Category Archives: Authors

NC Auditor: NCAE “Refused to furnish the information” – #ncga #ncpol

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

The North Carolina Association of Educators (NCAE) has refused to furnish information as requested multiple times by the NC State Auditor’s office, according to the audit report published on December 11th, 2015. From the audit’s findings: We were not able … Continue reading →

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Heartland Article: CFPB Expands Into College Education Accreditation

Posted on December 9, 2015 by A.P. Dillon

The article, CFPB Expands Into College Education Accreditation, originally appeared at Heartland Fiscal Times on December 6th.

Excerpt:

Federal banking regulators are expanding the power of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), demanding records and testimony from higher-education accreditation agencies as part of an investigation into possible “unlawful acts and practices in connection with accrediting for-profit colleges.”

KEEP READING… Continue reading →

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Common Core Potemkin Village Update: Ben Owens, Hope Street Group Fellow – #ASRC #NCed

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

An article from the Asheville Citizen Times was put in my inbox over the weekend titled, “Veteran engineer sees the value of Common Core field testing”.

It’s penned by a man named Ben Owens.

At the bottom of the article is this text:

“Benjamin C. Owens is a 2014 Hope Street Group National Teaching Fellow and math and physics teacher at the Tri-County Early College in Murphy.”

Hope Street Group. AGAIN. Continue reading →

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NCSPIN: Fitzsimon thinks college should be free… because NC Constitution.

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

On the latest edition of NCSPIN, the topic of the loud and ridiculous protesters interrupting an event at UNC was brought up.

During the conversation, Chris Fitzsimon says that he thinks college tuition should be ‘free’.
Yeah, mm Ok. Nothing is free.
Also, the panel talked about the Common Core review commission and viewers were treated to the same attack script that we’ve seen with local media outlets on the topic. Continue reading →

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Jazz Jennings Shorter: How Dare Those Parents Actually Parent

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

I’ve been seeing this story about a ‘school’ who canceled a reading of Jazz Jennings book in my social media feeds. I finally decided to read one and just wow. The narrative was so thick you need a machete to cut through it.

The Advocate article also links to Jenning’s “eloquent column”. I read that too.
Let me summarize Jazz Jennings “eloquent column”: How dare those parents actually parent.

Ok, back to the Advocate column. This is a teachable moment in media bias, people, so let’s get our Political Correctness media checklist out.

Continue reading →

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What They’re Saying About Education In NC – WE 12/4/15 – #NCED

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

This is a quick look at education stories from around North Carolina and beyond.

Highlights: They had to pass ESEA to find out what’s in it, NC Common Core review’s final meeting, WCPSS spending millions, NC report cards, Prof. Adams strikes back TFA agitators & Stuff Atkinson Says. Continue reading →

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