School Law Bulletin Series
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Title |
Author | Date | Description | Download |
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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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