Category Archives: A.P. Dillon (LL1885)

#WCPSS Whiplash

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

If you’re a Wake county parent, you know about the snow day make-up debacle and the Wake County School Board has likely given you whiplash over it.

Wake County Schools (WCPSS) incurred 8 days of snow days in a two-week period in February.

The first round of make-up days sucked up early release days, teacher work days and for some tracked calendar schools, tacked on a Saturday class which was promptly canceled due to weather.

Traditional calendar schools make-up days, somehow, were harder to calculate.

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#DM7 Article: Clinton Maintains The Obama Administration’s Level Of Transparency

Posted on March 8, 2015 by A.P. Dillon

This is a reposting of my weekly Da Tech Guy Column: Clinton Maintains The Obama Administration’s Level Of Transparency Continue reading →

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NC Public School Forum ‘Eggs and Issues’ – Pushing Common Core

Posted on March 8, 2015 by A.P. Dillon

Last month the NC Public School Forum hosted an event called ‘Eggs and Issues’, which covered education topics.

NC SPIN did a special taping of the event.

Common Core conversation started around the 22:30 mark…. Continue reading →

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The Common Core Weekend Reads – 03-08-15

Posted on March 8, 2015 by A.P. Dillon

These are the Common Core Weekend Reads for March 8, 2015.

This is a review of the past week of news on Common Core nationwide and in North Carolina.

Articles are organized by category.

Prior Edition of Weekend Reads: 02-22-15

* Last weekend, the CC weekend reads were not available. This edition will be longer than usual to include some news that should have been included on 3-1-15. Continue reading →

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Wake Commissioner Representing The Citizens By Blocking Them?

Posted on March 7, 2015 by A.P. Dillon

One new Wake County Commissioner appears to have a temper. The other claimed she would represent and work with all Wake citizens.

How quickly those claims fell flat:

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Poll: Strong Support For NC Opportunity Scholarships

Posted on March 6, 2015 by A.P. Dillon

A recent poll by Civitas shows very strong public support for the Opportunity Scholarship program, of which legal arguments about the program are being heard at the North Carolina Supreme Court.

Civitas reported that overall approval for the program stood at 68% with a high percentage of minorities (80%) supporting it.

KEEP READING — THE POLL ALSO COVERED COMMON CORE Continue reading →

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