Governing Schools for Productivity. The Productivity for Results Series No. 4

Autor/in	Hill, Paul T.
Institution	George W. Bush Presidential Center, George W. Bush Institute
Titel	Governing Schools for Productivity. The Productivity for Results Series No. 4
Quelle	(2014), (20 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Governance; Productivity; Educational Policy; State Policy; Barriers; Expertise; Teacher Selection; Bias; School Districts; Portfolio Assessment; Educational Improvement; Elementary Secondary Education; Public Education; Academic Standards; Shared Resources and Services; Educational Finance; Colorado; Louisiana; New York + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Education; Educational policy; Financing; Steuerung; Bildung; Erziehung; Bildungspolitik; Finanzierung; Produktivität; Politics of education; Expert appraisal; School district; Schulbezirk; Portfoliobeurteilung; Teaching improvement; Unterrichtsentwicklung; Öffentliche Erziehung; Gemeinwirtschaft; Bildungsfonds
Abstract	The lack of productivity of school systems stems from a number of reasons, including the way in which schools are governed. The author explains in this paper that policies from on high often work against campuses being more productive. His list includes state policies that stop districts from hiring experts to teach subjects that other educators aren't prepared to teach. As with the other papers in this series, Hill explains how to change the bias against productivity. This paper ends with definite recommendations about how new governance arrangements can promote productivity.iii Many of these ideas are already present, in at least rudimentary form, in leading school districts including New York City, New Orleans, and Denver. These are pursuing a "portfolio strategy" of continuous improvement.iv However, districts following this strategy are exceptions to the norm in K-12 public education. This paper will show how, in the vast majority of localities, current governance arrangements encourage little effort on behalf of productivity. It will also lay out preconditions for productivity, which will establish premises for a proposed new governance system. [A list of resources is included.] (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	George W. Bush Institute, Education Reform Initiative. 2943 SMU Boulevard, Dallas, TX 75205. Tel: 214-200-4300; e-mail: educationreform@bushcenter.org; Web site: http://www.bushcenter.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01