The tradition of local governance was deeply rooted, and pumping federal funding into the system was no guarantee that anything would change.
An American
tradition of local governance encouraged political participation.
A tradition of local governance that resists both a supine dependence on Washington, D.C. or dominance by remote corporate interests; a patriotism that believes in the noble possibilities of the American experiment; vibrant churches and church leaders who remind us that life is more than our economic or political self - interest» it's not surprising that Lauck finds these features of Dakota life attractive.
Not exact matches
For school - board leaders and others charged with implementing those man - dates at the district level, the legislative activism has renewed an old debate over the
governance of public education and the degree to which the
tradition of «
local control» is being eroded.