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16145
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Educators, parents, and students usually define curriculum as the courses the school offers and students earn credit for taking. Local school boards control the curriculum in North Carolina as long as they follow the guidelines of the State Board of Education. Teachers deliver the curriculum, but courts have established in North Carolina that they do not have the authority under the First Amendment to make changes in it, challenge or fail to follow the school board's curriculum decisions. The authors discuss the lack of First Amendment protection for teachers' curricular speech and the options schools boards have as a result of that lack of protection.
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19802
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The authors present summaries of statutory changes affecting elementary and secondary public education in North Carolina.
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10253
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Mesibov and Joyce discuss educational legislation of the 2007 North Carolina General Assembly, including appropriations; enrollment and attendance; student issues that include students with disabilities, suspensions, and reassignment appeals; and miscellaneous legislation, including school funding disputes.
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8033
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A growing number of students in the state's public schools are openly identifying themselves as gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgendered and consequently, controversies over sexual orientation have sprung up in schools across the nation.
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8850
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Mesibov and Johansen describe state and local government responsibilities for public education governance, funding, and school reform in North Carolina. Among the topics discussed are the North Carolina educational system from 1776 to the 1930s; fiscal reforms of 1931 and 1933; current governance of public schools; current system of school finance; the school budget and fiscal control act; county responsibilities; and school reform efforts.
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9430
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Mesibov and Joyce discuss educational legislation of the 2006 North Carolina General Assembly, including appropriations; student issues that include students with disabilities, pregnant and parenting students, and the schoolchildren's health act; and miscellaneous legislation, including More At Four and Office of School Readiness.
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7824
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Mesibov and Joyce summarize legislation passed by the 2005 North Carolina General Assembly affecting public education in the state. One of the most important pieces of legislation was the passage of the lottery act and the creation of the Education Lottery Fund. Other legislation included finance, instructional issues, expanding opportunities for students, cooperative efforts to help students, and health issues.
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7010
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The North Carolina General Assembly made only a few significant changes to public elementary and secondary school law during this year. The assembly's highest profile issue was the revision of the public school calendar. Other issues dealt with finance, purchasing and contracting, student health, and criminal law.
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6536
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Mesibov and Joyce discuss educational legislation of the 2003 North Carolina General Assembly, including appropriations, improving student performance and opportunities, volunteer records, charter schools, and purchasing and contracting.
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6797
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Students in North Carolina's public schools are openly identifying themselves as gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender with some of them are reporting harassment from some of their peers to school officials. The article discusses some of the federal and state decisions from other jurisdictions that North Carolina courts are likely to consider if called upon to analyze the potential liability of school boards or employees for peer harassment of gay students. Measures that North Carolina school boards can implement to prevent this form of harassment are included. To date, no cases of this type have come before North Carolina's courts.
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5819
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Mesibov and Joyce discuss educational legislation of the 2002 North Carolina General Assembly, including financial, student testing, and purchasing and contracts. Areas of school employment, including pay, licensure, and conditions of employment, are also discussed.
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5302
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North Carolina's General Assembly faced financial problems in the 2001 session. Still the legislators supported \"ongoing and new programs to improve student learning and achievement.\" Mesibov discusses educational legislation including promotion decisions; continuing low-performing schools; and authority to suspend for 365 days for reporting threats of terrorism, bombs, or hoaxes.
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4166
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Rather than pass any new educational reform measures, the 1998 General Assembly amended a number of educational programs already in place. Programs modified include the state's testing program, the accountability program, and discipline statutes. Other modifications affect the Juvenile Code which has been completely rewritten and which becomes effective July 1, 1999.
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4396
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Heightened concern about school violence led the 1999 North Carolina General Assembly to make statutory changes in assault, firearm possession, and explosives legislation. Other educational legislation enacted dealt with alternative schools, students with special needs, charter schools, and appropriations. The General Assembly also directed studies to be conducted on violent students, differentiated diplomas, and transportation for students with special needs.
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3134
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Legislation passed by the 1996 General Assembly provides for the establishment of charter schools, or schools run by private, non-profit organizations. It is an experiment to see if removing state regulations will improve student performance.
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