How and Why Governors and Legislatures Are Opening a New-Schools Sector in Public Education

By Ted Kolderie

• Preface



• Introduction: A systemic change is transforming the K-12 system



• Part One: How existing arrangements obstruct improvement
  • Chapter 1: Incentives shape organizations’ behavior
  • Chapter 2: The incentives are not aligned with the mission
  • Chapter 3: Why the institution defends the existing system
  • Chapter 4: Now the old system feels new pressures for change


• Part Two: How to create a self-improving institution
  • Chapter 5: Change ‘school’ so it will motivate students
  • Chapter 6: Keep pressing the districts to change and improve
  • Chapter 7: Enlarge the districts’ capacity to create new schools
  • Chapter 8: Create new entities to authorize new schools
  • Chapter 9: Let the teachers lead the learning, if they wish


• Part Three: What will it take to get it done?
  • Chapter 10: Work through the power of state lawmaking
  • Chapter 11: Think clearly


• Part Four: How quickly can it be done?
  • Chapter 12: If the leadership in K-12 decides to move . . .
  • Chapter 13: If the leadership job falls to the community


• Prospects: Things that are necessary tend to happen

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