Category Archives: Common Core

What They’re Saying About Education In NC – WE 10/23/15 – #NCED

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

These are some of the education stories from around the state of North Carolina. The list is long this week. Common Core Commission Update: October NC Common Core Commission Meeting Highlights – #ASRC This Week’s Hot Take: Wake County Board of … Continue reading →

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October NC Common Core Commission Meeting Highlights – #ASRC

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

On Monday, October 19th, the NC Common Core Commission (or ASRC) had their monthly meeting.

I’d like to thank Kim Fink of Coastal Carolina Taxpayers Association for taking some minutes during the meeting. Those minutes can be viewed in my ASRC Repository.

I live tweeted the first half of the meeting. View my Storify article to see the timeline.

Highlights:

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Wake County Board Clueless In General On Common Core [VIDEO] – #wcpss

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

In case you missed it, earlier this week in a work session, the Wake County School Board showed just how clueless they are about the status of Common Core in the state.

The News and Observer reported on commentary from that meeting wherein board members defended a set of line item standards and attacked parents who stood up to advocate for their child. Continue reading →

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ICYMI – #WCPSS Board Attacks Parents Speaking Out On #CommonCore

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

Your tax dollars, paying for attacks on Wake county parents who dared to advocate for their children.

See my Storify article: #WCPSS Board Attacks Parents Speaking Out On #CommonCo Continue reading →

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Letter To NC Common Core Commission: Consider The North Carolina Education Plan

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

The Coastal Carolina Taxpayers Association has sent a letter to the NC Common Core Commission ( known as the ASRC) requesting that the commission consider the North Carolina Education Plan in their final recommendations on replacing Common Core.

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How You Kill Education In The United States: Merge DOL and DOE.

Posted on October 10, 2015 by A.P. Dillon

An article titled, Is It Time for a U.S. Department of Talent? over at The Atlantic is basically a blueprint for how one kills education dead in this country.

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