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North Carolina’s SBAC ‘Status’ Change

Posted on February 23, 2015 by A.P. Dillon

In case you missed it, at some point, North Carolina went from being a ‘Governing’ state to an ‘Affiliate’ state in the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium (SBAC).

When and why this happened depends on who you ask.

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#AmplifyChoice: 1 Mom, Multiple Choices

Posted on February 23, 2015 by A.P. Dillon

A few weeks ago, the Amplify Choice conference took place in Washington, D.C. with the aim of looking at the topic of Charter schools. Participants at the conference took a look at two D.C. schools and I delved into Charter schools in my home state of North Carolina.

A pervasive theme of the conference was the idea that school choice can mean a great number of things. Charter schools, private schools, virtual schools and homeschooling all were mentioned as top choices for parents.

In a nutshell, School Choice is ‘Multiple Choice’. Continue reading →

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Pearson Is Everywhere: Getting Fat In North Carolina

Posted on February 23, 2015 by A.P. Dillon

Welcome back to Pearson Is Everywhere!

Last time we looked at how Pearson has a history of massive profits off the federal government.

Today, we’ll look closer at how fat Pearson has gotten off of the state of North Carolina.

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#DM7 Article: Down The Rabbit Hole With Lamar Alexander

Posted on February 22, 2015 by A.P. Dillon

This is a reposting of my weekly Da Tech Guy article: Down The Rabbit Hole With Lamar Alexander By A.P. Dillon With the ESEA Reauthorization looming, Sen. Lamar Alexander has been a central figure. A colleague of mine recently sent me this … Continue reading →

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Alamance Burlington Schools Keep Harrison As Supt. for $245k plus

Posted on February 21, 2015 by A.P. Dillon

The Alamance Burlington School district will retain Superintendent William Harrison for two more years. Harrison will be paid $245,000 a year.

Harrison will receive an additional payment of $85,000 coming from ‘private donations’. That sounds sketchy.

Excerpt from Times News: Continue reading →

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Kasich Goes to SC, Insults Millions

Posted on February 20, 2015 by A.P. Dillon

Ohio Governor John Kasich was recently in South Carolina. Kasich talked about all kinds of hot button issues — immigration, budget, Islamic state, gun rights.

The one topic he tried to dodge is the one thing that is going to characterize his visit: Common Core.

“That is not something that Barack Obama is putting together. … It’s local school boards developing local curriculum to meet higher standards. I cannot figure out what’s wrong with that. …

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