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Dr. Tony Habit, president of the New Schools Project in North Carolina, tells host Barlow Herget that his research team finds that well trained teachers as in Finland and Singapore are key to improving public education and he notes that money for such professional development has been cut from the state budget. His group's focus on high schools has showed the achievement gap between black and Hispanic students and white and Asian-American students can be overcome.
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Wake District Attorney Colon Willoughby discusses the steady decline in crime in North Carolina over the past 15 years with host Barlow Herget. He points to more sophisticated policing techniques and sentences that have put many habitual criminals behind bars. |
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Bob Hall, executive director of the non-profit Democracy North Carolina think tank, tells host Barlow Herget that the controversial Voter ID bill is still alive despite a gubernatorial veto and if overridden, it could affect up to 500,000 voters. Hall also explains the new boy in campaign financing, the Super PAC, and it's likely impact in North Carolina races.
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Sunday, 15 January 2012 16:25 |
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Alexandra Sirota gives host Barlow Herget an update on her non-profit group's analysis last summer of the state budget. Her team then saw 30,000 public and private job losses and unrealistic savings from state agencies' spending. |
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Ray Buchanan, Methodist minister and former Marine, has taken one man's idea (his) to feed the world's hungry and shown what you can do if you're hardworking and committed. His Stop Hunger Now non-profit started here and today has 44 employees (and thousands of volunteers) helping Buchanan feed millions of hungry people. An inspiring conversation in the holiday season. |
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