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Download full textNorth Carolina State Dept. of Public Instruction, Raleigh. Div. of Curriculum and Instruction. – 1993
This guide provides an introduction to state government in North Carolina. It has three aims: to provide information about the organization and function of state departments and agencies; to provide content on ideas and issues relevant to democratic government; and to provide information that establishes a foundation for participatory citizenship.…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Government (Administrative Body), Government Role
Suarez, Tanya M.; And Others – 1991
Although state takeover of low-performing schools is not a new phenomenon in American education, it has seldom been exercised. Takeover actions exist in 11 states--Arkansas, Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, South Carolina, Texas, and West Virginia--but only New Jersey and Kentucky have exercised steps leading to…
Descriptors: Accountability, Elementary Secondary Education, Performance, School Districts
Lennon, Donald R. – 1986
The paper discusses the political events and issues that affected North Carolina and the nation between 1776 and 1789. Attitudes and philosophies on government and its centralization form the foundation for North Carolina's traditional and firm opposition to centralization of power and changes in government structure. North Carolina's…
Descriptors: Constitutional History, Federal State Relationship, Government Role, Governmental Structure
