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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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27015
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Melinda Ruley, writer for the Independent, wanted to see how writing is being taught in the 1980s. She visited elementary and middle schools in Raleigh, and English courses at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. After two weeks of observation, Melinda found that school children used their imaginations to form impressions and describe their world, whereas older adults used experience in writing.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 7 Issue 4, Feb 23-Mar 8 1989,
p19-24, il, por
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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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5.Rich School, Poor School by Yeoman, Barry Independent Weekly Vol. 5 Issue 6, March 26-April 8 1987
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25745
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North Carolina’s political leaders and the N.C. Constitution say all children have a chance for equal education, no matter where they live. The legislature has adopted a plan to spend $735 million to upgrade North Carolina’s public schools. But a profile of Chapel Hill Senior High and Bertie High explains why the new Basic Education Plan won’t close the gap between rich schools and poor ones.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 5 Issue 6, March 26-April 8 1987,
p1, 11-15, por
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18208
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PPB refers to the Program, Planning, and Budgeting program for the state's educational system. The program was applied for the first time to education in 1969 and was intended to prevent long-term problems in education. Six areas of education were targeted by the program; developing basic skills, improving vocational and occupational output, advanced professional talents, overall improvement of citizen and community, research, and support of education.
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10796
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Charles Griffith, a clergyman and the first teacher in North Carolina, opened a school in Pasquotank County in 1705. His success with the town people was noted in a letter from missionary William Gordon to British officials in 1708. Griffith left the school in 1709 and later taught Indians along the Nottoway River in Virginia.
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20357
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Charles Aycock, 50th Governor of North Carolina, was a staunch advocate for public education improvement within the state. Among his promotions was universal education, which would offer education to everyone, despite race or economic status.
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North Carolina Historical Review
(NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 37 Issue 2, Apr 1960,
p211-216, f
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13764
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Before Calvin H. Wiley issued his North Carolina Reader 1851, the school children of North Carolina received their only information concerning their native state from geographies written by Northern authors, who had very little first-hand information.
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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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17441
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North Carolina has made tremendous economic progress; however, the full capacity for education of North Carolina's peoples have yet to be achieved. The State Education Commission has proceeded with a study covering various areas of improvement from inequality and instruction, to staff and finance.
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