Season 2 Episode 2 Resources

Episode 2-2  Autonomy?  Trust and Responsibility! 

Resources 

 

 

Principal Autonomy 

 

In Chicago 

 

Kirabo Jackson’s research report: 

https://www.edworkingpapers.com/sites/default/files/ai23-808.pdf 

 

Chalkbeat article describing the research: 

 

Chicago public schools run by principals given more independence saw better student achievement: study 

 

https://chicago.chalkbeat.org/2023/8/3/23819384/chicago-public-schools-isp-principals-power-test-scores-study-professional-learning 

 

 

In Denver 

 

Denver board votes to limit school autonomy, bolster teacher job protections 

 

https://co.chalkbeat.org/2022/3/25/22996002/denver-school-board-vote-innovation-teacher-rights-executive-limitation#:~:text=In%20a%20split%20vote%2C%20the,shore%20up%20teacher%20job%20protections. 

DPS board approves proposal limiting innovation schools' autonomy 

https://www.9news.com/article/news/education/dps-innovation-schools-autonomy/73-3af24005-9c14-4f38-b755-5fc1dd5a2bc7 

New Research Shows Choice, Autonomy and Accountability Improved Outcomes for All Denver Students 

https://rooteddenver.org/new-research-shows-choice-autonomy-and-accountability-improved-outcomes-for-all-denver-students/ 

 

CU DENVER:  The System-Level Effects of Denver’s Portfolio Strategy on Student Academic Outcomes 

https://publicaffairs.ucdenver.edu/docs/librariesprovider36/research-projects-documents/center-for-education-policy-analysis/denver-report---study-summary-emarboe-final.pdf?sfvrsn=629745bb_2 

 

Teacher autonomy 

 

NEA:  Teacher Autonomy Declines Over Past Decade 

 

https://www.nea.org/nea-today/all-news-articles/teacher-autonomy-declined-over-past-decade-new-data-shows 

 

Ed Week: Teacher Autonomy Isn’t Dead. Here’s How to Achieve It 

https://www.edweek.org/leadership/teacher-autonomy-isnt-dead-heres-how-to-achieve-it/2023/09