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27488
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An in-depth look at educational reform in NC through the Basic Education Plan is profiled. NC students lack basic skills and the state’s SAT scores are last in the nation. The dropout rate is also rising. A review of the way schools are funded is needed and parent and teacher involvement in decision making is also needed.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 8 Issue 34, August 22-28 1990,
p7-8
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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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27552
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Leon Rouson finished runner-up for the NC Teacher-of-the-Year award. He teaches math, social studies, and theater at Holton Middle School in East Durham. A former theatre major, Rouson’s style is described as scolding and loving. Rouson not only teaches students typical school subjects, but how to live in the world and how they can obey rules and at the same time, be free to make decisions and express themselves.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 7 Issue 24, August 24-30 1989,
p10-13
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27765
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The Howard and Lillian Lee Scholars charter school is seeking fast-track approval to open in Chapel Hill. The school will focus on minority and low-income students and closing the achievement gap. The Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Board opposes the opening of the charter school as it will lose funding, teacher positions, and special programs as a result. Additionally, board members are concerned about the quality of education the charter school would be able to provide and are planning to fight its creation.
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27766
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A Greensboro charter school is looking to open a new campus in Raleigh and has many residents concerned. The future Triad Math and Science Academy (TMSA) is reported to have ties to Fetullah Gulen, a Turkish imam. Parents and community members are concerned with the amount of international teachers the school employs and the ability of them to educate and look after their children, and the school’s links to Gulen and Islam. The US departments of education, labor, and the FBI have been examining links between similar schools and their ties to Gulen. The State Board of Education will begin discussions next week on whether to allow TMSA to open the school.
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28324
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Next week, the Wake County School Board will decide whether to cleanse the personnel record of former Enloe High School teacher Robert Escamilla. Escamilla was suspended, reprimanded and reassigned to another school after inviting Kamil Solomon to speak to students about his government persecution in Egypt. Instead, Solomon talked about the evil of Islam. Escamilla believes students need exposure to different views to receive an education, but hate speech and the persecution of religious groups has no place in the public school system.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 24 Issue 42, October 2007,
pOnline
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28465
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Dismayed by the public schools, many parents are finding an alternative in home schooling. Statewide, the number of children homeschooled in North Carolina has tripled over the last four years. Home-schooling parents say their children are excelling in an atmosphere where they work at their own pace, receive individualized attention, and are free from the distractions and bad influences of public schools. The pros and cons of homeschooling are discussed, along with stories from Triangle area parents who are homeschooling their children.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 13 Issue 33, August 1995,
p11-13
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28538
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The work of Jessica Potter-Bowers, Lauren Brown, and their Two Sisters Farmstead School is detailed. The school provides natural science education in an academic outdoor classroom for children 3-18. The school teaches naturalist skills, encourages healthy eating practices, permaculture, and farmsteading practices.
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The Laurel of Asheville
(NoCar F 264 .A8 L28), Vol. 13 Issue 8, August 2016,
p98-99
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28605
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Margaret Spelling is the new president of the University of North Carolina System. Spelling is facing a difficult job made more challenging by political divides and increasing tensions between fading rural communities and the fast-growing metro areas. Spelling is looking to bring a new perspective to the university system and is looking to evolve to meet the state’s rapid growth and increasingly diverse population. Spelling, her history, and the job ahead of her are detailed.
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38162
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With the goal to further develop an appreciation for natural resources, Junior Wildlife clubs were formed in some schools, children became more familiar with state and county agencies, and additional interest was created in science, amongst other things.
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Wildlife in North Carolina
(NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 15 Issue 7, July 1951,
p18, 22, il
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38239
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Governor Roy Cooper’s agenda includes capitalizing on the recent economic upswing that complements what the governor defines as the state’s strengths: absence of unions, low tax rates, focus on education. His cited strengths include greater bipartisan support, helping to partially eradicate HB2, and supporting the increase of teacher salaries and per-pupil spending.
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