Category Archives: A.P. Dillon (LL1885)

Revolving Door Between WCPSS and WakeEd Partnership Spins Again

Posted on January 26, 2016 by A.P. Dillon

Seems we have a little bit of a revolving door between Wake County Schools and WakeEd Partnership …

See who is spinning through it now, both past and present. Continue reading →

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#SchoolChoice Booming in North Carolina

Posted on January 25, 2016 by A.P. Dillon

School Choice is booming in North Carolina according to the most recent numbers.

According to a press release by the John Locke Foundation, over 280,000 students in North Carolina are now taking advantage of Charter schools, private schools and are homeschooling.

Homeschooling has seen the biggest gains with over 107,000 students; surpassing Private school enrollment for the first time in state history. The numbers are huge, with 92 of North Carolina’s 100 districts seeing triple digit growth in homeschooling.

The largest number of homeschools is in Wake County — 6,359 which includes 10,407 students.

Read the full press release: Continue reading →

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Article: New Level of Overreach: Government Report Recommends Schools Conduct “Home Visits”

Posted on January 24, 2016 by A.P. Dillon

The theme of government overreach is a familiar one, but not one that the average person really thinks about when it comes to education.

The levels of intrusion and overreach being exhibited by the US Dept. of Education have been increasing ever since it’s inception. However, that overreach has accelerated at an alarming rate in the last seven years.

Extensive data collection, expansion of big brother style programs, monitoring and tracking of student behaviors and the use of lawsuits to force compliance of social justice issues under the guise of Title IX are just a few of the ways the U.S. Dept. of Education has usurped authority and dictated outcomes for the states.

An article written by Kim Fink of Coastal Carolina Taxpayers Association on these very issues caught my eye recently.

I’ve been given permission to repost the whole thing here on the blog. See below.

KEEP READING… Continue reading →

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Public School Forum Announces 2016 “Issues”

Posted on January 23, 2016 by A.P. Dillon

The Public School Forum of NC (PSFNC) held their second annual “Eggs and Issues” forum last week. NCSPIN was there, but the video isn’t available yet.

Yes, there were actually eggs (and bacon!) served. The event was held at the crack of dawn, in the middle of the week at Marbles Kids museum downtown again. This made it impossible for a parent to attend but perfect for business people. That’s by design I suspect.

At the forum, the president and executive director. Keith Poston. announced the top ten “issues” that PSFNC will focus on in 2016.

KEEP READING…. Continue reading →

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#NC105 – Scott Stone Endorsed For NCGA Seat By Exiting Rep. Schaffer

Posted on January 22, 2016 by A.P. Dillon

A quick dispatch from the NC General Assembly House races:

Scott Stone, who ran for Charlotte Mayor in the most recent election, has been endorsed by outgoing NC-105 Rep. Jacqueline Schaffer.

KEEP READING… Continue reading →

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Project Veritas’s 3rd Video is Vindication for Common Core Fighters

Posted on January 21, 2016 by A.P. Dillon

Those of us fighting Common Core who have noted the bias, the questionable origins and complained about the ridiculous methods and supporting materials have been ridiculed, slammed, insulted and called every name in the book over the last five years.

From unicorns to tinfoil hats to Common Core writers telling parents to ‘butt out’, Common Core opposition (mainly outraged parents and teachers) has endured a non-stop bashing by Common Core supporters.

Shorter: ‘SHUT UP!’, explained Common Core supporters.

Well, vindication is now ours.

WATCH THE VIDEO… Continue reading →

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