«Unlike maintained schools, academies have substantial discretion over the ways in which governance is undertaken and some schools and multi-academy trusts have used this freedom to establish opaque and ambiguous governance structures that undermine effective internal school accountability. (politics.co.uk)
The national and state departments of education, in particular, oversee countless education programs, distribute billions of dollars, and have substantial discretion in deciding what the details of education policy will be and how the money will be spent. (educationnext.org)
Rather, «as long as a school district exists, the local school board has undeniable constitutional authority,» including «substantial discretion regarding the character of instruction that students will receive at the district's expense.» (educationnext.org)