Charter Schools and Chartering Speech • May 2004 A look at the next generation of chartered schools and the environment in which they live. We will need to diversify charter authorizers, document the progress of existing chartered schools, find ways to finance facilities and transportation, and find new ways to organize extra-curricular activities. We Cannot Get the Schools We Need by Changing the Schools We Have Speech • May 2004 While almost everyone wants schools to be better, almost nobody wants them to be different. And, we overestimate the ability of leadership to change organizations in more than incremental ways. The internal culture heavily constrains change. A speech by Joe Graba at a national meeting of foundations. Post navigation ← Previous 1 … 13 14 15 16 17 18 Next → Stay In Touch Get updates, new publications, fresh analysis, and event invitations in your inbox. First Name Last Name Email Address State What do you want to receive? Monthly newsletter (once per month) Blog posts by email (about two per month) See past newsletters in the archive.