Category Archives: Big Ed Complex

#NCED Updates: A Diversity Inventory, a Bill and a Scholarship

Posted on September 1, 2019 by A.P. Dillon

This installment of NCED Updates includes a Diversity Inventory, a Bill and a Scholarship. Also, more “equity” talk with no solutions and some state and national headlines. Continue reading →

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#NCED Updates: Cooper Vetoes Read To Achieve revamp, useless background checks and Ed Headlines

Posted on August 26, 2019 by A.P. Dillon

This installment of NCED Updates covers Governor Roy Cooper’s veto of Sen. Phil Berger’s bill that revamps Read to Achieve, useless background checks on teachers and headlines from across the state and the nation. Continue reading →

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Special Edition #NCED Updates: WCPSS Is A Hot Mess

Posted on April 27, 2019 by A.P. Dillon

There is a lot going on in North Carolina education at the moment, but there needs to be a spotlight on the fact that the largest school district in the state, Wake County, is a flaming hot mess. Continue reading →

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Durham Legislators File Bill To Let Durham Public Schools Become A Landlord

Posted on February 11, 2019 by A.P. Dillon

Legislators from Durham filed a bill last week that would let Durham Public Schools become a landlord – for their own teachers.
Isn’t that like funding one’s own paycheck via rent to your boss? How is that going to work? Continue reading →

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Parental Rights & Student Data Privacy Being Trampled By Silicon Valley Tech Cult

Posted on September 26, 2018 by A.P. Dillon

Across the country, schools are using a ‘free’ app that is harvesting personal information about their students and the vast majority of parents have zero clue about it. Time for that to change. Continue reading →

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New Education “Non-Profit” Brings Jeb! To Raleigh

Posted on July 9, 2018 by A.P. Dillon

Another day, another “education non-profit” is born. This time it’s in North Carolina’s own backyard and appears to involve NC State Superintendent Mark Johnson and featuring an appearance by Jeb! Continue reading →

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