State Takeovers Remain a Powerful Tool for Improving Schools. States Should Not Walk Away From Them

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Tuesday, October 1, 2019

State Takeovers Remain a Powerful Tool for Improving Schools. States Should Not Walk Away From Them

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Ashley Jochim and Paul Hill write that the authority to intervene in local districts remains an essential tool if states want to continue playing a meaningful role in improving local schools.

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Ashley Jochim

Paul Hill

The report examines the Texas Education Agency’s System of Great Schools (SGS) initiative, which attempts to transform how school districts approach school improvement by calling on districts to manage school performance in new ways, expanding access to school choice options, and taking a dynamic approach to managing their supply of schools.