Category Archives: June Atkinson

You can’t swing a dead cat these days without hitting a Bill Gates non-profit

Posted on August 23, 2015 by A.P. Dillon

You can’t swing a dead cat without hitting a Bill Gates non-profit…
…Or a former NC Department of Public Instruction (DPI) employee working for a Bill Gates backed non-profit. Continue reading →

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An Update On #CommonCore Potemkin Village Resident: Hope Street Group

Posted on August 21, 2015 by A.P. Dillon

This past June, I wrote a two-part series on the latest resident of the Common Core Potemkin Village: Hope Street Group.

It’s time for an update. Continue reading →

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Running for Office or Running Away – #ncpol

Posted on August 8, 2015 by A.P. Dillon

Who is running and who isn’t?
The N&O wants to make sure you know the name Josh Stein.
Voters should know the name BlueprintNC and follow Stein’s money.

KEEP READING … NC Superintendent and CCSSO President, Dr. Atkinson doesn’t get off the hook here… Continue reading →

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Another House In the Common Core Potemkin Village: Hope Street Group

Posted on June 29, 2015 by A.P. Dillon

Over the course of the last three and a half years, I’ve come across more ‘education non-profits’ tied to Common Core than one can imagine. This sea of non-profit organizations all seem to have their roots in a core set of financial backers : Gates, Hewlitt, Walton, Lumina, Carnegie and many more.

A potemkin village of support for Common Core has been erected using this sea of non-profits as education reform astroturf. The Common Core Potemkin Village has a McMansion I missed previously.

This McMansion is Hope Street Group and they’ve recently invaded North Carolina… all with the Blessing of CCSSO President and NC Superintendent, Dr. June Atkinson. The NCAE is also falling over themselves to welcome this group…

KEEP READING….

Continue reading →

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NC Auditor Finds Issues With DPI’s Handling of 21st Century Community Learning Program

Posted on June 19, 2015 by A.P. Dillon

The NC state auditor released a performance report on the NC Department of Public Instruction’s (DPI) handing of the 21st Century Community Learning Center program. Continue reading →

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NC Charter Wars: Four FOIA’s Filed

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

On June 3rd, I wrote about the possible shenanigans going on in the Charter school approval process, with the appointment of Joel Medley to the K-12 Online Charter School System and the activities of related associates in the article, NC Charter … Continue reading →

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