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 | Nov 15, 2016 | Uncategorized
The New Bedford School Committee voted Monday to authorize the school district to develop redesign plans for the middle schools. One option, but not the only option the schools will look at, is an “innovation zone” with a special governing structure. Read...
by Empowerschools | Nov 15, 2016 | Uncategorized
Check out the first release from CRPE’s initiative Linking State and Local School Improvement titled Measures of Last Resort: Assessing Strategies for State-Initiated Turnarounds which profiles the Springfield Empowerment Zone...
by Empowerschools | Jul 8, 2016 | Uncategorized
Here at Empower Schools we are all about empowering schools. That’s why we are watching (and cheering on) Clark County, NV as it embarks on an ambitious project to reorganize itself into a district of empowered schools. The impetus to rethink the organization of the...
by Empowerschools | Jun 7, 2016 | Uncategorized
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by Empowerschools | May 12, 2016 | Uncategorized
Founding Executive Director Quality Teachers, Quality Schools: There is no greater driver of a school’s success – not curriculum, not technology, not even building leadership – than the caliber of the school’s teachers. Quality schools begin and end with...
