Sentences with phrase «local school boards instead»

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Perhaps the next time a strange or thoughtless homework assignment emerges from a child's knapsack, a parent will be inspired not to take to Twitter or Facebook and shake a fist, but to march instead into their school or to take the floor at their local school board waive a copy of this Politico piece and demand, «Why aren't we doing this?»

The decision was unusual in that the court relied not on traditional separation - of - church - and - state concerns, but instead on a provision of the Colorado state constitution that vests control over public education in local school boards.

David Simmons, head of the Local Government Association's children and young people board, commented that: «School autonomy is supposed to drive up standards, but in the case of school meals we now have a two - tier system where one type of school can effectively exempt pupils from healthy choices and instead chose to sell fatty and sugary School autonomy is supposed to drive up standards, but in the case of school meals we now have a two - tier system where one type of school can effectively exempt pupils from healthy choices and instead chose to sell fatty and sugary school meals we now have a two - tier system where one type of school can effectively exempt pupils from healthy choices and instead chose to sell fatty and sugary school can effectively exempt pupils from healthy choices and instead chose to sell fatty and sugary foods.

They are run by independent boards instead of elected local school boards and answer to an authorizer that oversees their charter agreement.

Instead I heard denunciations of the entire public education establishment: the federal government, the Utah Legislature and local school boards.

Instead of giving more control to parents and local school boards, his administration has pushed to consolidate control over curriculum to the U.S. Department of Education.

However, a report on the outcome of the consultation has instead recommended to the council's cabinet that just one school is closed, and that Haydon Bridge, which is currently run by a DfE - appointed interim board, be taken back under local authority oversight and given # 1.54 million to support it until a new sponsor is found.

Instead, he said that what works for such troubled schools is intensely local efforts over a sustained period involving a variety of community stakeholders, such as institutes of higher education, parents, and school boards.

Again, even though the local board of education voted against the proposal and testified against the project before the State Board of Education and the Connecticut General Assembly, less Connecticut taxpayer funds will be going to public schools and instead, a Bronx charter school company will be getting millions so that it can open a charter school in the Governor's homeboard of education voted against the proposal and testified against the project before the State Board of Education and the Connecticut General Assembly, less Connecticut taxpayer funds will be going to public schools and instead, a Bronx charter school company will be getting millions so that it can open a charter school in the Governor's homeBoard of Education and the Connecticut General Assembly, less Connecticut taxpayer funds will be going to public schools and instead, a Bronx charter school company will be getting millions so that it can open a charter school in the Governor's hometown.

The two schools have raised the ire of some school board members because they use what is known as an outside «SEPLA» — short for Special Education Local Planning Area — instead of contracting with LAUSD for special services.

Charter schools operate outside of the local school district, and are instead governed by their own school board.

The language means that even though the state system has not been finalized, if school superintendents and local boards of education do not inform Commissioner Pryor by July 1, 2013 that they intend to create a locally - developed system, they are prohibited from ever developing their own plan and must instead utilize the state plan no matter how bad it may be for their community.

Her focus is on education, where the teachers unions have blocked meaningful reforms for years; protecting bad teachers from being terminated, promoting based on seniority instead of merit, taking over local school boards with hand - picked, union - financed candidates, attacking charter schools, prioritizing teacher compensation and job security over student achievement, and pushing a social agenda in front of academic fundamentals.