Sentences with phrase «direct authority over the schools»

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In this context the pathos of a November 2009 Catholic Education Service (CESEW) comment is unmistakeable: «CESEW does not have authority over pupils at non-Catholic schools, so queries relating to any such schools ought to be directed to» the government (cf John Smeaton's blog, 22 March).

Labour's decision to drop its opposition to free schools — a direct challenge to the local authority stranglehold over state schooling — is likely to anger trade unions, although union bosses yesterday welcomed moves to outlaw teachers without formal qualifications.

Eventually the state turned all the schools under its authority over to charter management organizations (CMOs), dramatically reshaping the teacher workforce and providing the first direct test of an alternative to the U.S.'s century - old system of school governance.

LA Mayor's Race: How the Candidates Stand on Your Issues Even though the mayor doesn't have any direct authority over the Los Angeles Unified School District, many voters said they want the next major to play a role in education.

David Simmonds, representing the Local Government Association, cautioned that local authorities had diminishing amounts of direct control over schools - because of central government directives and targets and the shift towards academies.

That means the mayor has direct control over how the city's schools operate, and a central authority makes decisions citywide.