/local-control Local Control en-US 2021 (c) °ÄÃÅÅܹ·ÂÛ̳ Tue, 09 Jul 2024 21:05:34 GMT /policy-politics/a-state-considers-a-future-in-which-schools-cant-rely-on-property-taxes/2024/07 How would school districts fill the gap if a governor gets his wishes? Tue, 09 Jul 2024 21:05:34 GMT /policy-politics/a-state-considers-a-future-in-which-schools-cant-rely-on-property-taxes/2024/07 /leadership/state-takeovers-of-school-districts-still-happen-new-research-questions-their-value/2024/04 More than 100 districts across the country have experienced state takeovers. Mon, 29 Apr 2024 20:38:48 GMT /leadership/state-takeovers-of-school-districts-still-happen-new-research-questions-their-value/2024/04 /leadership/houstons-sweeping-school-changes-will-they-be-a-case-study-or-cautionary-tale/2023/09 Houston's state-appointed superintendent has enacted an ambitious set of changes that affect nearly every part of the school day. Fri, 01 Sep 2023 20:18:59 GMT /leadership/houstons-sweeping-school-changes-will-they-be-a-case-study-or-cautionary-tale/2023/09 /leadership/tulsa-maintains-accreditation-averting-state-control-for-now/2023/08 But the district's school board president issued an unusual rebuke to Oklahoma's top education official. Thu, 24 Aug 2023 20:33:59 GMT /leadership/tulsa-maintains-accreditation-averting-state-control-for-now/2023/08 /policy-politics/what-california-gov-newsoms-fight-with-a-school-district-says-about-local-control/2023/08 Newsom threatened to fine the Temecula Valley school board after it rejected a curriculum that mentioned gay rights leader Harvey Milk. Fri, 11 Aug 2023 23:18:41 GMT /policy-politics/what-california-gov-newsoms-fight-with-a-school-district-says-about-local-control/2023/08 /policy-politics/ron-desantis-is-running-for-president-what-will-that-mean-for-k-12-schools/2023/05 DeSantis has solidified himself as a force on school policy. His campaign will likely influence the role education plays in the election. Wed, 24 May 2023 23:46:00 GMT /policy-politics/ron-desantis-is-running-for-president-what-will-that-mean-for-k-12-schools/2023/05 /policy-politics/mask-mandate-lawsuits-reflect-bigger-battle-do-states-or-local-districts-control-schools/2021/08 Some legal clarity is forming over whether governors may restrict school districts from enacting mask mandates to fight COVID-19. Fri, 27 Aug 2021 22:50:54 GMT /policy-politics/mask-mandate-lawsuits-reflect-bigger-battle-do-states-or-local-districts-control-schools/2021/08 /policy-politics/mask-mandates-put-local-control-of-schools-to-the-test/2021/08 Fights between states and school districts aren't new, but stark differences on masking present new tests. Wed, 11 Aug 2021 21:35:58 GMT /policy-politics/mask-mandates-put-local-control-of-schools-to-the-test/2021/08 /policy-politics/trumps-patriotic-education-push-clashes-with-his-past-calls-for-local-control/2020/09 The president's call for "pro-American" history classes doesn't mesh well with his 2017 executive order saying he would "preserve State and local control" over curriculum and instruction. Mon, 21 Sep 2020 20:29:30 GMT /policy-politics/trumps-patriotic-education-push-clashes-with-his-past-calls-for-local-control/2020/09 /leadership/opinion-arne-duncan-reopening-schools-is-a-local-decision-not-the-presidents/2020/07 The Trump administration has completely failed to protect Americans and lead during the COVID-19 crisis, writes former U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan. Thu, 09 Jul 2020 19:07:23 GMT /leadership/opinion-arne-duncan-reopening-schools-is-a-local-decision-not-the-presidents/2020/07 /leadership/opinion-are-there-unseen-children-in-your-school/2018/03 What do we know, what can we be sure of, and what do we need to learn about how it feels to be a child in our schools? Tue, 27 Mar 2018 11:21:04 GMT /leadership/opinion-are-there-unseen-children-in-your-school/2018/03 /leadership/new-era-of-local-control-begins-for-schools-in-newark-n-j/2018/02 After 22 years, Newark, N.J., residents have regained control of their schools. Tue, 13 Feb 2018 21:41:30 GMT /leadership/new-era-of-local-control-begins-for-schools-in-newark-n-j/2018/02 /policy-politics/new-era-of-local-control-in-newark-n-j-after-22-years/2018/02 The state seized control of the city's struggling school system in 1995. Fri, 02 Feb 2018 00:23:26 GMT /policy-politics/new-era-of-local-control-in-newark-n-j-after-22-years/2018/02 /policy-politics/california-gov-brown-proposes-4-billion-boost-for-schools-and-more-local-control/2018/01 In his last term in office, Gov. Jerry Brown wants to boost local officials' ability to improve schools and fully fund the state's funding formula two years ahead of schedule. Tue, 16 Jan 2018 19:06:35 GMT /policy-politics/california-gov-brown-proposes-4-billion-boost-for-schools-and-more-local-control/2018/01 /leadership/opinion-educating-the-whole-child-requires-courageous-leaders/2018/01 Student achievement and educating the 'whole child' can be seen in actions schools take. For that, school leaders must have courage to lead away from hesitations. Tue, 16 Jan 2018 12:26:09 GMT /leadership/opinion-educating-the-whole-child-requires-courageous-leaders/2018/01 /teaching-learning/opinion-interviewing-good-questions-are-important-careful-listening-is-paramount/2018/01 Hiring is, arguably, the most important shared role of leaders and the governing body. It deserves and investment of time to listen openly and share perceptions and thoughts. Tue, 09 Jan 2018 11:38:08 GMT /teaching-learning/opinion-interviewing-good-questions-are-important-careful-listening-is-paramount/2018/01 /technology/opinion-loss-of-freedom-of-thought-and-expression-threatens-schools/2017/12 Limiting speech and access to information is the antithesis of our purpose in a free and open democracy. The limits being placed on the internet and on speech in the CDC will affect our work, certainly. Thu, 21 Dec 2017 11:25:05 GMT /technology/opinion-loss-of-freedom-of-thought-and-expression-threatens-schools/2017/12 /leadership/opinion-school-leaders-build-trust-by-inviting-others-to-the-table/2017/11 It is about presence. It isn't just about Rotary or Kiwanis. It is also about church dinners and nonprofit fund raisers. It is business and police. It is clergy and senior citizens and parents and preschool providers. Is it too much to ask? Sun, 19 Nov 2017 12:11:05 GMT /leadership/opinion-school-leaders-build-trust-by-inviting-others-to-the-table/2017/11 /leadership/opinion-are-we-leading-change-or-leading-in-a-new-era/2017/11 The traditional modes of teaching and learning are being disrupted form outside the schools walls and educators know that a richness for students will arrive when those walls become more permeable under teacher leadership. Tue, 07 Nov 2017 11:42:07 GMT /leadership/opinion-are-we-leading-change-or-leading-in-a-new-era/2017/11 /education/philadelphia-mayor-calls-for-local-control-of-citys-schools/2017/11 Mayor James Kenney says a local board to govern the city's public schools would be appointed, making him ultimately accountable for the success or failure of the district. Thu, 02 Nov 2017 15:21:23 GMT /education/philadelphia-mayor-calls-for-local-control-of-citys-schools/2017/11 /leadership/opinion-why-we-desperately-need-to-rethink-college-and-career-readiness/2017/10 The answer is not to "bring back" vocational training. The answer is to redefine vocational training and integrate it into the learning required for all students to graduate from high schools. Thu, 26 Oct 2017 11:00:03 GMT /leadership/opinion-why-we-desperately-need-to-rethink-college-and-career-readiness/2017/10 /leadership/opinion-school-leaders-racial-bias-and-hope/2017/09 Unlike the POTUS, our actions will directly, and immediately impact children and families. So, we cannot be complacent. Tue, 26 Sep 2017 11:45:06 GMT /leadership/opinion-school-leaders-racial-bias-and-hope/2017/09 /leadership/opinion-football-head-injuries-and-a-school-leaders-choices/2017/09 Researchers some of our football players will live a lifetime battling behaviors and issues never knowing they are caused by those tackles they so loved when living their halcyon days of middle and high school. Sun, 24 Sep 2017 11:28:07 GMT /leadership/opinion-football-head-injuries-and-a-school-leaders-choices/2017/09 /teaching-learning/opinion-a-new-grading-system-meets-a-critics-empty-words/2017/09 When schools step up to consider new ways to engage and motivate students they should be lauded. Sun, 17 Sep 2017 11:10:08 GMT /teaching-learning/opinion-a-new-grading-system-meets-a-critics-empty-words/2017/09 /education/newark-to-regain-control-of-its-schools-after-22-years-under-state-authority/2017/09 The New Jersey board of education approved two resolutions that will put local officials in Newark in charge of their schools, but the district and the state still have to come up with a transition plan for how that will happen. Wed, 13 Sep 2017 23:37:45 GMT /education/newark-to-regain-control-of-its-schools-after-22-years-under-state-authority/2017/09 /leadership/new-jersey-set-to-return-control-of-public-schools-to-newark/2017/09 Two decades after seizing control of the school system in Newark, New Jersey was expected to return the 40,000-student district to local control this week. Gov. Chris Christie said that the state board of education was to vote this week to make it official. The state took over the district in the mid-1990s, citing y... Tue, 12 Sep 2017 20:37:15 GMT /leadership/new-jersey-set-to-return-control-of-public-schools-to-newark/2017/09 /leadership/opinion-how-schools-can-help-adolescents-become-responsible-informed-adults/2017/08 The lines that separate childhood from adolescence and adolescence from adulthood have disappeared. Rites of passage are few. But there is something schools can and should do. Sun, 27 Aug 2017 11:49:03 GMT /leadership/opinion-how-schools-can-help-adolescents-become-responsible-informed-adults/2017/08 /leadership/opinion-reversing-teacher-burnout-is-a-possibility-within-reach/2017/08 Guest blogger Jennifer Cleary writes, "Burnout is a real issue, for both first-year teachers and thirty-year veterans. Schools are losing valuable educators, and student achievement is suffering." Thu, 10 Aug 2017 09:50:07 GMT /leadership/opinion-reversing-teacher-burnout-is-a-possibility-within-reach/2017/08 /teaching-learning/opinion-stem-seals-for-high-school-diplomas-arent-enough/2017/08 There should be STEM centric revision of all teaching from kindergarten through high school. Tue, 08 Aug 2017 10:41:00 GMT /teaching-learning/opinion-stem-seals-for-high-school-diplomas-arent-enough/2017/08 /leadership/opinion-is-algebra-unnecessary-leading-a-local-decision/2017/07 If we are maintaining algebra courses for the sake of tradition or if algebra is the foundation of deductive reasoning and problem solving is the debate school leaders can engage now. Tue, 25 Jul 2017 10:40:04 GMT /leadership/opinion-is-algebra-unnecessary-leading-a-local-decision/2017/07