«They still have a UTLA contract, but they have more
autonomies than traditional schools have,» Delugach says of pilot schools like SJHA.
If the focus and curriculum are appealing to you, or you like the idea of a school that has more
autonomy than a traditional school in the system, you might prefer a charter.
Not exact matches
In addition to charter
schools, students can enroll at one of 38 innovation
schools, district - operated
schools pioneering new
school models with more
autonomy than traditional district
schools.
Third, innovation
schools have more
autonomy from district mandates
than traditional DPS
schools but far less
than charters.
[28] Amazingly, charters, which were supposed to have greater freedom and
autonomy, now seem to have more burdensome regulations to meet
than their
traditional school counterparts.
Charter
schools have greater
autonomy than traditional public
schools when it comes to programming, and they can appeal to families of different income levels through innovation in curriculum, teaching, and learning methods.
Charter
schools are publicly funded, independently operated
schools that are allowed to operate with more
autonomy than traditional public
schools in exchange for increased accountability.
Abstract: Charter
schools are publicly funded
schools which, in exchange for expanded accountability, receive more
autonomy and experience fewer regulations
than traditional public
schools.
So why can't charter
schools — with more
autonomy and less accountability
than traditional systems — leverage these advantages and provide a new path for labor and management interaction?
A major study earlier this year by the state Legislative Analyst's office found that the
autonomy and smaller size of charter
schools bring more innovation and individual attention to students, and greater academic success at a lower cost to taxpayers
than traditional public
schools.
Held to a higher standard of accountability
than traditional public
schools, but with the benefit of added
autonomy that puts local
school leaders and teachers in charge, Tennessee's public charter
schools are empowered to create a challenging and focused learning environment for students, while giving parents even more direct and meaningful opportunities to participate in their children's education.
But they also operate with a lot more
autonomy than traditional public
schools.
However, students who attended public
schools that were granted considerable
autonomy but kept the union — known as «pilot»
schools — performed no better
than they would have had they remained in a
traditional Boston public
school.
They have greater
autonomy than traditional public
schools and often attract educational pioneers who experiment with new approaches to teaching and learning.