That would give districts broader authority in deciding how to spend the money and would free them from considerable paperwork.
Distributed by Kysela: Available in the District Broad Branch Market, Cleveland Park Wine and Spirits, Magruder's, Rodman's, on the list at Soapstone Market.
Over the objection of dozens of parents, teachers and students chanting, "Stop corporate greed!" and "I am not for sale!" the state panel overseeing the troubled Philadelphia public schools voted today to engage Edison Schools Inc. and several other for-profit companies to offer the district broad advice on how to better manage its central operations.
The strategy, which independent analysts say has some potential, is to appeal to independent voters in a handful of swing districts with broad, national themes that emphasize the poor economy and the increase in federal spending and debt under Democrats.
But in Doe vs. Antioch, the case decided this week, the judge concluded that districts had broad discretion over how to use test results.
Districts have broad control over budgets in Malawi's decentralized health system.
Constantine: Available in the District at Broad Branch Market, Cleveland Park Wine and Spirits, Cork 'N Bottle, De Vinos, Schneider's of Capitol Hill.
CHARLES SIROIS, one of Canada's leading bankers, sees many things when he looks out over Montreal from his 38th-floor office: the densely packed buildings of Canada's oldest financial district, the broad sweep of the St Lawrence river in the distance, and a province that he thinks has grown tired of debating whether it should separate from the rest of Canada.
The impoverished city rationalized the investment by promising short- and long-term returns: The Devils would pay the city set percentages of various revenue streams, under terms of their lease, while the arena would create jobs, bring people to Newark and stimulate development in a 24-acre district between Broad Street and McCarter Highway.
