Category Archives: Common Core

Common Core Cabal’s New Shutuppery Tactic

Posted on April 26, 2014 by A.P. Dillon

Question: What do the legislators complaining about the removal of Common Core in NC have in common with Gates’ paid mouthpiece from Fordham Institute? Continue reading →

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CCSSO Pres. Elect’s Statement on NC Move To Drop Common Core

Posted on April 24, 2014 by A.P. Dillon

NC State Superintendent and CCSSO President Elect JuneAtkinson was not on hand at the last meeting of the NC General Assembly’s Common Core study committee. It was odd that she would not be present at the event where the findings of the committee on her Common Core Standards were being read. Perhaps she didn’t want to tell the throng of reporters there this was all just a lot of bearing false witness.

Oh well, a press release is just as good, right? Emphasis is mine below. Continue reading →

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North Carolina Dumps Common Core

Posted on April 24, 2014 by A.P. Dillon

At the fourth and final meeting of the NC General Assembly’s Common Core study committee, a bill was unveiled that will remove Common Core from the state’s statutes. The bill also calls for a return to North Carolina Standard Course … Continue reading →

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Stokes County Board of Ed Rejects Common Core

Posted on April 22, 2014 by A.P. Dillon

The wagon to get out of Common Core town has started rolling. Stokes County is on board.

Stokes County Board of Education has issued a resolution rejecting the Common Core. In the resolution, they cite “substantial disagreement” amongst educators as to effectiveness, lack of vetting, lack of field testing, lack of training, lack of resources, non-sequential implementation, lack of data security and safeguard and other items. Continue reading →

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Common Core Public Relations 101

Posted on April 22, 2014 by A.P. Dillon

Uh oh, someone is bearing false witness again.
In response to a blog post I did over at StopCommonCoreNC.org about CCSSO President elect/NC State Superintendent Dr. Atkinson’s out of touch reply to a Tweet of mine, a parent copied and pasted a reply they received from Atkinson. Continue reading →

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Onslow County GOP Calls For Resignation Of NC State Superintendent

Posted on April 19, 2014 by A.P. Dillon

Consequences of Common Core peddling coming home to roost? Oh dear, is Onslow GOP now bearing “false witness” too?

Via Onslow County GOP:

RESOLUTION OF THE 3rd CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT GOP

CALLING FOR THE RESIGNATION OF JUNE ATKINSON Continue reading →

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