Category Archives: Common Core

Here Come The Election Year Op Eds – #StuffAtkinsonSays

Posted on February 17, 2016 by A.P. Dillon

Over at EducationNC, Superintendent Atkinson has an Op Ed telling us what her vision of the future of education is in the year 2025. @DrJuneAtkinson tells us what the future of Ed looks like. #CommonCore nowhere in it so why … Continue reading →

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On S. 306, You Have The Right To Your Opinion, But Not Your Own Facts

Posted on February 13, 2016 by A.P. Dillon

More than a dozen parents have emailed me in the last week or so about articles written by two activists regarding US Senate bill 306. I’m tired of repeating myself in email, so I decided to write this article. For the record, those two activists are Anita Hoge and Alice Linahan. Continue reading →

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More from #NC48 and A Little Rant To the NC Chamber on Common Core – #NCGA #NCpol

Posted on February 11, 2016 by A.P. Dillon

Recently I highlighted an article by the Daily Haymaker in which the NC Chamber of Commerce’s involvement in the race for the NC-48 Senate where the seat is being vacated by Sen. Apodaca.

I was engaged on Twitter by a regular reader wanting to make sure that people saw the bio for the candidate being backed by the NC Chamber, Chuck Edwards. I agreed to post it, so here you go…

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I was also then desecended on by NC Chamber’s Nathan Babcock, who tried to sell me a line of utter BS on the Chamber’s involvement in Common Core.

BOY, did he pick the wrong Common Core fighting mom to peddle lies to.

KEEP READING…
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Heartland Article: Common Core TextBook Publisher – It’s all about the money

Posted on February 8, 2016 by A.P. Dillon

My latest article at Heartland School News is now available:

Textbook Vendor: Common Core Standards ‘All About the Money’
Excerpt: Continue reading →

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Pearson Is Everywhere: PARCC Online Results Significantly Lower Than Paper and Pencil

Posted on February 6, 2016 by A.P. Dillon

Welcome Back To Pearson Is Everywhere.

The PARCC is mainly given online. However it is also given using pencil and paper. A new report finds that those using pencil and paper scored significantly higher than those taking it online according to a report discussed at EdWeek. Continue reading →

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Hey Parents, Remember the DPI Common Core Surveys?

Posted on February 4, 2016 by A.P. Dillon

Hey, Parents… Remember the Common Core ‘survey’ that NC DPI put out for the Academic Standards Review Commission (ASRC)?

WELL.. We weren’t the only ones treated to a steaming pile of Common Core nonsense.

KEEP READING… Continue reading →

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