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The Boston Teachers Union Pilot School is a “teacher-powered” school; the term refers to schools that are collaboratively designed and run by teams of teachers, who have the freedom and authority to make decisions on everything from curriculum to budget and personnel. This school is one of about 300 teacher-powered schools nationwide that follow this model, which emerged in the 1970’s. Many see this model as an antidote to worsening teacher morale and people exiting the field. “Schools vary, but in schools where teachers have more voice, there is better retention,” said Richard Ingersoll, professor of education and sociology at the University of Pennsylvania. In addition to the school-wide model, there are lighter-touch ways of embracing a teacher-powered philosophy, educators said. Teachers can be given more authority over instruction and more input on some school decisions while the school retains a more traditional administrative structure.
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