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NEWS RELEASES 2000-01

NOTE :: News releases contained on this site are for historical purposes only. While each release was accurate on the date issued, it may be outdated now.

DATENEWS RELEASES
Jun 22, 2001 House and Senate Budget Comparison (pdf, 21kb)
Jun 13, 2001 North Carolina's Milken Recipients Travel to Los Angeles to Receive Awards
Jun 11, 2001 Intervention is the Heart of Student Accountability Standards
Jun 11, 2001 North Carolina High Schools First Annual Network Conference
Jun 8, 2001 Johnston County Teacher Named Christa McAuliffe Fellow
Jun 7, 2001 State Board Eliminates Three Tests
Jun 1, 2001 Some School Systems Go Beyond Statewide Promotion Standards
May 31, 2001 Seven Elementary Schools Achieve Blue Ribbon Distinction
May 25, 2001 Senate Subcommittee on Education Recommended Budget
May 25, 2001 State Writing Test Scores Move Up for Fourth and Seventh Grades
May 24, 2001 Testing and Accountability External Audit State Board of Education Chairman Phil Kirk and State Superintendent Mike Ward
May 23, 2001 NC Department of Public Instruction Receives NAACP Education Award
May 16, 2001 Four Schools Recognized for Outstanding Title I Programs
May 16, 2001 End-of-Year Tests are the Result of a Careful Development Process
May 11, 2001 State Partners with Press Association to Provide Information to Parents
May 09, 2001 Gov. Easley Appoints Three Members to State Board of Education
May 08, 2001 Students Prepare for Statewide Standards; Educators See Increased Involvement and Greater Focus
May 04, 2001 East Clayton Elementary Principal Named Principal of the Year
May 01, 2001 Ashe County Educator Named Teacher of the Year
Apr 25, 2001 Fuquay-Varina High School Student Wins National Student Photography Contest
Apr 23, 2001 North Carolina Educators Honored by National Alliance
Apr 19, 2001 State Responds to request for budget reductions
Apr 19, 2001 Safeguards Ensure Fairness of Student Accountability Standards
Apr 11, 2001 Remarks from Presidential Visit to Concord Middle School
Apr 09, 2001 NC Shows Strong Performance on NAEP During the 1990s; Only State to Reduce the Achievement Gap Between Top and Bottom Performers
Apr 04, 2001 North Carolina Participates in International Math and Science Testing: Results Show NC at International Average in Math and in Science
Mar 28, 2001 Synopsis of Leandro Decision
Mar 26, 2001 Local Students and Educators Participate in Legislative Technology Day
Mar 23, 2001 School Bus Drivers Honored With Scholarships
Mar 21, 2001 Six Teachers Vie for 2001-02 Teacher of the Year
Mar 14, 2001 Elementary Schools Nominated to Receive Blue Ribbon Award
Mar 01, 2001 Charter School Cap Met with Recent Approval of Six New Schools
Feb 09, 2001 Title I Graduates Honored
Feb 06, 2001 Super Safe Schools Identified for 2000-01
Feb 05, 2001 10 Local Education Programs Receive Excellence Awards
Feb 01, 2001 Three New Charter Schools OK'd
Feb 01, 2001 Plan Unveiled to Address Chronically Low Performing Schools
Feb 01, 2001 New Associate Superintendent for Informationand Technology Named
Jan 25, 2001 NC Dropout Rate Decreased for 1999-2000 School Year
Jan 17, 2001 NC High School Exit Exam Handbook (pdf, 254kb)
Jan 11, 2001 NC Receives High Scores for Improving Teacher Quality and for Standards and Accountability for Second Consecutive Year
Jan 05, 2001 US Department of Education Grants Ed-Flex Authority to North Carolina
Jan 04, 2001 School Violence Numbers Decreased in 1999-2000
Jan 04, 2001 Governor and State Education Officials Release First in America 2000 Progress Report
Dec 07, 2000 Second Performance Report Released on Teacher Education Programs
Nov 03, 2000 State Board of Education Endorses Effort to Involve Communities in Schools
Oct 06, 2000 State Board Changes ABCs Status of Three Schools Hit by Floyd
Oct 04, 2000 North Carolina Educators Tapped for Milken
Sep 22, 2000 Improving Student Accountability Tops State Board of Education Budget Request
Sep 18, 2000 J.B. Buxton named new legislative director by State Board of Education
Sep 14, 2000 Kirk Re-Elected as Chairman of State Board of Education
Aug 31, 2000 Intervention is Key to Student Accountability Standards' Success
Aug 29, 2000 North Carolina SAT Scores Continue Upward Trend
Aug 07, 2000 Policy for Free Milk Distribution Announced
Aug 04, 2000 ABCs Report Released
Aug 01, 2000 Advisory Commission Named on Raising Achievement and Closing Gaps
Aug 01, 2000 State Writing Test Scores Continue Upward Trend
Jul 19, 2000 North Carolina Receives $15 Million Reading Grant
Jul 14, 2000 Writing Tests Serve as a Screen Not a Roadblock

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