School Autonomy in DC Public Schools: A Conversation with Josh Edelman (Part 2)

In this Education Sector video, DCPS Director of School Innovation Josh Edelman compares and contrasts Chicago's and DC's experiences with school autonomy. He also discusses how school autonomy is a part of systemic reform in DC Public Schools.

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Education

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• School Autonomy
• DC Public Schools
• Josh Edelman
• Education Sector
• Chicago Public Schools
• School Improvement
• Portfolio Management

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It's a delicate balance. I'd encourage you to read our new report "The Road to Autonomy" that prompted this video, it discusses many of the concerns you lay out

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To what type of autonomy are you referring? Spending? Hiring? Curriculum? Scheduling? In my school district, we allowed for that type of autonomy for many years, but now the pendulum is swinging in the other direction. Too much autonomy led to mini-school districts within a large school district. With the high transiency rate of our students, this just doesn't work. Students were done a real disservice when transferring between schools with different schedules and curriculum.