The UK hosts two national competitions in which schools compete against each other directly ; the Public Schools Fencing Championship, a competition only open to Independent Schools ,< ref >

* Accrediting Counsel for Independent Colleges and Schools

* Independent Schools Association ( Australia ), a grouping of schools primarily based in Sydney, Australia, for the purposes of sporting competitions

* Independent Schools Association ( UK ), one of the oldest of the independent schools ’ organisations in the UK

SAIC has been accredited since 1936 by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, by the National Association of Schools of Art and Design since 1944 ( charter member ), and by the Association of Independent Colleges of Art and Design ( AICAD ) since its founding in 1991.

However, Mrs Jean Scott, the head of the Independent Schools Council, said that independent schools had always been exempt from anti-cartel rules applied to business, were following a long-established procedure in sharing the information with each other, and that they were unaware of the change to the law ( on which they had not been consulted ).

The Independent Schools Inspectorate's latest report says, " Eton College provides an exceptionally good quality of education for all its pupils.

However, Jean Scott, the head of the Independent Schools Council, said that independent schools had always been exempt from anti-cartel rules applied to business, were following a long-established procedure in sharing the information with each other, and that they were unaware of the change to the law ( on which they had not been consulted ).

* Frankfort Independent Schools, whose boundaries roughly coincide with downtown, South Frankfort, and the Bellepoint and Tanglewood neighborhoods:

* Bowling Green Independent Schools, which serves most of the city of Bowling Green.

* Pikeville Independent Schools

* Berea Independent Schools.

Students in the Jenkins area are served by the Jenkins Independent Schools, which operates two elementary schools ( located on two campuses in the communities of McRoberts and Burdine ) and a combined middle and high school.

Jenkins Independent Schools will be entering its 100th year in 2012.

* Jenkins Independent Schools

and Grant County High School ( GCHS ), Williamstown Independent Schools ( WES )- ( WMS )-( WHS ).

* Fulton Independent Schools

; Frankfort Independent Schools

* Cloverport Independent Schools

Jackson Independent Schools is a school district that educates students inside and outside the city limits of Jackson, Kentucky.

* Augusta Independent Schools in Augusta

* The Glasgow Independent Schools serve the city of Glasgow proper, with small areas of overlap outside the city limits.

* The Caverna Independent Schools take in Cave City and surrounding northwest Barren County, as well as Horse Cave and the southwest corner of neighboring Hart County.

Armenia is a member of more than 40 different international organizations including the United Nations, the Council of Europe, the Commonwealth of Independent States, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, NATO's Partnership for Peace, the North Atlantic Cooperation Council, the International Monetary Fund, the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the World Trade Organization and La Francophonie.

After the dissolution of the Soviet Union, at which time Belarus gained its independence, Belarus became a member of the Commonwealth of Independent States ( CIS ), the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe ( OSCE ), NATO's Partnership for Peace, the North Atlantic Cooperation Council, the International Monetary Fund, and the World Bank.

He has also advised the Independent Institute, the American Council on Science and Health, and Frontiers of Freedom.

Geneva College is a member institution of the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities, Council of Independent Colleges, and National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities.

The Independent High Commission for Human Rights, the Independent High Electoral Commission, and the Commission on Integrity are independent commissions subject to monitoring by the Council of Representatives.

Kazakhstan is a member of the United Nations, Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe ( which it chaired in 2010 ), North Atlantic Cooperation Council, Commonwealth of Independent States, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, and NATO's Partnership for Peace program.

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Russia is a great power and a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council, a member of the G8, G20, the Council of Europe, the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation, the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, the Eurasian Economic Community, the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe ( OSCE ), the World Trade Organisation ( WTO ), and is the leading member of the Commonwealth of Independent States.

Category: Council of Independent Colleges

A number of independent unions, which emerged during 1992, among them the Independent Union of Miners of Ukraine, have formed the Consultative Council of Free Labor Unions.

Category: Council of Independent Colleges

After northern candidate Alassane Ouattara was declared the victor of the 2010 Ivorian presidential election by the country's Independent Electoral Commission ( CEI ), the President of the Constitutional Council – an ally of Gbagbo – declared the results to be invalid and that Gbagbo was the winner.

* U. S. Policy Toward Northeastern Europe: Report of an Independent Task Force, Council on Foreign Relations Press ( July 1999 ), ISBN 0-87609-259-8

In May 2007 a single-issue political party, the Independent Bypass Group, campaigning for a bypass to be built around Boston, Lincolnshire, took control of Boston Borough Council, removing the Labour Party majority.

In the East Sussex County Council elections of 2009 the town returned an Independent in the Lewes Division with an increased majority over the Liberal Democrats.

Category: Council of Independent Colleges

Category: Council of Independent Colleges

While leading advocates of local independent business such as the American Independent Business Alliance say the term should apply only to locally-owned independent businesses, some campaigns run by governments and Chambers of Commerce consider local to be merely a geographic consideration.

Mat Coward wrote in his review in The Independent that the novel is " fluent and fascinating " and mentioned " Few writers have so much to say, the skills to make reading what they say an irresistible pleasure-and the clout to be able to be able to say it to an audience of millions ".

On 19 August 2008, Hayes used a report in the Irish Independent to say that immigrant children should be " segregated " until their English language skills match those of native children.

Under the rules of the Senate, senators are free to designate themselves however they see fit, and Dyck changed her designation to say Independent New Democratic Party.