The approach was created 25 years ago in Boston, Massachusetts - the result of a partnership between then city mayor Thomas Menino, Boston Public Schools (BPS) and the Boston Teachers Union. They were created to be models of educational innovation and to serve as research and development sites for effective urban public schools.
In a bid to tackle persistently poor educational outcomes for children in urban districts of Boston, policymakers decided to give teachers more autonomy over how the schools were run and organised. This led to the large inner city schools being split into smaller units while remaining part of a wider learning network, which encompassed schools, local employers and the community.
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