North Carolina

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      2013 North Carolina Highlights

      North Carolina continued to take proactive steps to make sure students in their schools can take full advantage of digital teaching in learning. The state has provided scalable bandwidth to K12 public school campuses and buildings at no cost to the district or charter school since 2008. The state passed important bills to focus on supporting digital teaching and the adoption of digital resources.

      Current Strengths and Reform Opportunities

      • North Carolina allows online courses to apply for approval on a rolling basis throughout the year
      • North Carolina allows both public and nonpublic school students to take NCVPS courses and does not base eligibility upon prior-year enrollment in the public school system
      • North Carolina could remove restrictions to student access, allowing students to enroll in courses beyond full-time without restrictions

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      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…

      5 Feb 2014
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      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…

      26 Jul 2013
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      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…

      24 May 2013
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      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 “…

      10 May 2013
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      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…

      6 May 2013