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Welcome
to the NC Progress Board Information Portal!
The
new North Carolina Progress Board
website offers you an entrée to information
that can, and should, help shape the state's
public policy discussions.
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more...
Note:
The
Progress Board closed at the end of 2006 when the NC Legislature terminated state funding at the direction of Governor Easley and his staff. A study to move the
Board into the
UNC University system did not produce a viable re-organization plan and the official organization is in a state of limbo. NCPB reports and recommended information sources remain available for your use on this website.
Please send us your thoughts on continuing the work of the Board and how it may be best implemented.
Email: ncprogress@ncprogress.org
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 North
Carolina Progress
 Click
to view the new 2006
Education Report on
the status of education in NC. The document
is in draft form and is now available for
public review to obtain comments and suggestions
on how it may be improved. Submit comments
by email.
The
Progress Board has released the latest
figures showing how far North Carolina
has gone toward meeting its long-term
goals — and how
much remains to be done. View
the complete 2005 NC 2020 report.
Additional details are available on
this website under the Scorecard link. The
North Carolina Scorecard will update
nearly 100 indicators of progress outlined
in North Carolina 20/20, a
report released in 2001. It will continue
to divide the indicators into eight
interrelated issue areas, called imperatives:
Quality Education; High Performance
Workforce; Sustainable Environment;
Prosperous Economy; 21st Century Infrastructure;
Healthy Children and Families; Safe
and Vibrant Communities; and Accountable
Government/Active Citizenship.
 NC
Job & Population Trends
The
Progress Board plans to start tracking
historical and projected trends that
influence public needs and resources,
as well as North
Carolina’s
competitive status. The GIS
maps posted
in our Facts
and More section,
created by students from
the Warren Wilson College,
provide a glimpse into the kind of
data we hope to provide for the public.
11/06 - New maps from WWC have
been posted on the GIS
maps page.
 New
NCPB Policy Products /Free Market Ideas
This year, the North Carolina
Progress Board will publish several new
public policy information products on this
website. Our goal is to help public officials
and citizens navigate public
policy information in standard,
more user-friendly formats. To
that end, we have designed five new products that
will translate traditional public policy data into
more concise and visually compelling formats. Read more...
 Getting
fit — together
The North
Carolina 20/20 report targets lower
rates of obesity for children and adults. Fit
Together North Carolina shows
steps individuals, families, and communities
can take to increase fitness through better
eating and more active lifestyles. Interactive
links allow you to assess your own fitness
level.
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