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NC Atty General Busy Texting During MLK Service

Posted on January 19, 2015 by A.P. Dillon

In case you missed it, North Carolina Attorney General, Roy Cooper, was showing his respect for Martin Luther King Day by texting during a service held today.

NC AG Roy Cooper shows his respect at MLK Day service by texting. #ncpol #ncgov pic.twitter.com/YKGgRp7QsH

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Chamber Watch: Out – Bashing Parents, In – Bashing Experts

Posted on January 19, 2015 by A.P. Dillon

Chamber Watch: Keeping an eye on the Chambers of Commerce Core

Today’s Article: Common Core Critic Flunks Core Test

-ARTICLE TEXT EXCERPT –
Mr. Peterson doth spew ideological blather too much.

Did you get that? The American Principles Project is “ultra-right’wing”.
This characterization is meant to silence the debate before it begins by injecting political bias claims.

Bottom line, the new narrative is to continue politicizing the standards and undermine experts who speak out against Common Core. Shorter: smear the messenger.

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#DM7 Article: Virginia Homeschooling and Religious Affiliation

Posted on January 18, 2015 by A.P. Dillon

This is a reposting of my weekly column at Da Tech Guy: Virginia Homeschooling and Religious Affiliation By A.P. Dillon Last week, I highlighted an article that appeared in the NY Times that called into question the fundamental right to homeschool. The NY … Continue reading →

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The Common Core Weekend Reads – 1-18-15

Posted on January 18, 2015 by A.P. Dillon

These are the Common Core Weekend Reads for January 18th, 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: 1-11-15   NC … Continue reading →

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Sen. Barefoot Receives Key Education Related Appointments

Posted on January 18, 2015 by A.P. Dillon

Senator Barefoot has received some top education appointments for the upcoming session, Chairman of the Senate Education Appropriations Committee and Chairman of the newly created Workforce and Economic Development Committee.

Sen. Barefoot served on the Common Core LRC committee in 2013 and authored SB 815, Ensuring Privacy of Student Records, which was signed into law in 2013.

Press release below.

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1-16-15 NC Common Core Commission Meeting

Posted on January 17, 2015 by A.P. Dillon

Yesterday, the NC Common Core Commission, known as the Academic Standards Review Commission (ASRC), met. The meeting location was changed. The meeting was held in the State Board of Education board room at the Department of Public Instruction so the meeting could finally be live streamed. Apparently, the Department of Administration was unable to live stream.

I was at the meeting and tweeted throughout the meeting. You can see my tweet timeline in the Storify article, NC Common Core #ASRC Meeting – 1/16/15.

Meeting Highlights

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