A growing cabal of educators is concluding that giving control of learning to students is the ideal path forward. But are teachers, accustomed to being the sage on the stage, really ready to step down? Are school leaders ready to support teachers taking a backseat to students? Can the standards be met this way?

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David Ginsburg helps schools improve student outcomes through various services including leadership coaching and instructional coaching. Alan November is an international leader in education technology. He has been director of an alternative high school, computer coordinator, technology consultant, and university lecturer. Josh Stumpenhorst is a junior high Language Arts and Social Science teacher. He has been named the 2012 Illinois Teacher of the Year.