The Impact of School Autonomy and Skilled Leadership on Student Achievement

Researchers, education agency officials, teachers, and parents have widely acknowledged that greater autonomy at the school site can help school leadership teams, staff and educators develop and implement programs and interventions that best serve the specific needs of their students and improve education outcomes. This policy brief reviews the ways in which Nevada is looking to expand site-based school autonomy in schools, and summarizes models implemented in several states around the country.