Sentences with phrase «retained control of the school boards»

Candidates who supported hotly contested school - privatization ventures in Hartford, Conn., and Wilkinsburg, Pa., retained control of the school boards of both cities in last week's elections.

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On Wednesday the Board of Education was reconstituted (with seven members, one appointed by each borough president and two by Bloomberg himself) and met for a nine - minute session, wherein they voted to retain Joel Klein as schools chancellor, and to disband themselves for good if and when the State Senate (ever) passes mayoral control for real.

The elected Orleans Parish School Board (OPSB) retained authority over the system's 16 still - viable schools, an administrative domain that shrank further as several of the best schools fled central control for the greater autonomy that comes with charter status.

These schools resemble traditional schools more than charters: LAUSD, not an independent nonprofit board, retains governing control of the school; all employees are paid by LAUSD and subject to union agreements; and the schools» funding flows through LAUSD rather than from the state as with most Independent Charters.

Yet at the same time, the Arkansas State Board retains tight control of higher performing Little Rock public schools.