Category Archives: Common Core

#NCED Updates – 3 SBE Resignations, 2 Out At DPI & Durham tries to Deplatform Charter Schools

Posted on August 13, 2018 by A.P. Dillon

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 →

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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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NC 4th Grade NAEP Math Scores Tumble; Rest are “Steady”

Posted on April 12, 2018 by A.P. Dillon

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 →

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No, Secretary DeVos, Common Core is not “dead.”

Posted on January 22, 2018 by A.P. Dillon

I’ve received a barrage of emails, Facebook messages, and calls about Education Secretary DeVos’ recent speech where she made a claim that Common Core was “dead.” It is not dead. Nor will it be until the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) is dead.  Continue reading →

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Gates Foundation Props Up Common Core Testing Consortia

Posted on January 3, 2018 by A.P. Dillon

The two testing consortia associated with Common Core are still alive in part thanks to new management and a huge grant from Common Core’s largest funder, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Continue reading →

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Social Justice Standards Launched by SPLC’s Teaching Tolerance

Posted on August 15, 2017 by A.P. Dillon

This is not a joke. It is a new set of standards launched by the Southern Poverty Law Center’s education offshoot called Teaching Tolerance. Continue reading →

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