Sentences with phrase «schools under the thumb»

But it was just the opposite; grant maintained schools had far more autonomy than schools under the thumb of the local education authority.

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Thanks for the down under thumbs up Customized cooler bags is not something we're able to offer at this time (unless a group wants a super huge quantity) but we have a grommet from which you can hang a name tag or school message on each bag.

Second, while the public sphere appeals to many in schooling, keep in mind that the more «public» the oversight, the more likely it is that schools and teachers will be very much under the thumb of elected officials and voters.

The plaintiffs themselves repeatedly admit that neither the donors, nor the private schools, nor the scholarship granting non-profits, nor the low - income families themselves are under the thumb of state officials.

Not only has OCR thumbed its nose at the Supreme Court's interpretation of Title IX, but schools that have instituted new disciplinary procedures under pressure from OCR have been repeatedly castigated by lower - court judges for disregarding procedural fairness.

But those efforts have stalled, especially as all but 51 of the schools handed off so far have been taken over by United Teachers Los Angeles, the AFT affiliate that has long kept the district under its thumb.

Conservatives fret that they're not vouchers; instead, they're public schools under government's thumb.

How diligent will teachers be in implementing their school's anti-bullying strategies while under the thumb of a bullying principal?