Extractions: The Freedom Budget: Nine Rs for North Carolina Fiscal Responsibility April 01, 2003 Executive Summary: North Carolina faces significant fiscal and economic challenges over the next two years. But it need not resort to higher taxes, a state-run lottery, higher debt, or gimmickry to balance its budget. Nor does North Carolina need to skimp on crucial needs such as education and highways. By setting firm priorities within state government, eliminating unnecessary or duplicative programs, and charging users of some services a reasonable price, state leaders can generate sufficient savings to invest in the future needs of the state. North Carolinians are not undertaxed. While a series of reductions in income, sales, and other taxes from 1995 to 1998 saved taxpayers more than $1.4 billion, this tax relief followed even larger tax increases in 1990 and 1992 and more than $1 billion in new taxes in 2001 and 2002. The tax burden in North Carolina is significantly higher today than it was in 1990, with its income tax rates among the highest in the nation. Lawmakers would have to cut taxes more than $1 billion annually just to reduce North Carolinas tax burden to the regional average. North Carolina was particularly hard hit by the recent recession, and its recovery in most sectors has been sluggish. Now is the time to cut taxes, not raise them. Higher marginal income tax rates, in particular, depress entrepreneurship, discourage job creation, and hamper the states economic development.
John Locke Foundation north carolina officials promoted the recent taxfree weekend for school supplies as alternative State Budget Released. RALEIGH As the north carolina http://www.johnlocke.org/
Extractions: A substantial distraction bedazzles officials in the State Formerly Known As the 'Good Roads' State John Locke Foundation , North Carolina's leading think tank, shows the road out of the mess. Lawmakers have decided that pseudoephedrine, sold under the brand name Sudafed, presents a danger to the public because it can be converted to methamphetamine. What has happened with Sudafed is truly a tale of the unintended consequences of the 'war on drugs,' creating secondary consequences in other markets. Learn More Even while North Carolina's three largest metro areas try to boost their "world class city" credentials with new light-rail transit systems, ridership trends suggest that such prestige projects will only aggravate already-spiraling costs. Nowhere is this more evident than in Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, where the Triangle Transit Authority is the lead agency for a regional light-rail system that is supposed to cost about $630 million. Learn More Current light-rail proposals in North Carolina are being built to serve less that 1 percent of the commuting population. The cost ranges from $370 million for 10 miles in Charlotte and $888 million for 34 miles in Raleigh are ridiculous compared to building and maintaining roads. But the money for light rail will come from the same pool of money to build and maintain local roads.
Alternative Educator Groups alternative Professional Organizations for Educators Professional Educator of north carolina 309 West Millbrook Rd., Suite 111 Raleigh, NC 27609 http://edreform.com/education_reform_resources/teachers.htm
Extractions: Website: http://www.aepp.org AEPP is a non-profit, national professional organization made up of private practice educators. Their mission is based on five ideals: to support and advance the education of students; to aid and assist educators in private practice in performing their lawful functions; to enhance the effectiveness and professionalism of educators in private practice; to encourage, sponsor, and facilitate the intercommunication and sharing of ideas and issues identified as common and relevant to educators in private practice; and to promote and exchange the instruction and training of an educated citizenry. Christian Educators Association International (CEAI)
ABCs Honor schools of Excellence, alternative schools, Performance of All schools, schools of Search for a school system by viewing state and regional maps. http://abcs.ncpublicschools.org/abcs/
Extractions: Honor Schools of Excellence Alternative Schools Performance of All Schools Schools of Distinction Schools of Excellence 25 Most Improved K-8 Schools 10 Most Improved High Schools Schools Making High Growth Schools Making Expected Growth Low-Performing Schools Schools of Progress Priority Schools Charter Schools Schools Meeting AYP Schools Not Meeting AYP Search for a school system by viewing state and regional maps.
Eckerd Youth Alternatives emotional and behavioral problems at home, at school and in the community. Eight Eckerd Youth Alternatives projects in Florida, north carolina, http://www.eckerd.org/
Extractions: A pioneer in therapeutic treatment in outdoor settings , EYA also provides specialized residential treatment and community-based programs for juvenile offenders, early intervention and prevention curriculum in grade schools, and the new Transition to Independence program helping foster care youth approaching adulthood. View movie clip about EYA. (2.0MB file)
Dare County School District When Carl Woody came to north carolina s Dare County School District as its network engineer in 2001, the district was struggling with an unstable print http://h20247.www2.hp.com/PublicSector/cache/97706-0-0-0-121.html
Extractions: Around 4,500 students, staff and faculty all relied on the print environment, which comprised HP Inkjet 1200s for color, and "throw away" - less than 200 US dollars -inkjet printers and HP Laser printers for black and white. Although the district had a third-party Intel -based print server to facilitate network printing, it was unreliable. "Our cost of printing was unnecessarily elevated because of a high equipment failure rate most of the printers being used had been intended for less demanding, home use and were not designed to be networked," recalled Woody. "We wanted to stabilize our network printing environment, so we evaluated bringing in new printers and print servers. We also wanted a support contract to cover the maintenance and proactive care of the entire print environment, so that if problems arose they would be resolved quickly and we wouldn't be burdened with additional costs." The school district already utilized a Novell network. Woody noted, "In our evaluation of different vendor's printers, we particularly liked the compatibility of the HP print servers with Novell, they worked flawlessly. In addition, the quality of printing and the speed we experienced with HP's printers were excellent."
Alternative Schools - Private Boarding Schools alternative schools â These schools are not just training grounds for the armed forces but also in many other fields. http://www.militaryschooloptions.com/education.html
Extractions: Contact us today to get help for struggling teens With the quality of most public schools dwindling as a result of increased enrollment and decreased funding, many parents seek alternative schools to educate their children. Effective alternatives include private schools whose focus is a military style of discipline and education. Military schools provide cadets with the traditional college prep curriculum found in public schools, but the quality of teaching often exceeds that found in public school. Since most military schools are also a boarding school, many times the teachers are fully dedicated to the students and can offer extra academic assistance. In addition to a quality education, cadets can expect to have organized daily study time to ensure they complete their assignments and keep from falling behind.
WELCOME TO NORTH COAST HIGH SCHOOL An independent study school for meeting individual needs with specialty programs to acquire a diploma or equivalent. http://www.sduhsd.k12.ca.us/nc/
Registry Of Signatories In North Carolina High School Student Durham Academy (Durham, NC north carolina Libertarian Party, Executive Committee; self-employed businessman, former Republician http://www.honestedu.org/view/display.php?state=NC
Extractions: 149 Doctors from Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center Included in The Best Doctors in America® ... Calendar New on the Site **Blue Cross Blue Shield Update** The Triad's "Most Preferred" Hospital Welcome to Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center, named the Triadâs âMost Preferredâ hospital . Weâre consistently ranked as one of Americaâs top 50 hospitals by Featured Services Wake Forest Baptist Heart Center has been named one of the â Top Cardiac Centers for ... Women â in America by Good Housekeeping magazine. Wake Forest Baptist operates one of the nationâs leading Comprehensive Cancer Centers - one of only about 40 in the nation, offering more than 200 cancer-related clinical trials.
Employment System Overview Page 3 The alternative school currently serves students in six program areas The Oasis Program is an alternative learning environment designed for students who, http://www.abss.k12.nc.us/employment/overview/middle_alternative_high.html
Extractions: Location ... Local Benefits Middle, Alternative, and High Schools at a Glance Middle Schools at a Glance Broadview Turrentine Graham Western Hawfields Woodlawn Southern The Alamance-Burlington School System has seven middle schools that serve approximately 5,086 students in the sixth, seventh, and eighth grades. The curriculum in these schools follows Department of Public Instruction guidelines, but is tailored specifically to meet the unique needs of young people in transition from childhood to adolescence. Team teaching concept Advisor/Advisee programs in all schools Comprehensive curriculum for all levels of students Career exploration courses Full-time guidance services Full-time physical education specialists Full-time media coordinators Band and choral music specialists serving all schools Full-time visual art specialists Keyboarding, drama, dance, and foreign language courses
Extractions: Find Activist Tools ISSUES Jump to an Issue Afghanistan African American African Poverty Agriculture Anarchism Animal Rights/Liberati Anti-Zionism Arts Asian/Asian American Bhopal Campaign Biotechnology Books Not Bombs Building a Youth and S Campus Democracy Campus Recruiting Campus Worker Rights Civil Liberties Class Colombia Corporatization Cuba Death Penalty Democratic Party 2004 Digital Freedom Disability Drug Policy Reform Education Reform Electoral / Campaign F Environment Environmental Justice Fair Trade Farmworker Justice Free Speech Free Tibet Free Trade Area of the Gender Global Warming Globalization Green Party 2004 Gun Control Gun Rights Health/Physical Issues Health/Psychological I HIV/AIDS Activism and Homelessness Housing Human Rights Hunger Immigration Independent Media Labor Latino/a LGBTQ Living Wage Menstrual Activism Militarism and Environ Military Draft Military Recruitment Multi-Issue Mumia Abu-Jamal Nader 2004 Native American Nuclear Palestine Patriot Act Peace Police Brutality Prison-Industrial Comp Racism Religion and Social Ju Religious Liberty Renewable Energy Reproductive Freedom School of Americas Sexism Sexual Assault Sexual Violence Socialism Socially Responsible I Stop the War Against I Student Rights Sudan Sustainable Developmen Sweatshops The Media Third Party Tuition and Fees University Investments University Research US 2004 Election US Foreign Policy Vegetarian/Vegan Youth Rights