In outcomes based contracting in education, districts and providers share accountability for student results.
This EdWeb article explains how tying payment to measurable learning goals changes provider relationships, strengthens implementation, and helps schools sustain interventions beyond short-term funding cycles.
New WestEd research finds early promise for outcomes based contracting, but can't yet separate contract effects from coaching support.
New WestEd research on outcomes based contracting weighs the promise and the pitfalls of paying providers for student results.
Former Newark superintendent Chris Cerf argues outcomes based contracting gives accountability a more durable path forward.