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25090
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Educating students on the environment is important. NC State University conducted a study to determine if sending students outside to learn in the field would provide a better understanding of how the environment changes.
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25168
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The Pamlico-Tar River Foundation’s Education Exhibit proved educational for both children and adults alike. Information posted about red sores proved particularly rousing.
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25464
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The Project Supporting Transition and Education through Planning and Partnerships (STEPP) offers support for students who have extraordinary capabilities and potential but have learning differences that might prevent their achievement. In a unique model to North Carolina, ECU’s Project STEPP has tutors and mentors that work with public and private high schools to identify and aid students to excel in the university setting upon entering East Carolina.
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East: the Magazine of East Carolina University
(NoCar LD 1741 E44 A172), Vol. 9 Issue 1, Fall 2010,
p34-37
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27385
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Wake County is considering a move to a year-round school calendar. One school is already following the year-round calendar and several more are exploring the possibility. Students, parents, and teachers of Kingswood were skeptical at the idea at first, but now all are in favor of the change. Wake County’s new superintendent, Robert Wentz, also supports the change.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 9 Issue 14, April 3-9 1991,
p8-10
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30643
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For the past twenty years, electric cooperatives in North Carolina have awarded nearly nine-million dollars in grants to teachers, benefiting over one-million students. Bright Ideas grants provide funding to North Carolina teachers for innovative classroom projects. Some of the projects have included building rollercoasters, growing gardens, producing plays, and developing modern technology.
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30734
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North Carolina Association of Electric Cooperatives coordinates several statewide programs designed to reach young people. The Bright Ideas program, offered by Touchstone Energy Cooperatives, provides funding for teachers interested in developing innovative classroom activities and curricula to teach middle school students about electricity and renewable energy.
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The North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences serves a vast array of citizens in their outreach and education programs. Senior centers, Scout organizations, and school groups are among the groups that benefit from these programs. The museum has also become fluid in adjusting the programs to help incorporate better teaching styles for deaf, blind, bilingual, and distance learning patrons.
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