Sentences with phrase «local authority control over»

Lucy Anderson from the National Policy Forum said Labour must seek to re-establish a form of local authority control over schools and Heather Wakefield from UNISON said that local government has been the biggest victim of the coalition's austerity binge and that, with privatisation, huge amounts of public funds were wasted when local government contracted out public services.

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These are expected to include measures to give neighbourhoods control over local planning decisions and reducing local authorities» reliance on grants from central government - which are being cut back dramatically as a result of the spending review.

In the United States, this system of Government is called a Jeffersonian Democracy, which favors a weak centralized government (without writing tons, a Jeffersonian believes the Local Government should have more control over an individual by law as they are easier for the individual to fight) and as the scope of authority rises in a federal system, the government deals less and less with the individual and more and more with lower governments.

With local elections being held all over the country on May 2nd, these results do not look good for the Tories, who will be defending their control of 26 county councils and three unitary authorities in England in addition to the mayoralty of North Tyneside.

«Last year I vetoed a similar bill that would authorize to have control over local annexation petitions that did not impact a county's boundaries because it would have directly contravened the constitutional prohibitions on a county's authority,» Cuomo wrote.

The new coalition points to a number of potential changes to the constitution that they would like to see, including the creation of a public financing system for campaigns, election reforms like same - day registration, court reforms to make it easier to navigate the judicial system and the ability for local municipalities to exercise greater control over issues they traditionally need state authority to manage.

Indeed, yesterday's Budget cuts to Housing Benefit are a sideshow to the big issue in housing, which is that spending has shifted dramatically towards supporting individuals with housing costs - rather than investing in bricks and mortar over the last twenty or so years since rent controls were abolished and local authorities were made to stop building council houses.

The government will know that local authorities, even those controlled by Conservative councillors, can make serious trouble over this sort of funding gap.

Cuomo has called for increased control over the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and is pushing local governments within the MTA's service area to spend more on transit in the area, including New York City.

In fact, by setting rigorous and consistent learning goals and giving local authorities full control over how best to help students achieve those targets, the Common Core fosters creativity and flexibility in the classroom.

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.

• too much school time is given over to test prep — and the pressure to lift scores leads to cheating and other unsavory practices; • subjects and accomplishments that aren't tested — art, creativity, leadership, independent thinking, etc. — are getting squeezed if not discarded; • teachers are losing their freedom to practice their craft, to make classes interesting and stimulating, and to act like professionals; • the curricular homogenizing that generally follows from standardized tests and state (or national) standards represents an undesirable usurpation of school autonomy, teacher freedom, and local control by distant authorities; and • judging teachers and schools by pupil test scores is inaccurate and unfair, given the kids» different starting points and home circumstances, the variation in class sizes and school resources, and the many other services that schools and teachers are now expected to provide their students.

With the link between schools and local authorities being further reduced, the DfE has suggested that councils will retain some control over funding for areas with «high - level special educational needs».

The key points from each strand are highlighted as follows: Early Identification and support • Early identification of need: health and development review at 2/2.5 years • Support in early years from health professionals: greater capacity from health visiting services • Accessible and high quality early years provision: DfE and DfH joint policy statement on the early years; tickell review of EYFS; free entitlement of 15 hours for disadvantaged two year olds • A new approach to statutory assessment: education, health and care plan to replace statement • A more efficient statutory assessment process: DoH to improve the provision and timeliness of health advice; to reduce time limit for current statutory assessment process to 20 weeks Giving parent's control • Supporting families through the system: a continuation of early support resources • Clearer information for parents: local authorities to set out a local offer of support; slim down requirements on schools to publish SEN information • Giving parents more control over support and funding for their child: individual budget by 2014 for all those with EHC plan • A clear choice of school: parents will have rights to express a preference for a state - funded school • Short breaks for carers and children: a continuation in investment in short breaks • Mediation to resolve disagreements: use of mediation before a parent can register an appeal with the Tribunal

Academies have freedom from local authority control, which means they have autonomy over the decisions made and the education they deliver.

Free schools have the same status as academies, operating outside local authority control and not having to follow the national curriculum and having more flexibility over staffing.

Unlike local - authority - run schools, they are exempt from teaching the national curriculum and have increased control over teachers» pay and conditions and the length of school terms and days.

Reclaiming authority over your child's education and future starts by reclaiming local control of your child's classroom.

He said the local authority had no controls over the school's operation, «but the city can make its case to the regional commissioner, which it has».

Jerry Glazier, the chief of the local National Union of Teachers branch (now under the National Education Union), said he was worried the council would have less control over a local authority - initiated MAT.

Sixty five per cent of secondary schools and 18 per cent of primaries now operate outside of local authority control, with their numbers set to swell rapidly over the next few months.

Although the Israeli Ministry of Education currently exercises a large measure of control over local schools, the picture presented by Israeli education is not one of top - down control and clear lines of authority.

Removes all flexibility / local control from districts and makes the Florida Department of Education the sole decision - making authority over teacher evaluations, pay schedules and working conditions

In the suit, the National Education Association New Mexico argues state law gives school districts authority over teacher evaluations and the system Education Secretary - designate Hanna Skandera put in place last year takes away that local control.

The new legislation, introduced by Republican Sen. Mark Wyland of Escondido but likely to enjoy the support of many Democrats, could signal a showdown with Gov. Jerry Brown, who vetoed similar legislation last year because it infringed on a key premise of his Local Control Funding Formula — allowing local educational agencies the bulk of authority over school spending decisLocal Control Funding Formula — allowing local educational agencies the bulk of authority over school spending decislocal educational agencies the bulk of authority over school spending decisions.

The schools are established as academies, independent of local authorities and with increased control over their curriculum, teachers» pay and conditions, and the length of school terms and days.

It means local authorities do not have as much control over the creation of new schools and places as they once did, although they can invite bids for free schools and academies in their areas.

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 acadeLocal 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 acadelocal authorities had diminishing amounts of direct control over schools - because of central government directives and targets and the shift towards academies.

More responsibility and greater control over funding was instead given to local authorities «who know best what needs their pupils have».

Brown's Local Control Funding Formula flipped authority over spending billions of dollars in state education money — most of it targeting disadvantaged students — from Sacramento to local school boLocal Control Funding Formula flipped authority over spending billions of dollars in state education money — most of it targeting disadvantaged students — from Sacramento to local school bolocal school boards.

The consultation also shows that local authorities were concerned about their ability to meet the target because maintained schools have control over their own budget and recruitment.

The GSBA has a long standing legislative position supporting,» the constitutional authority vesting exclusive control over public schools to local boards of education as the level of government closest and most responsive to the taxpayers and parents of the children being educated.

Accountability and Local Control: Response to Incentives with and without Authority over Resource Generation and Allocation

«The Government has finally recognised that the expansion of the free schools programme has got out of hand and well over budget, but LocatED would not have been needed if the Government had allowed local authorities to have the control over the planning for the additional school places that they need.

It does not replace or compromise the state's existing authority over pet dealers, but rather allows municipalities the option for greater local control and management if desired in their communities.

She fought many battles with local authorities, hospitals, environmental health departments and succeeded over several years in elevating the status of feral cats from near vermin to animals worthy of humane treatment and showing that control could be achieved by neutering and not killing.

None of the board members was a representative of a local authority or other public body and no such authority or body had any controlling influence over the board.