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About A.P. Dillon

A.P. Dillon is a reporter currently writing at The North State Journal. She resides in the Triangle area of North Carolina. Find her on Twitter: @APDillon_ Tips: APDillon@Protonmail.com

Former Winston-Salem teacher indicted on charge of storing a student’s gun in her classroom

Posted on November 8, 2019 by A.P. Dillon

A former Winston-Salem Public Schools teacher charged storing a gun for student on school property has been indicted. Continue reading →

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63-year-old CMS teacher accused of having sex with a student found dead in apparent murder-suicide

Posted on November 7, 2019 by A.P. Dillon

The 63-year-old Charlotte-Mecklenburg teacher accused last week of having sex with a 17-year-old student was found dead at her Huntersville home in an apparent murder-suicide. Continue reading →

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#WCPSS Updates: Heard about the BIMAS-2 yet? Plus, MVP drops their suit and a Magnet School Felon

Posted on November 3, 2019 by A.P. Dillon

Heard about the BIMAS-2 yet? It’s a pseudo-psychological assessment the district is using on students.
Plus, MVP Math has dropped their suit and an Enloe Magnet student is charged in a gas station robbery/shooting. Continue reading →

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#NCED Updates: NAEP scores drop again, NCGA passes final Ed bills and teacher pay mini-budget

Posted on November 3, 2019 by A.P. Dillon

This installment of NC Education (NCED) covers the most recent National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) scores and the bills the General Assembly passed before adjourning last week. Also included are details about $630k in charter school grants and a recap of October’s teacher arrests.  Continue reading →

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63-year-old CMS teacher arrested on multiple sex crimes charges with 17-year-old student

Posted on November 1, 2019 by A.P. Dillon

A Charlotte-Mecklenburg Public Schools (CMS) teacher has been arrested on multiple sex crimes charges involving an unidentified 17-year-old student. Continue reading →

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NC’s largest district is experimenting on some of its students with a “Social, Emotional and Behavioral” assessment

Posted on November 1, 2019 by A.P. Dillon

Has your child been swept up in the massive “social, emotional and behavioral” data collection effort by Wake County Public Schools? Continue reading →

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