North Carolina

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    2012 North Carolina Highlights

    • North Carolina’s Virtual Public School is the second largest virtual school in the country.
    • North Carolina earns high marks on Element 5: Content and Element 6: Instruction, and has made great strides in Delivery.

    Current Strengths and Reform Opportunities

    • North Carolina could advance its diversity of student options by investing in additional full-time online programs and district-level options.
    • North Carolina’s recent updates to funding policies could be further improved to provide incentives for performance, options, and innovation.

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    Resources for North Carolina

    In Plain English: NC HB 23

    Summary HB 23 (Open States or North Carolina Legislature) directs the State Board of Education to develop and implement digital competency standards as part of teacher preparation and licensure by the 2017-2018 school year. This bill recognizes that digital learning is an integral part of all 21st Century teaching and works to integrate it into…

    DLN State Report 7.26.13

    Top Highlights The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) released a Notice of Proposed Rule Making (NPRM), launching a review and modernization of the E-rate program with comments due September 16 and Reply Comments due October 16th.  The NPRM asks a total of 616 questions and seeks comment on more than 350 ideas.  The FCC has also…

    DLN State Report 5.16 and 5.23

    Georgia Georgia Governor Nathan Deal released an executive order on May 15 re-affirming state sovereignty in regards to education. The order affirms that Georgia will maintain its sovereignty in deciding educational standards, including decisions on curriculum and instruction. In addition, all standards in Georgia will be up for public review and comment for sixty days…

    DLN State Report 5.10.13

    United States Bill: Executive Order Relevant Elements: 8 President Obama signed an Executive Order making open and machine readable data the new default for government information.  A corresponding OMB memo was issued to agencies with specific guidance and a resource website with tools, guides, and schemas was also released. The OMB memo states that “…

    DLN State Report 5.6.13

    Florida Bill: SB 1500 Status: 05/03/2013 – Senate Conference Committee Report received; Conference Committee Report adopted (590582); Passed as amended by Conference Committee Report Relevant Elements: 9 In Florida, the budget, known formally as the General Appropriations Act is SB 1500 and has been worked out and the 72-hour “cooling off” countdown mandated by the…