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Idea That Works — Putting Teachers in Charge of Schools

Imagine a group of teach­ers and com­mu­nity mem­bers run­ning your local school, decid­ing school cal­en­dars and set­ting staff work hours inde­pen­dent from their district’s cen­tral office. This type of self-governing model is prov­ing effec­tive in improv­ing stu­dent per­for­mance. Read more about what states are putting this model to the test and add your com­ment by click­ing on the link above.

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