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Posted: November 19, 2008
Updated: November 20, 2008

Former Gov. Hunt honored for education efforts

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RALEIGH, N.C. — Former Gov. Jim Hunt was honored for driving school reform in North Carolina, and he plans to talk about what President-elect Barack Obama should do for education.

North Carolina State University honored the four-term governor on Wednesday with an award from an education innovation institute.

Hunt said last week he's not interested in becoming Obama's education secretary but wants to keep advising the new administration on education issues. Hunt had been on several lists of potential Cabinet members.

The 71-year-old Hunt was key to creating the Smart Start early childhood initiative in the 1990s. He also supported linking student test scores to teacher bonuses.

He now works for a Raleigh law firm and leads think tanks on public schools and higher education, including the James B. Hunt Institute for Educational Leadership and Policy, part of the UNC system and based in Chapel Hill.

RELATED TOPICS: Public Schools, Barack Obama, Raleigh, College Education, NC State University

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I object to the EOG tests since the teachers are then pushed by Principals to practice test taking of EOG's versus teaching the classes. Many schools such has Davis Drive rank the teachers on their test scores unfairly and push the teachers to teach the test and how to take it successfully.

I don't see that Jim Hunt did anything for education, but figure this should land him a big job similar to Easley's wife. Do nothing and prosper is the name of the game in NC...Easley, Hunt, Edwards...just to name a few.
Click to view my profile GALNC
November 19, 2008 5:01 p.m.
Hunt did nothing for this state other than waste money and install even more socialism and leviathan state government regulation and red tape but then again that's what his party does and they award each other for creating jobs that come from that beauracracy.
ifcdirector
November 19, 2008 4:22 p.m.
dogman 1973-if you actually did some research, you would see that in the past few years, NC has been ranked in the lower to mid 20's in education, not 49th. We definately are not one of the worst school systems in this country so pull your head out of your behind and shut it until you have some actual facts. You're probably one of those WAKE Cares parents who complain about everything. Kids are getting a great education here. Don't like it?? MOVE your sorry behind outta here or better yet, HOME SCHOOL your kids!

I don't really care about Hunt, but get your facts straight about NC Schools:

http://www.statestats.com/edrank.htm

http://www.statemaster.com/graph/edu_bes_edu_ind-education-best-educated-index
Click to view my profile Brindy
November 19, 2008 2:16 p.m.
Let's see, instead of NC being 50th in the nation, we are 49th! What an accomplishment!!!!
Click to view my profile dogman1973
November 19, 2008 10:44 a.m.
I would put Jim Hunt as being the one person most responsible for the pathetic public school situation that is the nightmare we have today. Ridiculous testing, testing, testing and just as ridiculous teacher bonuses matching the results of the tests. He not only tainted North Carolina with this virus, but helped spread it all over the country.
veyor
November 19, 2008 10:26 a.m.
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