New Bedford to pursue “innovation zones”

Teachers and administrators working together to create positive changes in schools: “A group of teachers working with the school administration to remake New Bedford middle schools is leaning against using a so-called “innovation zone,” a special governing structure that could have allowed principals and a group of elected teachers to approve changes to things like the length of the school day, curriculum or staffing.”

http://www.bostonherald.com/news/local_coverage/2017/03/mayor_bps_closures_not_viable_option