News & Observer Index, 1926-1992

Etheridge, Bobby R.

Etheridge says summer session unlikely to solve road problems - No 13 85 3C
Etheridge won't run for seat in Congress - De 31 85 4C

Etheridge, Bobby R.

Stakes high in school superintendent race - Fe 15 92, 1B
State report card defended; Etheridge faces challengers for state superintendent - Mr 1 92, 2C
Under the Dome: Etheridge spots air - Mr 21 92, 2B
Etheridge touts his 'report card' - Ap 2 92, 2B
Different paths to the same destination; Role of politics in public schools pivotal - Ap 13 92, 1B
Former school aide attacks Etheridge on race - Ap 23 92, 2B
Editorial: Etheridge merits support - Ap 28 92, 8A
Etheridge gets superintendent nod; GOP race leaves Little ahead - My 6 92, 4B
Bond push losing steam; Etheridge, Scott cool to latest plan - Jy 1 02, 1
Schools chief promises to be better listener - Jy 15 92, 5B
School powers lawsuit filed; Board battling superintendent - Jy 31 92, 1B
Battle over state schools gets ugly; Politics taints debate between Etheridge, board - Au 7 92, 1B
Vocational education threatened; Stalemate over control of schools may cut jobs - Au 15 92, 1
Editorial: Showdown was a symptom - Se 8 92, 8A
State superintendent's race surprisingly quiet - Oc 8 92, 1B
Hunt, Etheridge get educators' backing - Oc 14 92, 2B
Challenger says Etheridge ducks - Oc 21 92, 2B
Editorial: For Council of State - Oc 23 92, 18A
Seats on powerful Council of State up for grabs - No 2 92, 2B
Etheridge, board settle vocational money spat - No 6 92, 5B

Etheridge, Bobby R.

Under the Dome: Legislator (Etheridge) may run for education post - Jn 13 87 1
Editorial: Tar Heels vs. GOP chairman - Au 23 87 6D
Etheridge supporters back race (for supt. of public instruction) - Se 19 87 WA-1
Etheridge quietly takes lead in race for state school post - Oc 28 87 1
Retailers back Etheridge for school superintendent - De 19 87 WA-1

Etheridge, Bobby R.

Under the Dome: Educators consider school chief race - Ja 5 88 1
Under the Dome: Etheridge to announce - Ja 8 88 8A
Under the Dome: Etheridge's chief named (Copeland) - Ja 11 88 7A
Price foresees tough fight as he files for re-election (and other filings) - Ja 21 88 2C
Under the Dome: Etheridge support sparks accusations - Fe 21 88 1
Ho-hum textbooks need improvement, Etheridge says - Fe 25 88 8D
Under the Dome: Etheridge hires aide (Heatherly) - Fe 29 88 4A
Under the Dome: Textbook official (Bundy) aids political dinner (for Etheridge) - Mr 21 88 1
Candidates urge higher teacher pay - Mr 24 88 10B
Under the Dome: Etheridge reception held - Ap 10 88 6A
Here's a look at the candidates for state school superintendent - Ap 17 88 33A
State education chief hopefuls differ on merit pay, lottery - Ap 17 88 29A
McCarthy waging shoestring campaign against Etheridge for state schools post - Ap 26 88 5A
Editorial: Best for school leadership - Ma 1 88 6D
Under the Dome: Etheridge names panel (Willoughby chair) - Ma 1 88 10A
Etheridge coasts, Rogers upsets to win state schools chief bids - Ma 4 88 15A
'Friendly rivals' set to face off in secretary of state campaign (also other Council of State offices) - Ma 5 88 12A
5 legislators' counties get 55% of school fund - Ma 25 88 1C
Democratic budget bid moves fast - Jn 10 88 1
Lawmaker keeps his cool (Photo) 18A
Under the Dome: Etheridge stages legislative speech - Jn 21 88 1
Paperwork (Photo) - Jn 28 88 18C
House chat (Photo) - Jy 6 88 3C
Educators review look-alike candidates - Jy 25 88 1C

Etheridge, Bobby R.

Etheridge won't make data public; District 'report cards' remain embargoed - Ja 7 91 4B
School official requests hiring-freeze exemption - Ja 11 91 3B
Etheridge calls on legislators to stay the BEP course - Fe 7 91 6A
Panel told school funding cuts could reach into classrooms - Mr 27 91 1
Under the Dome: - State school board showing divisions - Au 16 91 1B
School leaders criticize Etheridge's leadership - Se 12 91 1
Editorial: - Superintendents' bad aim - Se 13 91 16A
Under the Dome: - Board-Etheridge feud heating up - Se 24 91 1B
State school chief has driving aide; Etheridge uses part-time worker - Oc 4 91 1
Under the Dome: - Education politics ratcheted a notch - No 13 91 1B
Suit might settle feud over (who controls the state's public) schools - De 3 91 8B
Etheridge sues Martin over executive order; Courts asked to decide who runs state schools - De 13 91 1

Etheridge, Bobby R.

Etheridge opposes 'Channel One' deal - Ja 18 90 1
School waiver requests reviewed - Mr 8 90 3B
School study groups offer wide range of changes - Mr 10 90 6B
Cuts in state funding squeeze school systems - Ap 11 90 1B
Etheridge says closing schools not an option; Salary savings called one solution to crisis - Ap 20 90 1
Senate budget leader vows to support schools in state money crisis; Royall's pledge falls short, Etheridge says - Ap 27 90 1
One-third of schools file report; Most austerity surveys to bust N.C. deadline - My 1 90 1B
Confusion surrounds school cuts; Governor criticizes Etheridge - My 2 90 1
Etheridge criticizes Martin cuts; Loss of 2,350 teaching jobs predicted - My 12 90 1
Martin attacks Etheridge study on school cuts; Governor challenges estimate that teaching jobs would be lost - My 15 90 1
Publishers told to correct texts on drugs - Jn 12 90 1B
Superintendents call for more autonomy - Jy 17 90 1B
Schools seek parental involvement - Jy 20 90 4B
Mandated cuts to finish trims Etheridge began at DPI - Au 4 90 4B
Parents as teachers - Au 12 90 1J
County SAT reports delayed - Au 29 90 3B
School chief says agency is sharper after reshuffling - Se 17 90 4B
$672 million school plan proposed - Se 18 90 1
Etheridge's proposal - (Chart) - Se 18 90 5A
Cost of Etheridge's school plan could exceed estimates, two say - Se 20 90 4B
Editorial: - Etheridge's old school try - Se 21 90 16A
Groups praise plan to boost public schools - Se 22 90 3B
School board sidetracks Etheridge's reform plan - Oc 4 90 1B
Editorial: - Learning from Etheridge - Oc 8 90 8A
Test leaves Etheridge undaunted in fight for 200-day school year - Oc 8 90 1B
What a diploma should mean - No 1 90 16A

Etheridge, Bobby R.

Schools called key to Eastern N.C.; Panel says region's chronic economic, social woes getting
worse - Ja 5 89 4C
Almost flawless inauguration day has a little of everything - Ja 8 89 9A
Etheridge seeks audit of public school system - Ja 8 89 25A
Etheridge vows to cut positions, reduce red tape - Ja 10 89 1C
Etheridge appoints task force (on home rule) to reduce regulation of schools - Ja 14 89 3C
Legislators give mixed reviews to governor's proposals - Ja 18 89 5A
State superintendent collects 15 administrators' resignations - Ja 18 89 1C
Call to trim school plan criticized by Etheridge - Ja 27 89 6D
Etheridge announces staff cuts - Ja 31 89 1
Plan links more freedom from rules for schools to student achievement - Ja 31 89 4A
Overhaul of teachers' pay urged; Etheridge says inequity in salaries hurts morale - Fe 2 89 1C
Etheridge grilled by board; Education leadership questions are revived - Fe 3 89 1
Drug education proposed in schools - Fe 4 89 1C
Under the Dome: 'Pinky' Hayden to stay at agency - Fe 15 89 1
Editorial: It's school business as usual - Fe 19 89 6D
State superintendent tells teachers pay increases should not hurt BEP - Fe 23 89 14C
Board wants systems accountable for implementing education plan - Mr 10 89 20C
Etheridge challenges drug survey - Mr 10 89 1C
Etheridge opens push to preserve BEP funds - Mr 10 89 20C
Tar Heel editors speak: Education shouldn't be sold to the public in a pork barrel - Mr 19 89 7D
Etheridge picks Ashe County educator (Jackson) as top aide - Mr 29 89 1C
Rowan woman (Rogers) named teacher of year - My 2 89 18C
Education leaders vie for control; Etheridge, Haworth clash on roles, policy - My 8 89 1
Audit recommends consolidation, job cuts in education department - My 17 89 1
Editorial: Auditor wandering far afield - My 18 89 14A
Etheridge fills 2 more top posts (Barber; Kinlaw) - My 27 89 11A
Clout of Etheridge, DPI is questioned - Jn 1 89 14C
Etheridge announces reorganization at Department of Public Instruction - Jn 16 89 3C
State Board of Education seeks own attorney, lobbyist - Jy 13 89 14C
Editorial: Turf battle hurts children - Jy 14 89 10A
State to cut 46 more jobs in state education agency - Jy 20 89 15A
Etheridge urges legislature to fully fund school program - Jy 22 89 8D
Etheridge calls for funds, freer rein for schools - Jy 25 89 3C
Tar Heel editors speak: Slimmer bureaucracy, better schools? - Jy 30 89 7D
School board, Etheridge likely to settle purse-string questions - Se 7 89 14C
N.C. ranking on SAT scores called sign of system's failure - Se 13 89 1
Etheridge touts plan to reform schools, boost SAT scores - Se 20 89 8C
Under the Dome: State school board snubs Etheridge - Se 28 89 1
Editorial: The smell of school politics - Oc 2 89 8A
State education board to enlist help in increasing influence - Oc 4 89 1
Martin says Etheridge held news on SAT - Oc 5 89 1C
Board seeking study of leadership structure - Oc 6 89 1C
Partisan politics puts new wrinkle in struggle over education policy - Oc 6 89 1
Study warns of suits over state's disparity in funding of schools - Oc 13 89 3C
Panel will seek answers to N.C. students' low SAT scores - Oc 14 89 3C
RJR Nabisco offers $30 million in grants to schools - No 2 89 1
Education leaders call for overhaul of school system - De 2 89 4B

Etheridge, Bobby R.

School superintendents back Etheridge - Au 20 88 4C
Democrats united on education; Jordan, Etheridge, Rand unveil platform - Se 2 88 1
Editorial: Joining forces for schools - Se 4 88 6D
Editorial: Etheridge has right ideas - No 2 88 12A
Price, Etheridge say united approach will help education No 3 88 32A
New state superintendent picks 3 educators to oversee transition (Eargle; Newbold; Oliver) - No 22 88 18C
Educators expecting Etheridge to overhaul bureaucracy No 25 88 1
Board favors study of state schools agency - De 2 88 4C
Education overhaul endorsed (THINKING FOR A LIVING) - De 14 88 1C

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