For much of America’s K-12 education system, “local control” is a bedrock principle, with core funds coming from local property tax collections and residents electing representatives to the school ...

MINOT, N.D. — We're hearing a lot of "local control" arguments right now, what with the Legislature debating caps on local budgets as a mechanism for controlling run-away property tax bills or ...

Local control has always been a vital part of the American education system. Until Race to the Top came along in 2009, conservatives defended the importance of local autonomy as a cornerstone of ...

BOISE, Idaho — The phrase "local control" has been stated to be one of conservatives' core principles. This means allowing those at the local level in Idaho cities to dictate policy instead of those ...

SACRAMENTO – There’s an old saying that you can ignore everything a person says before the word “but,” as in “I believe in the lower taxes, but …” That’s because everything following that word will ...

Contributing columnist Glenn Rogers writes that the Texas Republican party has abandoned its value of local control. In this, along with other columns published nearby, conservative writers examine ...