Category Archives: Academic Standards Review Commission

Where ASRC Member Ann Clark Was During The January Meeting

Posted on March 4, 2015 by A.P. Dillon

During the January meeting of the Common Core Academic Standards Review Commission (ASRC), member Ann Clark dialed in to attend.

Ms. Clark announced she was joining the ASRC via telephone because she was out of the state… at a “national convening” on Common Core.

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The Common Core Weekend Reads – 02-22-15

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

These are the Common Core Weekend Reads for February 22, 2015.

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

Articles are organized by category.

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Surveys and Common Core Commission Funding

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

Daily Haymaker has an article up on the coal ash/Common Core commission funding bill, which is SB 14. Haymaker seems a little stressed out that $275k was allotted. I’m not. The commission has to work over the course of a year, handling what in essence is an educational and political hydra.

Haymaker also points out that the bill bans the commission from contracting third parties or services for surveys. That’s section four of the bill.

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First things first. This section of the bill is clearly meant to keep the commission from really finding out what the people think as it makes reference to the legislative research committee (LRC). A committee, by the way, which didn’t fulfill it’s task. The financial and legal analyses do not appear to have been done. If they have, they were not made public.

Yeah, that “two hours” of stakeholder opinion? That was 60 people getting to speak for a whole huge 2 minutes.

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Post-Mortem of February NC Common Core Commission Meeting

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

Due to inclement weather, many were not able to attend the NC Academic Standards Review Commission (ASRC) meeting yesterday in Raleigh. I listened in to the live stream of the meeting after fighting with RealPlayer for a bit. For those … Continue reading →

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The Common Core Weekend Reads – 2-8-15

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

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

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

Articles are organized by category.

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#NCGA Bill Filed To Fund Common Core Commission

Posted on February 3, 2015 by A.P. Dillon

Senate Bill 14, Acad. Standards/Rules Review/Coal Ash/Funds., was filed at the North Carolina General Assembly and referred to the committee on appropriations/base budget the same day.

The bill handles funding for three separate items, one of them being the Common Core Academic Standards Review Commission (ASRC).

It has been a battle for the commission to get the funding they need to operate properly and are now approaching their 7th meeting on the 16th of this month.

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