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myth of markets in school education / Ben Jensen.
"July 2013" Also available via the Internet at the URL below. "On autonomy, Australia and other countries have the wrong strategy. The world’s best systems have varying levels of autonomy. But it is not central to their reforms. Instead, they articulate the best ways to teach and learn, then implement reform through high-quality systems of teacher development, appraisal and feedback, among other policies. Autonomous schools in Australia and other countries are no better at implementing these programs than are centralised schools. School leaders should be empowered to run their schools well. But empowerment means much more than autonomy. Victoria, which led the world in increasing autonomy, does not perform above New South Wales, which until very recently had a centralised school system. School leaders are too often granted autonomy but lack the direction, support and development to lead the key reforms their schools need. As this report illustrates, the reality of school education means that relying on markets is not the best way to improve student learning." - p. 1. Includes bibliographical references. "On autonomy, Australia and other countries have the wrong strategy. The world’s best systems have varying levels of autonomy. But it is not central to their reforms. Instead, they articulate the best ways to teach and learn, then implement reform through high-quality systems of teacher development, appraisal and feedback, among other policies. Autonomous schools in Australia and other countries are no better at implementing these programs than are centralised schools. School leaders should be empowered to run their schools well. But empowerment means much more than autonomy. Victoria, which led the world in increasing autonomy, does not perform above New South Wales, which until very recently had a centralised school system. School leaders are too often granted autonomy but lack the direction, support and development to lead the key reforms their schools need. As this report illustrates, the reality of school education means that relying on markets is not the best way to improve student learning." - p. 1.