Implementing Evidence-Based Substance Use Prevention Curricula in North Carolina Public School Districts

2004 ◽  
Vol 74 (9) ◽  
pp. 353-358 ◽  
Author(s):  
Melinda M. Pankratz ◽  
Denise D. Hallfors
Keyword(s):  
North Carolina ◽  
Substance Use ◽  
Public School ◽  
School Districts ◽  
Public School Districts ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Substance Use Prevention

scholarly journals Factors associated with adoption of evidence-based substance use prevention curricula in US school districts

2005 ◽  
Vol 20 (5) ◽  
pp. 514-526 ◽  
Author(s):  
Louise Ann Rohrbach ◽  
Christopher L. Ringwalt ◽  
Susan T. Ennett ◽  
Amy A. Vincus
Keyword(s):  
Substance Use ◽  
School Districts ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Substance Use Prevention ◽  
Factors Associated

scholarly journals Supplemental plan offerings and retirement saving choices: an analysis of North Carolina school districts

2016 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
pp. 333-355 ◽  
Author(s):  
ROBERT L. CLARK ◽  
EMMA HANSON ◽  
MELINDA SANDLER MORRILL ◽  
ADITI PATHAK
Keyword(s):  
North Carolina ◽  
Public School ◽  
School Districts ◽  
Pension Plan ◽  
Public School Districts ◽  
Retirement Savings ◽  
Defined Benefit ◽  
Health Coverage ◽  
Participation Rates ◽  
Individual Level

AbstractUnlike private sector employers, public school districts generally offer more than one type of supplemental retirement savings plan and allow multiple vendors to offer products. Using individual-level payroll data from over half of the public school districts in North Carolina coupled with data from an employer survey, this study examines how inter-district differences in supplemental plan administration are related to participation in these savings vehicles. We find wide variation in total participation rates and in 403(b) plan participation rates in particular, even among this population of public-sector workers with the same defined benefit pension plan, health plan, and retiree health coverage. Individual and district characteristics explain some, but not all, of the variation observed.

Spending Floors in Gifted Education Services

2021 ◽  
Vol 42 (1) ◽  
pp. 32-45
Author(s):  
Jaret Hodges ◽  
Jessica Ottwein
Keyword(s):  
Public School ◽  
School Districts ◽  
Gifted Education ◽  
The State ◽  
Public School Districts ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Education Services

For nearly two decades, the state of Texas mandated gifted education services and provided funding to public school districts. One policy that was unique to the state is the mandatory minimum spending. This research examines how these mandatory minimum spending floors influence spending in public school districts within the state and how that influence varies across locales. Our findings provide evidence that rural public school districts in Texas were more likely to operate near to the mandatory state minimum spending for gifted education than non-rural public school districts. In particular, rural public school districts allocated 50% of the funds towards gifted education programming as suburban public school districts when the minimum spending floors was accounted for. The results should provide caution to policy makers on the possible ramifications of removing spending floors on gifted education programming in rural public school districts.

Face Mask Policies of US Public School Districts in States without Statewide Mandates

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Philip Jacobs ◽  
Arvi Ohinmaa
Keyword(s):  
Public School ◽  
School District ◽  
School Districts ◽  
Face Mask ◽  
Public School Districts ◽  
Us States ◽  
School Settings ◽  
The Individual

Objective: We developed categories of the degree of restrictiveness of public schoolboards’ face mask policies in 10 US states that had no statewide mask mandates at any time during the COVID-19 pandemic. We collected data on schoolboards’ mask wearing policies for the individual boards in these states. Methods: We obtained school reopening plans found on school district webpages. We abstracted district mask policies and sorted them into groups indicating whether mask wearing was required or recommended. Results: Overall, 44% of boards mandated masks in school settings. There was a wide variation of policies within and between states. Conclusions: When left to their own resources, schoolboards will follow a variety of policies, many of which are a departure from state recommendations.

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