Empower Schools’ report on Innovation School policy examines how state laws can create enabling conditions for school-level innovation. The report analyzes policy design, school autonomy, educator empowerment, accountability, and sustainability, with recommendations for states seeking to support high-quality, durable Innovation Schools.

The Third Way is a guide to implementing Innovation Schools and creating autonomous, accountable district schools. The resource explains how districts can give schools real flexibility over staffing, budget, curriculum, and operations while maintaining public accountability and creating conditions for innovation.

Autonomous District Schools examines how U.S. school districts can create autonomous district schools that provide flexibility, accountability, and innovation at scale. The report explores how autonomous district school models differ from traditional district and charter schools and what districts should consider when designing them.