EDUCATION, FINANCE, FEDERAL aid to education, EDUCATIONAL change, RACE to the Top (Education), SCHOOL improvement programs, NORTH Carolina, UNITED States, GUILFORD County (N.C.). Guilford County Schools, and IREDELL County (N.C.). Iredell-Statesville Schools
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The article looks at the potential impact of the end of temporary U.S. federal education grant programs for public schools, focusing on two school districts in North Carolina which have made positive changes using such grants and are now planning for the loss of those funds. It discusses the Iredell-Statesville school district which received U.S. Race to the Top grants and the Guilford County school district which received U.S. School Improvement Grant and Teacher Incentive Fund monies.
PRESCHOOL education, EDUCATION, FINANCE, and NORTH Carolina
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The article provides information originally published on the periodical's website concerning research into the state-funded pre-kindergarten (pre-K) program in North Carolina.
EDUCATION -- North Carolina -- Finance, SCHOOL districts -- Finance, HIGHER education & state, TUITION tax credits, PUBLIC education -- Social aspects, TEACHER portfolios, GOVERNMENT policy, and EDUCATIONAL finance
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The article discusses the issues concerning the implementation of the higher education funding program for higher education budgets in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It mentions the impacts on the higher education funding towards the state's quality and stability of teaching force and delivery of public education. It also highlights several issues affecting the program includes personnel compensation and benefits and funding of the school districts instructional program.
EDUCATION -- North Carolina -- Finance, U.S. state budgets, HIGHER education -- Finance, COLLEGE presidents, and PUBLIC spending
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The article discusses the state budget allocation for K-12 education in North Carolina for fiscal year 2014-2015. It outlines the funding priorities for P-12 education in North Carolina. It outlines several issues that affect the funding system for higher education. It notes the resignation of president Tom Ross of the University System of North Carolina who was a persuasive advocate for increased funding and academic self-determination for the campus system of four year institutions.
The article presents a summary of the state of the state address delivered by North Carolina Governor Beverly Perdue on February 14, 2011, particularly comments she made about education finance in her state.
POOR children and EDUCATION -- North Carolina -- Finance
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The article offers information on the Abecedarian Project of the University College London which is focused on providing education to children from poor or disadvantaged families in North Carolina.
New York Times. 6/6/2018, Vol. 167 Issue 57985, pA10-A10. 1p. 3 Color Photographs.
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BUDGET cuts, EDUCATION, FINANCE, ELEMENTARY schools, SCHOOL children -- United States, PUBLIC spending, and NORTH Carolina
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The article discusses the impact of public funding cuts to schools in Greene County, North Carolina (N.C.), including the reliance upon school supply donations at West Greene Elementary School in Snow Hill, N.C. It references West Green student Preston Carraway's school experience, including solving mathematics problems and his third grade teacher Keshia Speight.