Kappan Contributor: Charles Taylor Kerchner

The California Exeptionalism: Building trust and capacity by decentralizing decisions and politics

Jul 27, 2015 | Learning on the EDge

The philosophy of California’s deliberately different approach to school reform is captured in Gov. Jerry Brown’s term “subsidiarity” — pushing decisions to the local level.

The California exceptionalism: How a deep blue state took on a Democratic administration and forged a new way forward in education reform

Jul 21, 2015 | Learning on the EDge

Rather than leading its education reforms with tests, punishments, and markets, California has concentrated on capacity building, expanding grassroots democracy, and rebuilding trust.