Category Archives: A.P. Dillon (LL1885)

Pearson Is Everywhere: Spying and Student Data Privacy Edition

Posted on March 15, 2015 by A.P. Dillon

Welcome back to Pearson Is Everywhere!

Last time we looked at Pearson being selected to create the PISA 2018 tests.
Today, we’ll be checking out how Pearson is spying on students using social media and Pearson’s claims about student data privacy in Colorado. Continue reading →

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NC Chamber Letter Passed To ASRC By Professional Lobbyist

Posted on March 14, 2015 by A.P. Dillon

In case you missed it this week, The NC Chamber of Commerce sent a letter to the Co-Chairs of the Common Core Academic Standards Review Commission pushing for a Florida-like rebrand.

Co-Chair Tammy Covil replied, which prompted the NC Chamber’s Gary Salamido to play the game of trying to get the last word in by sending another letter. The second letter was a case study in condescending tunnel-vision.

Well, I took a look at the FOIA for the first letter again. It was not sent directly by Gary Salamido, but instead by a professional lobbyist name Andrew Meehan.

KEEP READING…. Continue reading →

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Jeb Bush’s 2016 Strategery: Insult Millions of Parents

Posted on March 14, 2015 by A.P. Dillon

In New Hampshire, Jeb Bush unveiled his new ‘strategery’: Insult millions of parents.

Implying millions of parents opposing CC don’t? => Bush defiant on Common Core in NH: ‘You need to have a backbone’ http://t.co/ZwFWbe7aJI

— LL1885 – A.P. Dillon (@LadyLiberty1885) March 14, 2015

Interesting.

KEEP READING… Continue reading →

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FOIA: NC Chamber Pushing ASRC To Consider Rebrands Like Florida

Posted on March 12, 2015 by A.P. Dillon

A Freedom of Information Act request sent to New Hanover County School System has yielded a letter sent by Gary Salimido of the NC Chamber of Commerce to the Common Core Academic Standards Review Commission (ASRC). The letter from Salamido … Continue reading →

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Sen. Tillman On Opportunity Scholarships – Watch Out For Muslim Schools?

Posted on March 11, 2015 by A.P. Dillon

What the parents think is right for their child? Not really a factor for the Senator, apparently.

His main focus seems to be on “Muslim schools”. He stopped short of calling them “Schools of Terror” like NC Superintendent June Atkinson did.

Someone ask the Senator how many of those “Muslim schools” there are in North Carolina and whether those parents should be able to decide as to which school their kids go to learn. Here’s a hint – you can probably county them on your fingers.

By the way, here’s the law regulating private schools. There are plenty of regulations in place.

From Sen. Tillman’s weekly newsletter:

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NC Common Core Commission Meets March 16th

Posted on March 11, 2015 by A.P. Dillon

The next meeting of the Academic Standards Review Commission (ASRC) will be March 16th.

If there is one meeting you get to for the ASRC, this one is it.
See: NC ASRC Press Release For March 16th Meeting: Stotsky, Milgram To Attend Continue reading →

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