School Law Bulletin Series

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2000/11 Changes Affecting Higher Education Robert P. Joyce 2000

THE BIGGEST STORY in higher education legislation in the 2000 session of the North Carolina General As- sembly was the enactment of the Michael K.

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2003/08 Changes Affecting Higher Education Robert P. Joyce 2003

In 2000 the General Assembly proposed—and the voters approved—issuance of $2.5 billion in general obligation bonds for capital improvements at the University of North Carolina (UNC) and $600 millio

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2006/08 Changes Affecting Higher Education Robert P. Joyce 2006

After a number of lean years in a row, officials of the University of North Carolina (UNC) and the state’s community college system rejoiced in 2006 over happier fiscal news.

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2001/13 Changes Affecting Employment in the Public Schools Robert P. Joyce 2001

THE 2001 GENERAL ASSEMBLY passed legislation affecting employment in North Carolina’s public schools in the areas of licensure and professional devel- opment, recruiting and hiring, leave and pay,

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1999/10 Changes Affecting Employment in the Public Schools Robert P. Joyce 1999

AFTER THREE VERY ACTIVE SESSIONS in 1996, 1997, and 1998, the North Carolina General Assembly in 1999 took a break from enacting major legislation affecting employment in the public schools.

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2005/07 Changes Affecting Elementary and Secondary Education Laurie L. Mesibov, Robert P. Joyce 2005

Th is was the year of the lottery. For many sessions in a row, the question of adopting a lottery for North Carolina sharply divided the General Assembly.

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2002/10 Changes Affecting Elementary and Secondary Education Laurie L. Mesibov, Robert P. Joyce 2002

In 2002 the biggest changes in education policy came from the federal government, not from traditional state policymakers.

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2007/05 Changes Affecting Elementary and Secondary Education Laurie L. Mesibov, Robert P. Joyce 2007

The General Assembly enacted no major changes in public school law in 2007.

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2004/06 Changes Affecting Elementary and Secondary Education Laurie L. Mesibov, Robert P. Joyce 2004

The General Assembly made only a few significant changes to public elementary and secondary school law this year.

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2000/10 Changes Affecting Elementary and Secondary Education Laurie L. Mesibov 2000

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY enacted no bold new initiatives to improve public education in 2000.

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2001/16 Changes Affecting Elementary and Secondary Education Laurie L. Mesibov 2001

IN SPITE OF THE STATE’S FINANCIAL PROBLEMS, the 2001 General Assembly supported ongoing and new programs to improve student learning and achievement.

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1999/13 Changes Affecting Elementary and Secondary Education Laurie L. Mesibov 1999

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY enacted no bold new initiatives to improve public education in 2000.

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2006/06 Changes Affecting Elementary and Secondary Education Robert P. Joyce, Laurie L. Mesibov 2006

In 2006 the General Assembly rewrote the law regarding public school services for children with special needs, bringing it into closer harmony with federal law on the same subject.

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2008/06 Changes Affecting Elementary and Secondary Education Robert P. Joyce, Laurie L. Mesibov 2008

The General Assembly enacted no major school law changes during the 2008 legislative session. It continued to support efforts to help all students learn and achieve.

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2003/09 Changes Affecting Elementary and Secondary Education Laurie L. Mesibov, Robert P. Joyce 2003

It was a quiet year for legislation related to public elementary and secondary schools.

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1999/01 Changes Affecting Elementary and Secondary Education Laurie L. Mesibov 1999

THE 1990S HAVE SEEN ENORMOUS CHANGES in public school law.

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2001/14 Changes Affecting Construction, Purchasing, and Conflicts of Interest Frayda S. Bluestein 2001

The year 2001 saw numerous updates and changes to the rules applying to public contracts.

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2001/06 Applying the Equal Access Act to Gay/Straight Alliances Thomas J. Spiggle 2001

This article examines the Equal Access Act, the role it plays in protecting student-initiated groups, and the criteria school officials should consider when determining whether their school is cove

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2001/04 Anatomy of a School Funding Dispute: Guilford County 2000 Jill R. Wilson 2001

IN THE SUMMER OF 2000 Guilford County experienced a contentious battle over public school funding.

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2002/05 An Essay on Successful Multicampus Governance: The North Carolina Model John L. Sanders 2002

The article looks at successful multicampus governance, using the University of North Carolina System as a model.

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2003/04 Adequate Public Facility Criteria: Linking Growth to School Capacity Richard D. Ducker 2003

A number of school systems in North Carolina today are struggling to provide school facilities adequate to a system of quality education.

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1999/12 Additional Limitations on Noninstructional and Extracurricular Duties 1999

THE 1999 NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY passed SL 1999-96 (S 898), which adds to the list of local board duties spelled out in Section 115C-47 of the North Carolina General Statutes (hereinafter G

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2000/07 A Student Commits Suicide: What Would—Could— Your School Do? Emily Gamble 2000

This article begins with a general discussion of school preparedness plans based on my conversations with school counselors, nurses, psychologists, attorneys, assistant superintendents, assistant p

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2001/07 A Review of: Violence-Proof Your Kids Now: How to Recognize the 8 Warning Signs and What to Do about Them: Karres, Erika V. Shearin. (2000). Berkeley, Calif.: Conari Press. Susan Leigh Flinspach 2001

This is a book review of Violence-Proof Your Kids Now: How to Recognize the 8 Warning Signs and What to Do about Them, by Erica V. Shearin Karres.

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1999/08 1998 Licensure Decisions of the North Carolina State Board of Education 1999

THE EXCELLENT SCHOOLS ACT OF 1997 addressed issues related to every phase of employment in North Carolina’s public schools, from teacher education to professional development, contract renewals, an

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1999/06 1998 Legislation Affecting Public Education in North Carolina 1999

This is the editors note on 1998 Legislation Affecting Public Education in North Carolina.

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1997/04 1997 North Carolina Legislation Affecting Employment in the Public Schools Robert P. Joyce 1997

This article looks at North Carolina legislation from 1997 affecting employment in the public schools.

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1997/03 1997 North Carolina Legislation Affecting Elementary and Secondary Education Laurie L. Mesibov 1997

The article reviews the North Carolina legislation from 1997 affecting elementary and secondary education.

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