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Category Archives: Common Core
FL Governor’s EO ‘Removing’ Common Core Is A Nice Gesture
Florida’s new Governor Ron DeSantis has said he will issue an Executive Order (EO) to remove Common Core. That’s a nice gesture but means nothing unless the Florida legislature and department of education act on it. Continue reading
NC Scores On Latest ACT Test Are Abysmal – #NCed
The latest round of ACT scores are out and North Carolina’s scores were abysmal with only around 18 percent of students meeting the ACT’s “college readiness” benchmarks in English, reading, math, and science. Continue reading
Common Core Is A One-Size-Fits-All Coffin For Education
A recent study by the Pioneer Institute confirms what most parents and educators already knew: Common Core is the leading killer of education achievement and innovation we’ve seen in decades. Continue reading
Posted in Academic Standards Review Commission, Common Core, EDUCATION, LL1885
Tagged Common Core, Dr. Terry Stoops, Pioneer Institute
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No, North Carolina Did Not Get Rid Of Common Core
There has been a rash of people claiming North Carolina, among other states, got rid of Common Core and that our standards are once again a mess. This is not even remotely true. Continue reading
Posted in Academic Standards Review Commission, Common Core, EDUCATION, LL1885
Tagged Fordham Institute, Michael Petrilli
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#NCED Updates – 3 SBE Resignations, 2 Out At DPI & Durham tries to Deplatform Charter Schools
There was a lot of big news in NC Education last week. Three members of the State Board of Education tendered resignations, while two employees at the Department of Public Instruction ‘left’. Also, the radical Durham City Council tried out a test case for deplatforming school choice in their district and much more. Continue reading
Posted in Common Core, EDUCATION, June Atkinson, LL1885, NC DPI, NC Ed Updates, NCAE, Organize2020, School Choice
Tagged Adam Levinson, Durham City Council, NC DPI, NC State Board Of Education, Stu Egan
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New Education “Non-Profit” Brings Jeb! To Raleigh
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
Posted in Big Ed Complex, Common Core, EDUCATION, LL1885, NC DPI, Non-Profit
Tagged Grow Great NC, Jeb Bush, Jeb!, Mark Johnson, Shreita Powers
NC 4th Grade NAEP Math Scores Tumble; Rest are “Steady”
The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) scores for 2017 were released earlier this week. The NAEP is also referred to as the ‘nation’s report card’ and is considered the ‘gold standard’ of standardized testing for the United States.
North Carolina’s scores were less than positive overall and 4th-grade math scores took a statistically significant a three-point nosedive. Continue reading
