Abstract:
When North Carolina's officials need help with improving education procedures and standards, they often turn to the state's employers for guidance. North Carolina collaborates with champions of education like Albert Eckel, Chairman of the North Carolina Business Committee for Education; Dr. William Friday, president emeritus of University of North Carolina; Tony Habit, president of North Carolina New Schools Project; Linda Harrell, president and CEO of Communities in Schools of North Carolina; Governor Jim Hunt, four-term governor of North Carolina; and Howard Lee, executive director of the North Carolina Education Cabinet.