Sentences with phrase «authority over schools back»

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Isn't it strange that Harriet Harman was never heard saying polls have shown over and over again that the majority of voters want the railways taken back into public ownership or that they think that local authorities should be responsible for schools?

Academies were first introduced under Tony Blair's Labour government back in 2000 as a way to raise standards in schools by taking them away from the control of local authorities and offering more autonomy over finances and day to day school management.

The U.S. Supreme Court declined last week to step back into a lengthy court battle between an athletically powerful private school and Tennessee's high school sports authority over recruiting violations.

The video highlighted the following points: ESSA reduces federal authority over school decisions and gives it back to the states and local districts.

Back in April 2010, in Duncan's executive conference room, there appeared two teachers, both pioneers in the movement for teachers to have real authority over their schools.

5) Michigan: The House recesses for three weeks without voting on a controversial measure backed by Gov. Snyder to let the state's Educational Achievement Authority take over the 5 % lowest performing schools in the state.

Some charter - school regulators — recognizing their limited authority over charter - management companies — are beginning to push back, requiring schools to get more information from management firms.

So thinking back over the last couple of years as the Long Island Power Authority has struggled along with local environmental groups in New York to educate the public about the clear environmental benefits of clean energy and what could be the first offshore wind farm in the US, it seems apparent to me that if area schools had access to a program such as KidWind 15 - 20 years ago the resistance they've encountered today might well be less intense and better informed.