1. CCuurrrreenntt IIssssuueess iinn EEdduuccaattiioonn::
NNoorrtthh CCaarroolliinnaa && BBeeyyoonndd Dr. Michael
Maher October 20, 2014
2. Issues in North Carolina Issues in the United States Staying
informed Question & Answer
3. North Carolina
4. North Carolina School Funding
http://www.wral.com/nc-education-spending-on-decades-long-slide/13795657/
http://www.ncpublicschools.org/fbs/resources/data/ Teacher Pay
http://www.ncpublicschools.org/docs/fbs/finance/salary/schedules/2014-15schedules.pdf
http://www.wral.com/fact-check-teacher-pay-claims-meritt-caution/13932704/
Common Core State Standards http://www.corestandards.org/
http://www.wcnc.com/story/news/politics/2014/08/31/whats-happening-to-common-core-in-nc/14908637/
Charter Schools http://www.ncpublicschools.org/charterschools/
http://www.newsobserver.com/2014/10/15/4233621_new-charter-rules-benefit-owner.html?rh=1
5. United States
6. United States No Child Left Behind
http://www2.ed.gov/nclb/landing.jhtml
http://www.edweek.org/ew/section/infographics/nclbwaivers.html
Ranking Universities & Teacher Preparation
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/22/education/obamas-plan-aims-to-lower-cost-of-college.html?pagewanted=
http://edprepmatters.net/2014/04/department-of-education-to-move-forward-with-teacher-preparation-regulations/
Common Core State Standards http://www.corestandards.org/
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/09/02/50-states-common-core_n_5751864.html
Tenure http://www.ncpublicschools.org/charterschools/
http://www.newsobserver.com/2014/10/15/4233621_new-charter-rules-benefit-owner.html?rh=1
7. Staying Informed Dedicate time Be selective Use a news
aggregator Inform others Discuss/Debate
8. Staying Informed Build a Personal Learning Network (PLN) Use
Hash Tags #edchat #teacherprep Dont be too selective Follow a
variety of people Engage
9. Staying Informed Education Week http://www.edweek.org/ This
Week in Education
http://www.scholasticadministrator.typepad.com/thisweekineducation/#.VEUnBmSwI68
Edutopia http://www.edutopia.org/ The Answer Sheet (Washington
Post) http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/answer-sheet/
11. Contact Information Facebook: Professional Education @ NCSU
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Professional-Education-NCSU/150109759800
Twitter: @mj_maher Email: Dr. Michael Maher
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