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4088
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Kinston's Teachers Memorial School is located in a high crime area, had underachieving K-2 students, was 100 percent minority, and served the city's four poorest housing projects. Yet through the teachers' high expectations for students, instructional changes, and use of technology, students' reading levels greatly increased by April, 1998.
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3013
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The State Board of Education's New ABC Plan for Public Education returns major responsibilities for public education to local school boards. The school systems will pilot the program during the 1996-1997 school year.
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3028
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\"Religion in the Public Schools: A Joint Statement of Current Law,\" issued in 1995 by a representative group of religious organizations, delineates the law on such topics as student prayers and teaching about religion.
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2284
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Staff members of the North Carolina School Boards Association (NCSBA) are introduced along with their individual responsibilities in the functioning of the association.
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2648
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Senate Bill 24, passed by the 1995 General Assembly, revises the state testing laws and also allows local school systems more control and flexibility in testing.
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1730
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Gene Causby is retiring after fourteen years as executive director of the North Carolina School Boards Association.
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1731
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An excerpt from the document entitled \"The Community Schools Program: A Partner in Public Education\" discusses the Community Schools Programs, which aim for greater use of school facilities and greater public involvement in schools.
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1732
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In 1986 the North Carolina Legislature enacted Senate Bill 2 - the School Improvement and Accountability Act - the purpose of which is to facilitate change in the governance process of schools. The authors analyze the bill's overall effectiveness.
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1077
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The Accountability Act was revised by the General Assembly in 1992. It now provides the opportunity for local boards of education to establish a leadership position in implementing changes in public school education.
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1078
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The authors offer their opinions about improving public schools in North Carolina.
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1086
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The issue is whether or not teachers should be involved in administrator selection; the Alamance County school system situation is used as an example.
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1087
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Yeager argues that there is a serious need for proper technology to be placed within elementary schools in North Carolina.
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1302
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The North Carolina School Boards Association gives a statistical breakdown of school board membership, size, and other information for 128 local school boards.
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1350
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The Youth Apprenticeship Program of Washington (NC) High School seeks to prepare high school students with a useful transitional environment between high school and work.
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1351
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Two court decisions, Shaw v. Reno and Hines v. Mayor and Town Council of Ahoskie, will make it somewhat more difficult for minority plaintiffs to win suits concerning districting or redistricting for the purpose of voting.
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