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Inventory of Teacher-Powered Schools
We maintain this inventory to help schools find one another, and to track and understand the growing national movement. It is a continual work in progress. The information presented here […]
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Is a change in schooling just too obvious?
Photo by Allison Shelley for EDUimages The lessons of the pandemic start with the inadequate attempt by too many schools at remote learning for kids. Parents saw, many for the […]
Teacher voice
A popular and overused term, which usually means asking teachers’ opinions about a topic, decision, or policy. Teacher voice describes input, but not decision-making authority. It is thus distinct from […]
Teacher autonomy
An individual teacher’s authority to make their own decisions in a variety of areas. In teacher-powered schools, teams of teachers have collective autonomy to design, run, and lead their schools. […]
Shared power
The distribution of ownership and decision-making authority among a group. Similar in meaning to shared leadership, however the phrase is often used to emphasize sharing power not just among educators, […]
School-based decision-making
A philosophy or approach to decision-making, wherein decisions are made at the site rather than district level. The phrase is often used in conjuction with the phrases autonomous schools and […]
Pilot schools
An autonomous school with a special, designated status inside a school district. School boards and district leaders delegate authority to pilot schools’ governing boards via MOUs between the district and […]
Governance
Governance is the configuration of power and decision-making authority in a given context. More specifically, the study of governance is the study of the policies, structures, and practices, which determine […]
Rethinking power in education at national gathering of teacher leaders
“Who is at the table with me making decisions, designing our school programs or new schools, or even a first project for a beginning independent learner?” Tony Simmons asked those […]
The Riveredge Outdoor Learning Elementary School
Situated on 379 acres of restored prairies, woods, and wetlands at Riveredge Nature Center near Newburg, Wisconsin, the Riveredge School is a tuition-free, public elementary charter school authorized by the […]