by Empowerschools | Jan 28, 2018 | Uncategorized
When we helped four school leaders launch an “innovation zone” in Denver two years ago, we weren’t sure where the journey would take us. The guiding vision was for radical empowerment of the educators closest to the students. So we began simply by asking fundamental...
by Empowerschools | Jan 24, 2018 | News
Two teachers who represented the Springfield Empowerment Zone Partnership during Gov. Charlie Baker’s State of the Commonwealth speech said it is a testament to the work being done by administrators, teachers, parents and students. “It was a phenomenal...
by Empowerschools | Jan 22, 2018 | News
Education leaders, advocates, and policymakers interested in pushing more decision-making, budget flexibility, and ownership to the school level can hear lessons from Colorado’s first independently run innovation zone of public schools – thanks to a new case study and...
by Empowerschools | Jan 13, 2017 | Featured, Policy, Third Way
Back in late May, 2016, Empower Schools hosted an event called The Emerging Third Way featuring on-the-ground voices from Lawrence, Springfield, and Denver, as well as MA Secretary of Education Jim Peyser, MA Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education Mitchell...
by Empowerschools | Dec 20, 2016 | Featured, General Thoughts
During our most recent visit to Denver we met with school leaders in Denver’s Luminary Learning Network (LLN), Denver’s first Innovation Zone, to catch up on what they were learning, where they were enjoying success, and what challenges they were trying to...
