Sentences with phrase «surrender control over the schools»

Had the board voted to surrender control over the schools, all of which serve predominately black and Hispanic student populations in high - poverty neighborhoods, the district could have received a two - year reprieve from state sanctions.

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Although many states moved to adopt the Common Core national standards and tests prior to the 2010 election — an unprecedented surrender of state educational control to Washington — conservative leaders can reclaim control over the content taught in their local schools by resisting the imposition of national standards and tests and preventing their implementation.