Category Archives: Common Core

Pearson Is Everywhere: Dumped By LA School District

Posted on April 16, 2015 by A.P. Dillon

Welcome back to another edition of Pearson Is Everywhere!

Last time we looked at Pearson’s cozy relationship with the Gates Foundation.

Today, we look at LA Unifed School District’s decision to dump Pearson’s iPad software like a bad habit.

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Pearson Is Everywhere: Pearson and Gates Edition

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

Welcome back to another edition of Pearson Is Everywhere!

Last time we looked at Pearson’s staggeringly large profits, including profits made from the testing of our children.

Today, we look at related topics and the ties between the Gates Foundation and Pearson. In particular, the formation of the Digital Promise League.

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NC Academic Freedom Alliance Event – April 18th

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

The Asheville Tea Party will be hosting the NC Academic Freedom Alliance for an event on Saturday, April 18th.

Press release below.

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The Common Core Weekend Reads – 4-12-15

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

These are the Common Core Weekend Reads for April 12, 2015.

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

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Al ‘Resist We Much’ Sharpton Lends Us His Extensive Academic Experience On Common Core Tests

Posted on April 11, 2015 by A.P. Dillon

Rev. Al ‘Resist We Much’ Sharpton has summoned from his extensive experience in academics to defend Common Core’s high-stakes testing.

Yes, that’s right, we should all be listening to a man who can’t even read a teleprompter.

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That sound you hear? It’s Common Core supporters cracking open a bottle of something really stiff after seeing that video and reading this article….

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Shocker: Two Pro-Core Groups Now Pushing AGAINST Rewrite Of NCLB

Posted on April 9, 2015 by A.P. Dillon

The Blaze is reporting on two Pro-Common Core groups who are now pushing against the rewrite of the flawed NCLB. The Blaze report is based on an op-ed at the Washington post penned by:

“Thomas J. Donohue is president and chief executive of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. Wade Henderson is president and chief executive of the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights.”

The op-ed opposing the NCLB rewrite is ironically titled, “Don’t undo the nation’s education progress”.

The tone deafness in the op-ed by the US Chamber of Commerce and the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights is unreal.

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