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30271
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The North Carolina Council on Economic Education continues its core mission promoting economic education and personal financial literacy through a variety of educational programs. New members of the council are working to develop personal financial literacy programs in public schools, as mandated by recent state legislation.
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20901
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This article examines the debate over federal aid to education in North Carolina, including issues such aid raises in terms of federal-state relations, as well as economic, political and racial issues. Particular emphasis is placed on the Blair Bill and its plan to give funds directly from the treasury to states based on illiteracy rates but required matching funds, public education, and thorough reporting.
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North Carolina Historical Review
(NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 40 Issue 4, Oct 1963,
p465-488, f
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27412
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The state will cut 400 million dollars from its budget for the fiscal year and almost half will be cut from education. Meanwhile, the highway construction package will receive zero cuts and will cost 9.2 billion dollars. Money could be shifted from the highway fund to prevent cuts in education which provide a greater return on investment than does building roads. NC legislators are unlikely to do this as lobbying is strong, but cutting education spending will likely hurt the students of NC.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 9 Issue 19, May 8-14 1991,
p5-6
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27575
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North Carolina’s General Assembly recently approved an 8.8 billion dollar highway project while slashing the state’s Basic Education Program by 40 percent. NC has one of the worst education systems in the nation highlighted by the Newsweek article “Tar Heel Dunce Cap.” Citizens were willing to accept an increase in taxes for “higher teacher pay and better schools,” but the new gasoline tax will go to fund the highway system. Many are criticizing the state government for neglecting students to add what is already the nation’s largest state highway system.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 7 Issue 38, November 23-29 1989,
p11-13
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Record #:
12708
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A \"quality education\"Âas promised by appropriations increased in 1961 is coming to public schools, and the result is palpable. A survey conducted by the author represents visits to 100 school systems in North Carolina, and interviews with school officials. Some of the improvements include smaller teacher loads, recruitment of better teachers, and enrichment of school programs.
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2513
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In May, 1994, the school boards of Cumberland, Halifax, Hoke, Robeson, and Vance Counties filed a lawsuit against the state, charging failure to provide sufficient funding to educate their students.
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4383
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Section 115C-431 of the North Carolina General Statutes lays out the procedure for resolving a dispute between a local board of education's request for more operating funds than the local county commissioners are willing to meet. Powell discusses the law's development from the pre-1920 statutes, through the statutes of 1923, 1955, 1975, 1989, 1996, and 1997.
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4380
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In 1997, the North Carolina General Assembly revised General Statute 115C-431, the law governing budget disputes between local boards of education and county commissioners. The use of mediation procedures was adopted. Stephens and Michel discuss and analyze this process in handling school funding disputes in Lee, Pamlico, and Wake Counties in 1997.
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30229
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In 1945, the US school operating expenditures for the nation's public schools totaled over $2 million and expense per pupil was $136. Fast forward to 1951 and the US total crept above $5 million with a per pupil expense of $224. In North Carolina, the operating expenses increased by 117% from 1945 to 1951.
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32438
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During the 1975 session of the General Assembly, Cleveland County Senator William K. Mauney, Jr., initiated efforts to improve economic literacy. A proposed bill requires North Carolina public schools to teach free enterprise economics.
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30846
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The Public School Finance Study Commission made recommendations via a $10 million Incentive Plan. This would require counties to levy extra property taxes needed to participate fully. Property taxes based on this levy would be increased an average of 9.2 cents on the dollar, or 7.5%.
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27931
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The budget crisis is affecting Durham Public Schools. Durham may lose twenty million in state and local funds which should cost the district as many as 323 jobs, including 237 teaching positions. Carla Brown talks about being told she will lose her job as a teacher at Northern High School in the summer. Class sizes will increase and teacher training will be reduced if the school loses its funding. The school board has asked the county commissioners for funding to save teachers’ jobs, but the city is planning cuts for all departments.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 27 Issue 20, May 2010,
p5, 9
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3439
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While the state has the responsibility to provide a general and uniform free public school system and local government to provide financial support, school units are not equal because of inadequate and inequitable funding.
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North Carolina Insight
(NoCar JK 4101 N3x), Vol. 17 Issue 1, May 1997,
p42-70, il, f
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4474
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With population growth outstripping their budgets, some school systems are trying new ways to raise money. Rowan and Burke counties have contracted with Coca-Cola and Pepsi respectively for exclusive rights to sell their products in the schools. The schools get needed funds for items like textbooks, scoreboards, and computers. Some school personnel question the commercialization, possible influence on curriculums by companies, and competition with the food service program.
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30276
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In most places throughout the United States, the traditional pattern of school finance puts the major obligation for operation on the local district or community. But in North Carolina, most schools are operated without any local school tax, as there is a unique plan of state support for every child in the state. Counties and cities are permitted to supplement this state-provided minimum.
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We the People of North Carolina
(NoCar F 251 W4), Vol. 11 Issue 6, November 1953,
p29, 31, 114, 116, por
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