Category Archives: Common Core

‘Gaming’ The Education of Our Children

Posted on May 26, 2015 by A.P. Dillon

There is a two-part series on ‘Gaming’ and the push for ‘digital learning’ over at the Selous Foundation for Public Policy Research which are written by Mary Grabar.

I encourage readers to go and read both articles all the way through:

TRANSFORMING EDUCATION BEYOND COMMON CORE: ARNE DUNCAN’S “CLASSROOM OF THE FUTURE”
TRANSFORMING EDUCATION BEYOND COMMON CORE: GETTING THE WORD OUT ABOUT GAMING FOR SOCIAL CHANGE

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2013-14 Scores: NC 3rd Grader Reading Proficiency 60.2%?

Posted on May 25, 2015 by A.P. Dillon

The UNC Charlotte Urban Institute has an article up at the PR Firm, EducationNC called, “Mapping NC student grade-level and subject proficiency by district, 2013-14”

I’m looking at this article from the perspective of a ‘setting of the stage’ prior to the release of the 2014-15 scores.

There is a breakout by district of reading proficiency percentages based on the Common Core aligned North Carolina EOG (End of Grade) test.

The article is preceded by a big map of the state with sliding menu items to look at various data points. One data point they have under the map is stagnant: STATEWIDE: 60.2%

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A Letter to @Instapundit on Higher Ed Lobbying and For Profit Colleges

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

This is a letter I sent in email recently to Instapundit about an article on Education lobbying and Higher Ed.

While the piece was mainly on Higher Ed/For-profit schools, the ramifications for K-12 can’t be denied. I felt it needed to be shared with a bigger audience, so I am publishing it here on my blog.

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Parent Asks DPI: What’s the exit mechanism for EOG?

Posted on May 15, 2015 by A.P. Dillon

There was an interesting exchange on Twitter regarding opting out of the EOG in North Carolina. It was launched by this tweet, in which the user tagged NC’s Superintendent and CCSSO President, Dr. Atkinson.

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MORE Controversial Reading Assignments In NC…and Beyond

Posted on May 14, 2015 by A.P. Dillon

Over the last six months, I’ve covered the controversial reading assignment of One Crazy Summer dealing with the Black Panthers given to 4th graders in a Wake County school and another one involving The Kite Runner in Buncombe county.

It’s Orange County’s turn.

The book, King and King, deals with homosexuality is being read to 3rd graders. For those without kids, 3rd graders are typically 8 and 9 year old kids.

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Opting Out Of Tests In North Carolina – PT II

Posted on May 13, 2015 by A.P. Dillon

Last October, I published a cursory piece on opting out of tests in North Carolina. Since then, I’ve been slammed for requests for more information.

how to pass a standardized textI am not giving advice with this column, I am just laying out what I found. What others do with it is their prerogative. Parents should decide what is best for their child.

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