Sentence examples for control over the schools from inspiring English sources

Giving City Hall more control over the schools wouldn't solve any of the deeper problems, though you might not suspect that from listening to the Mayor.

We don't have control over the schools.

Now principals have full control over the schools' budgets and are held accountable for performance.

The Mayor wants the New York State Legislature to dissolve the board and give him control over the schools.

He threw down the gauntlet yesterday, getting a standing ovation when he called for mayoral control over the schools and abolition of the 32 community school boards.

He added that the Legislature had already "decided to give the mayor control" over the schools shortly after he was elected.

He was involved in fights every other day as gangs vied for control over the school.

For instance, the region has its own police force, significant control over the school system and its own taxing powers.

Mr. Bloomberg is the first mayor in more than 130 years to hold direct control over the school system, the nation's largest.

Under the scheme, business people, firms and other groups pay up to £2m in return for a large degree of control over the school.

The Presbyterian church's control over the school was gradually cut back and was eliminated by law in 1912, at which time the university adopted its present name.