Category Archives: Common Core

Holshouser Legislators Retreat 2015

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

The 2015 Governor Jim Holshouser Legislators Retreat took place yesterday. I managed to capture some of the topics via Twitter from the hashtag #HLR2015. The main theme gleaned from it appears to be your kids are “human capitol” which is the “life bud” of business:

Cheryl Oldham: Human capitol is the life bud of business. Need steady pipeline of talent & strong k-12 foundation. #HLR2015 @icwcheryl

— The Hunt Institute (@Hunt_Institute) January 12, 2015

All your kids are belong to them?

This event was by invitation only. From the Hunt Institute website:

2015 Governor Jim Holshouser Legislators Retreat
“Event attendance is by invitation only. If you have an invitation code, please enter it in the form to the right to view more information about this event.” Many NC legislators attended. Was yours there? Ask them.

Please see my Storify Article, Holshouser Legislators Retreat 2015, for more.

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Gates Funded Start Up’s Director Is Tarheel Of The Week

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

The News and Observer’s Tarheel of the Week is Tony Habit of NC New Schools. Anyone fighting Common Core in the state has heard both of those names at least a few times. Funnily enough, the N&O article doesn’t mention Common Core — at all.

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CASE 21 Tests In NC

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

Parents in various areas of North Carolina will have children facing the CASE 21 test in the coming weeks. My own child, a second grader, will be required to take this ‘benchmarking’ test.

I was unaware up until I saw a small comment on my child’s homework that CASE 21 was given to my child’s class the following week. State Board of Education members I spoke with about the test were also surprised this was being given in second grade.

Being the busy-body I am, I emailed our school with a list of questions and concerns

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Parents, Have You Taken Your Common Core Class?

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

Common Core Diva has turned up an interesting advertisement via the Stop Common Core NY Facebook group:
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The caption reads:

“This is from Suffolk Community College’s continuing education booklet. Parents have to take a course to learn how to help their children with their school/homework?? Stop the insanity!”

Parents being trained and educated in order to help their child with basic homework. Gee, sounds familiar. Continue reading →

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The Common Core Weekend Reads – 1-11-15

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

These are the Common Core Weekend Reads for January 11th, 2015. This is a review of the past week of news on Common Core nationwide and in North Carolina. Articles are organized by category. Prior Edition of Weekend Reads: 1-4-15   NC … Continue reading →

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WCPSS Board Meeting Touts Wake Schools Rating at k12Niche.com

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

A video was posted by Wake County Public Schools of part of the Wake County Schools Board meeting on 1/6/15. In the opening remarks, Superintendent Merrill mentions WCPSS received accolades from “Niche”, a website that scores and ranks school performance. See the Niche ‘methodology’ for how they rank schools here.

Who runs Niche?

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