Sentences with phrase «local control over education»

The decision highlighted the importance of local control over education.

Ms. Small has spent countless hours at our State Capitol educating our legislators on the proper role of government and on restoring local control over education in our public schools.

«Does he stand up for local control over education by stopping Common Core, as Jindal has done in Louisiana, or does Christie try to play both sides of the issue?»

In that way, ESSA at least partly achieved the goal of enhancing local control over education.

The piece explains that it is «customary for federal agencies to issue detailed regulations on how new laws should be put into effect,» but notes that «some lawmakers from both parties saw» ED's regulations «as unusually aggressive and far - reaching, and said they could subvert ESSA's intent of re-establishing local control over education and decreasing the emphasis on testing.»

Its passing marked a turning point: local control over education in Britain has never been the same again.

In recent months, some conservatives have assailed the standards, saying they are not rigorous enough and will result in Utah losing local control over education — claims education leaders refute.

Trump Praises Betsy DeVos and Urges More Local Control Over Education — Politics K - 12 — Education Week ow.ly / FEjQ30aAyMp

Michael J. Petrilli, president of the Thomas B. Fordham Institute, a conservative education policy research group, said the United States has a tradition of local control over education, «and as long as that's the case there's going to be disparities.»

The Common Core has come under fire from across the political spectrum, with conservatives angry about what they see as the loss of local control over education, progressives unhappy with the role of the Gates Foundation and worried about standardized testing that will accompany the standards.

Itasca Small, a long - time supporter and activist for states rights; local control over education and stopping Common Core; and defending our State Superintendent's constitutional powers over education in our state; is running for State Senator against Bob Worsley (R - LD25 Mesa).

Some critics believe that the federal government has no constitutional authority in the education arena, and that federal involvement erodes state and local control over education of their children.