Free to Lead: Autonomy in Highly Successful Charter Schools. Issue Brief.

One way to see autonomy in action is to investigate how it works in highly successful charter schools, where students are achieving at levels dramatically higher than comparable charter or district schools. Understanding how high-performing charter schools use their autonomy can help other school leaders make the most of theirs. And it can inform policymakers’ decisions about how to advance school autonomy as they craft laws and regulations.