OECD: Greater autonomy for schools leads to better academic results - D'OH!

The NSW Teachers Federation and public school advocates such as Trevor Cobbold argue that there is little, if any, evidence to support the benefits of increased school autonomy.

If true, their claims undermine the argument that choice and diversity in education, represented by autonomous government and non-government schools, is a good thing and suggest that moves around Australia to empower schools at the local level are misdirected.

But there is increasing international evidence that freeing schools from centralised and bureaucratic control is beneficial.
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A 2007 paper commissioned by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development analysing the characteristics of stronger performing education systems argues that school autonomy is an important factor.

The paper's authors say: ''Various forms of school accountability, autonomy and choice policies combine to lift student achievement to substantially higher levels.''

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OECD: Greater autonomy for schools leads to better academic results - D'OH!

OECD: Greater autonomy for schools leads to better academic results - D'OH!

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