Sentences with phrase «demand local control of schools»

Conservative and tea - party groups demand local control of schools, while the New Jersey Chamber of Commerce, like other business groups nationally, argues the standards will build a better workforce.

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Free schools are a form of academy school, independent of local authority control but funded entirely by the taxpayers, set up in response to local parental demand for extra school places or better schools.

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For decades, conservatives have generally followed two principles when it comes to federal K — 12 education policy: Respect state and local control of schools, and demand improved academic achievement in exchange for federal funds.

The move away from the financial control of the local authority, in part for schools and completely for academies, has delivered a new set of demands for staff, leaving many unsure if they are getting it quite right.

At the rally, they said, «Milwaukee stood up to reject the MPS Takeover plan and demand local control of our public schools.»