The phrase "allocation of schools" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing the distribution or assignment of schools in a particular area or system, often in the context of educational planning or policy.
Example: "The allocation of schools in the district has been a topic of debate among community leaders."
Alternatives: "distribution of schools" or "assignment of schools".
The fieldworkers were blinded to the allocation of schools to the arms of the trial.
The allocation of schools to treatment arms was done by one of the authors in private using STATA 10.
Fieldworkers will be blinded to the allocation of schools to the intervention and control arms of the study.
Neither teachers, parents nor students will blinded to school randomisation, however research staff administering student surveys will be kept blind to the allocation of schools.
Furthermore, human resource constraints prohibited blinding of the research team to allocation of schools to the Intervention and Comparison conditions, and subsequent data analysis.
These include the following: the random allocation of schools, although methodologically desirable, is not always possible; participation of parents is very limited; OB is not recognised as a problem; and increasing PA and implementing training programmes for teachers is difficult due to an inflexible curriculum and lack of teachers' time.
They have ranged from the mad (random allocation of school places) to the inspired (Every Child Matters).
"She could not vote for it in that form because it did not look at issues such as funding and allocation of school places.
Dr Mahathir said that those who opposed his policy of favouring ethnic Malays over ethnic Chinese (such as in the allocation of school and university places, and in access to government jobs) were "extremists".
"A Highly Regarded Principal, Wounded by Government's Good Intentions," by Michael Winerip (On Education column, July 19), makes clear that the federal government's allocation of school grants is grossly unfair.
Mr. Perot's effort also led to a re-allocation of school spending, with more money being used for disadvantaged students.
