LOCAL POLICY OF EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT IN THE CONTEXT OF DECENTRALIZATION OF POWER IN UKRAINE

The article deals with the regulatory and legal provision of local policies on the education development in Ukraine and the practice of its implementation. The study reveals the peculiarities of education decentralization processes at the local level that are determined by the simultaneous implementation of two reforms, one of whom concerns the decentralization of power, and the second – indigenous change of educational process approaches. It is also proved that the formation of a local policy of education development requires appropriate organizational support and development of an educational strategy with wide involvement of stakeholders. Keywords: decentralization, local self-government, local education policy, development strategy, education management.