Through a partnership with the North Carolina Office of State Budget and Management (OSBM), the UNC School of Government is launching a new certification program for state budget professionals in May 2024.
Segmented into a three-week curriculum over the course of the year, it offers an academic certification to students upon successful completion of the program and final examination.
Community leaders, education officials, and affected young people from 13 communities across the state celebrated accomplishments at a daylong Statewide Summit on Reengaging Opportunity Youth in November 2023.
The attendees came together to share lessons learned, stories of youth rejoining the workforce, and plans to continue bringing employment opportunities to youth.
The School of Government’s Center for Public Leadership and Governance and partner organization, the North Carolina League of Municipalities, announce the return of their biennial school for newly elected municipal officials, Essentials of Municipal Government.
Beginning in January 2024, this course helps newly elected officials successfully transition from campaigning to governing.
Resource spotlight
The Criminal Justice Innovation Lab's new Court Appearance Toolbox is an online resource with off-the-shelf tools and policy options that jurisdictions can use to solve court appearance issues in their communities.
Joint research by faculty members Whitney Afonso and Kimberly Nelson into the connection between forms of government and corruption cited in St. Louis Magazine
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