Vox:
We don't need no (management) education?
7 December 2014
Schools with greater autonomy often perform well, but there is disagreement over whether this is due to better management or cherry-picking of students. Based on interviews with over 1,800 head teachers, this column finds that management quality is strongly correlated with pupil performance. Autonomous schools have better management, and this result does not appear to be driven by pupil composition or other observable factors. However, autonomy for head teachers is not enough - accountability to school governors is also needed.
This article was published online by Vox on December 7, 2014
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Related publications
'Does Management Matter in Schools?', Nicholas Bloom, Renata Lemos, Raffaella Sadun, and John Van Reenen, Centre for Economic Performance Discussion Paper No.1312, November 2014
Related links
Nicholas Bloom webpage
Raffaella Sadun webpage
John Van Reenen webpage
Productivity and Innovation Programme webpage