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| Size | 4.5 feet of linear shelf space (approximately 2800 items) |
| Abstract | The North Carolina Education Research Council was established in 1998 to provide research-based information to the North Carolina Education Cabinet, which included state officials concerned with education policy: the governor; the chair of the State Board of Education; the North Carolina Superintendent of Public Instruction; and the presidents of the University of North Carolina (System), the North Carolina Community College System, and the Association of Independent Colleges and Universities. The council consisted of six members, each appointed by one of the members of the Education Cabinet. The council, in turn, appointed a director to administer research on issues that the council determined. For administrative purposes, the director and research staff were based in General Administration of the University of North Carolina (System). General Administration also provided staff assistance as needed to the council. Significant initiatives backed by the council included Governor James B. Hunt's NC Schools First in America challenge, Governor Michael Easley's Education First Task Force, and the Duke-University of North Carolina Research Consortium on Minority Achievement Gaps. The Spencer Foundation and the Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation provided grants that supported much of the research. The North Carolina Education Research Council was discontinued in 2003. Records of the North Carolina Education Research Council include correspondence; planning documents; meeting agendas and minutes; grant proposals; reports and presentations of research findings; and other materials. Most of the materials relate to the NC Schools First in America challenge, the Governor's Education First Task Force, and the Duke-University of North Carolina Research Consortium on Minority Achievement Gaps. |
| Creator | North Carolina Education Research Council. |
| Language | English |
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Historical Information
The North Carolina Education Research Council was established in 1998 to provide research-based information to the North Carolina Education Cabinet, which included state officials concerned with education policy: the governor; the chair of the State Board of Education; the North Carolina Superintendent of Public Instruction; and the presidents of the University of North Carolina (System), the North Carolina Community College System, and the Association of Independent Colleges and Universities. The council consisted of six members, each appointed by one of the members of the Education Cabinet. The council, in turn, appointed a director to administer research on issues that the council determined. For administrative purposes, the director and research staff were based in General Administration of the University of North Carolina (System). General Administration also provided staff assistance as needed to the council. Significant initiatives backed by the council included Governor James B. Hunt's NC Schools First in America challenge, Governor Michael Easley's Education First Task Force, and the Duke-University of North Carolina Research Consortium on Minority Achievement Gaps. The Spencer Foundation and the Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation provided grants that supported much of the research. The North Carolina Education Research Council was discontinued in 2003.
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Records of the North Carolina Education Research Council include correspondence; planning documents; meeting agendas and minutes; grant proposals; reports and presentations of research findings; and other materials. Most of the materials relate to the NC Schools First in America challenge, the Governor's Education First Task Force, and the Duke-University of North Carolina Research Consortium on Minority Achievement Gaps.
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Series 1. Administrative Files, 1997-2003.
Arrangement: Alphabetical by file name, then chronological.
Materials related to the establishment and activities of the North Carolina Education Research Council. Included are correspondence, historical information, proposals, presentations, miscellaneous reports, and minutes and other materials related to meetings held from August 1999 to November 2003.
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Series 2. Grants, 1998-2003.
Materials related to grant proposals submitted to the Spencer Foundation and the Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation. Included are proposals, grant reports, meeting materials, presentations, correspondence, and other items.
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Subseries 2.1. Spencer Foundation, 1998-2003.
Arrangement: Alphabetical by file name, then chronological.
Mostly proposals, meeting materials, grant reports, and presentations related to research supported by the Spencer Foundation. Much of it pertains to the Duke-University of North Carolina Research Consortium on Minority Achievement Gaps project, including faculty seminars held from March 2001 to May 2003.
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Subseries 2.2. Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation, 1998-2003.
Arrangement: Alphabetical by file name, then chronological.
Mostly correspondence, planning documents, and presentations related to research supported by the Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation.
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Series 3. Governor's Education First Task Force, 2001-2003.
Arrangement: Alphabetical by file name, then chronological.
Materials relatied to the Governor's Education Task Force. Governor Mike Easley charged the task force with examining best practices of high performing schools in order to determine how to close the achievement gap.
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Series 4. NC Schools First in America, 1998-2004.
Arrangement: Alphabetical by file name, then chronological.
Materials relating to Governor Jim Hunt's NC Schools First in America initiative, which aimed to set benchmarks for the state's education progress. Including are correspondence, meeting materials, progress reports, and other items.
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Processed by: Armando Suarez, September 2010
Encoded by: Armando Suarez, September 2010
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