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29471
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A seven-month assessment of school reform recently released by the Public School Forum of North Carolina examines if major reform initiatives are overcoming barriers to improve schools in the state. Emphasis has been placed on revamping school administration, focusing on thinking and problem solving skills, and encouraging communities to come together.
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29302
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Educational reform in North Carolina has become a concern for corporations. Supplying schools with funds for cut budgets, serving on school committees, school boards, and foundations, running for office on a school reform platform, and participating in groups such as the Business Committee for Education are some of the ways North Carolina businesses are attempting to take action against low test scores, dropout rates, and a shortage of qualified applicants.
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27489
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Educational reform is the subject of many in state legislature, but reform does not have to be left to politicians. Parents can get involved in their local schools and influence reform at the local level. Deanna Tebockhorst and the Bass family and their work in Triangle Area schools highlight the possibilities of parent led educational reform.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 8 Issue 34, August 22-28 1990,
p9-11
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15885
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The link between education and economic growth has been understood for nearly as long as public schooling, but the concept is becoming increasingly important. International competition and technological advances have accelerated the rate of chance in the U.S. economy. The result is a decline in many traditional industries and occupations. This rapid change has focused attention on the need for improving not only education but also job training to meet new skill requirements and take advantage of new economic opportunities.
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25004
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Several university programs are being instituted to address a growing need for specialists in costal studies. Both NC State University and UNC-Chapel Hill are adding programs to aid coastal needs.
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