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7825
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Money for higher education remained tight in the 2005 North Carolina General Assembly. There was only a slight rise in funding for the University of North Carolina and Community College systems. Joyce discusses the assembly's actions as they apply to appropriations and salaries, purchasing and contracting, student relationships and financial aid, and university and community college governance.
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9429
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After several lean years of funding for the University of North Carolina and Community College systems, the 2006 General Assembly increased funding for the UNC System by 12 percent and the Community College System by 15 percent. Joyce discusses the assembly's actions as they apply to appropriations and salaries, student relationships and financial aid, and university and community college governance.
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10254
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Joyce discusses the 2007 North Carolina General Assembly's legislation as it applies to appropriations and salaries, student relationships and financial aid, and university and community college governance.
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19803
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Joyce discusses the 2008 North Carolina General Assembly's legislation as it applies to appropriations and salaries, student relationships and financial aid, and university and community college governance.
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1754
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Joyce summarizes recent cases and opinions that directly affect North Carolina.
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The authors summarize recent court decisions and attorney general's opinions that directly affect North Carolina.
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4840
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Joyce discusses two North Carolina General Statutes, 115C-45(c) and 115C-305, that relate to appeals made by school employees to local boards of education and the law regarding grievance procedures.
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2865
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In 1993, the General Assembly passed a law replacing tenure for school administrators with contracts, but because of many ambiguities, a 1995 law, General Statute 115C-287.1, was passed to clarify the legislation.
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18508
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Title VII under the Federal Civil Rights Act of 1974 prohibited discrimination in employment practices. The article reviews both federal and state laws against employment discrimination and attempts to aid potential employers navigate the legislation.
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3658
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The Teacher Tenure Act provides that public school employees can only be dismissed or demoted for actions that fall under categories including job performance, conduct and character, and physical or mental capacity.
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Hospitals occasionally become a source of news and information. When dealing with the news media, hospitals must have a well-conceived strategy that considers patient privacy, confidentiality, avoiding disturbances, obeying the law, serving the community, maintaining a good community image, and serving the researcher.
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John Sander's distinguished career has included the positions of director of the Institute of Government at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Vice President of Planning for the University of North Carolina System.
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Significant changes, including new criteria for performance evaluations and tenure, were made in public school employment in 1997 when the General Assembly passed the Excellent Schools Act. The 1998 legislature modified some of the innovations of 1997, including changing a general knowledge test for teachers at low-performing schools and adding some new provisions, such as establishing new ways to hire teachers who do not have certification.
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521
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The community college system has made a major impact on the citizens and the economy of North Carolina.
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4681
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North Carolina's Teacher Tenure Act provides that public school employees can only be dismissed or demoted on one or more of fifteen grounds specified in the act. Due process of law must be afforded by the local school board in all dismissal or demotion procedures. Joyce describes the entire dismissal process and also situations where the State Board of Education, and not the local school board, is involved in dismissal proceedings.
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