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The North Carolina State Board of Education, established by Article 9 of the North Carolina Constitution, supervises and administers the public school systems of the North Carolina. The board sets policy and general procedures for public school systems across the state, including teacher pay and qualifications, course content, testing requirements, and managing state education funds.
The court declared that the right to education in the state constitution "requires that all children have the opportunity for a sound basic education," echoing the same constitutional standard articulated by New York's highest court in CFE v.
NorthCarolina'sStateBoard of Education has developed learning standards - and a curriculum and assessments aligned with those standards - based on the skills that students will need in order to be informed citizens and be gainfully employed in contemporary society.
On July 30, 2004 the NorthCarolina Supreme Court issued a decision affirming the trial court's ruling that the state was violating its constitutional duty to provide the opportunity for a sound basic education to its students in poor rural counties.
NorthCarolina has gained national recognition for its technology staff development initiatives that have affected both in-service and pre-service teachers and administrators.
NorthCarolina has been successful in delivering staff development in a variety of formats, but barriers still exist in transferring this learning into classroom practice due to lack of resources and technical and curriculum support personnel at the building level.
NorthCarolina Public Schools are challenged with implementing technology resources based on community standards and sound educational theory.
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