{"id":4396,"date":"2014-07-09T09:48:34","date_gmt":"2014-07-09T13:48:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.coreeducationllc.com\/blog2\/?p=4396"},"modified":"2014-07-09T09:48:38","modified_gmt":"2014-07-09T13:48:38","slug":"the-rise-of-networks-how-decentralized-management-is-improving-schools","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.coreeducationllc.com\/blog2\/the-rise-of-networks-how-decentralized-management-is-improving-schools\/","title":{"rendered":"The Rise of Networks: How Decentralized Management Is Improving Schools"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"NYnetworks-report-cover\"<\/a><\/strong>Maureen Kelleher at the Center For American Progress<\/a> has written an interesting piece describing how several urban school districts have experimented with different school networks. The preliminary findings suggest that other urban school districts should be willing to let their schools create networks of common interests to help those schools that need it most.<\/p>\n

School districts across the country are shifting away from their traditional management paradigm-a central office that directs its schools through uniform mandates and policies-toward a new vision where district leaders support autonomous schools while holding them accountable for student performance. School-district leaders recognize that greater school autonomy requires rethinking their models of management and support. During a pilot program in New York City, an initial cohort of 26 schools organized itself into four networks of schools that worked together to solve common problems. Today, New York City’s public schools are affiliated in networks based on a common interest: a similar type of school; a common instructional approach; or a similar target population.<\/p>\n

This report describes the current state of school networks in New York City and outlines the successes and challenges the city has faced in implementing school networks. It also explores how networks have been implemented in other cities-Baltimore, Maryland; Chicago, Illinois; and Denver, Colorado-to show how the school-network concept has been adapted to a variety of local contexts.<\/p>\n

Here are some key preliminary findings:<\/p>\n