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for "North Carolina Insight"
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1908
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Using information from its 50-state survey of pesticide programs, the Carolina Center for Public Policy Research makes recommendations for improving pesticide regulation in the state.
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North Carolina Insight
(NoCar JK 4101 N3x), Vol. 15 Issue 2-3, Sept 1994,
p96-105, il, f
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1909
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White examines some of the high points and low points of the North Carolina Supreme Court during its first 175 years, including such issues as free speech, civil rights, and jail conditions.
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North Carolina Insight
(NoCar JK 4101 N3x), Vol. 15 Issue 2-3, Sept 1994,
p106-112
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2265
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The N.C. Center for Public Policy Research conducted a year- long study of the health status of the state's minorities. The study revealed that minorities are less healthy and die at a younger age than the white population.
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North Carolina Insight
(NoCar JK 4101 N3x), Vol. 15-16 Issue 4 & 1, Mar 1995,
p2-24; 28-31; 44-46; 49-56; 60-63; 69, il, f
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2273
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Many of the state's minority children under age two are behind in their immunizations. To remedy this situation, the state initiated the Immunization Action Plan, a program that creates an immunization registry and a vaccine distribution system.
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North Carolina Insight
(NoCar JK 4101 N3x), Vol. 15-16 Issue 4 & 1, Mar 1995,
p32-41, il, f
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2274
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By law every county health department must provide to county residents such services as child care and family planning. These services may be provided in-house, through a private contractor, or in collaboration with another county.
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North Carolina Insight
(NoCar JK 4101 N3x), Vol. 15-16 Issue 4 & 1, Mar 1995,
p46-48, il, f
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2275
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Cycle Busters, an arm of Wake County's Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Program, works with first-time adolescent mothers who are on AFDC. Its goals are to prevent second pregnancies, increase high school graduation rates, and reduce welfare dependency.
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North Carolina Insight
(NoCar JK 4101 N3x), Vol. 15-16 Issue 4 & 1, Mar 1995,
p57-59, il
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2276
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Many lobbyists are using laptop computers, modems, flip phones and faxes to get their groups' interests before legislators. The top fifteen North Carolina lobbyists in 1993 are listed.
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North Carolina Insight
(NoCar JK 4101 N3x), Vol. 15-16 Issue 4 & 1, Mar 1995,
p88-97, il, f
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2544
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School choice, an educational approach that allows parents to choose the schools their children will attend, encompasses a range of options that include magnet schools, charter schools, and private schools.
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North Carolina Insight
(NoCar JK 4101 N3x), Vol. 16 Issue 2, Sept 1995,
p2-7, 10-11, 15-29, il, f
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2545
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For many parents, school choice does not mean sending their children to special schools or private schools. It means they would rather keep their children closer to home in neighborhood schools.
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North Carolina Insight
(NoCar JK 4101 N3x), Vol. 16 Issue 2, Sept 1995,
p8-9, il, f
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2546
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Magnet schools attract students because of their unique academic offerings. They provide many parents an opportunity to enroll their children in schools that develop their particular skills and talents.
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North Carolina Insight
(NoCar JK 4101 N3x), Vol. 16 Issue 2, Sept 1995,
p12-15, il, f
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2547
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A sampling from a number of polls, including Gallup and Lou Harris, reveals that the general public has differing views on the concept of school choice.
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North Carolina Insight
(NoCar JK 4101 N3x), Vol. 16 Issue 2, Sept 1995,
p30-32, il, f
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2552
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Believing that public education is failing, proponents of school choice encourage the General Assembly to provide more options for parents, like charter schools, vouchers, tax credits and tuition grants.
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North Carolina Insight
(NoCar JK 4101 N3x), Vol. 16 Issue 2, Sept 1995,
p33-41, il, por, f
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2553
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Opponents of school choice options argue that they violate the constitutional separation of church and state and the N.C. Constitution's public purpose clause, and would divert funds from public schools.
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North Carolina Insight
(NoCar JK 4101 N3x), Vol. 16 Issue 2, Sept 1995,
p42-50, il, por, f
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2667
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The North Carolina Railroad, owned by the state and by the public, runs from Morehead City to Charlotte. Private shareholders are trying to block a new 1995 lease agreement because they feel it keeps them from maximizing their investments.
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North Carolina Insight
(NoCar JK 4101 N3x), Vol. 16 Issue 2, Sept 1995,
p52-69,72-73, il, por, f
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2867
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While citizens demand more services, like new roads and additional police, they resist higher taxes to pay for them. This forces local governments to try to do more with less and to choose between programs to fund.
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North Carolina Insight
(NoCar JK 4101 N3x), Vol. 16 Issue 3, May 1996,
p2-16, il, f
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