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Roberts, Julia Link; Pereira, Nielsen; Knotts, J. Dusteen – Gifted Child Today, 2015
Legislation and policy lead to action. In the absence of law or policy, situations are addressed on a case-by-case basis or they are sometimes ignored. Legislation and policy become extremely important when they relate to groups that have traditionally been marginalized, such as students with disabilities or students with gifts and talents, and…
Descriptors: Gifted, State Legislation, Educational Policy, Advocacy
North Carolina State Dept. of Public Instruction, Raleigh. – 1999
This guide contains two checklists for evaluating educational materials and classroom activities to ensure that they meet requirements for equity for all students. The first checklist is for teachers and administrators to use when evaluating instructional materials. It asks questions about the depiction of men and women, diverse cultural and…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Differences, Elementary Secondary Education
King, Richard A. – Educational Technology, 1987
Based on survey data on North Carolina schools in 1984-85 and on site visits and interviews in selected schools, leadership and commitment of policymakers and educators are found to be as important as demographic and financial characteristics of school districts for providing computer access and appropriate uses. (9 references) (MES)
Descriptors: Access to Computers, Administrator Attitudes, Computer Uses in Education, Demography
North Carolina State Dept. of Public Instruction, Raleigh. Div. of Desegregation Assistance. – 1989
This directory describes 25 innovative programs, in the public schools of North Carolina, which impact minority and equity issues. The following information is supplied for each program: (1) contact person; (2) grade level; (3) purpose; and (4) nature and scope. The following programs are located in the Charlotte-Mecklenberg Schools: (1) After…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cultural Awareness, Demonstration Programs, Early Parenthood
North Carolina State Dept. of Public Instruction, Raleigh. – 1993
A brief history of education in the state of North Carolina provides a look at public schools and the individuals who were most instrumental in their development. Chapter 1 focuses on the colonial period when education for the majority of North Carolina students was almost non-existent. Chapter 2 covers the State Constitution adopted in 1776 that…
Descriptors: Educational Administration, Educational Change, Educational Demand, Educational Development
Davis, E. Dale – 1986
Since 1835 when a state constitutional convention denied them the right to attend school, the Lumbee Indians of Robeson County, North Carolina have established a strong educational system. Although another constitutional convention in 1868 mandated public school terms for all children, the county had few schools until 1885 and no schools…
Descriptors: Access to Education, American Indian Education, American Indians, Educational Change