Category Archives: June Atkinson

What They’re Saying About Education In NC – WE 12/4/15 – #NCED

This is a quick look at education stories from around North Carolina and beyond.

Highlights: They had to pass ESEA to find out what’s in it, NC Common Core review’s final meeting, WCPSS spending millions, NC report cards, Prof. Adams strikes back TFA agitators & Stuff Atkinson Says. Continue reading

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Please Go To My Website… – #StuffAtkinsonSays

The longest serving K-12 Educrat wants you to head to her brand new website, which is currently one whole page with a tiny little blurb on it touting a single statistic from her reign as Superintendent.

No, it’s not her beloved Common Core State Standards, it’s North Carolina Graduation rates.

Let’s take a look at that rate, shall we?

MAKE SURE TO STOP BACK LATER THIS WEEK…. NOT DONE DIGGING YET….
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Will @RoyCooperNC Defend NC Students? Deadline Approaches.

Will Attorney General Roy Cooper step up and protect NC Students and the state’s sovereignty over its own schools or will be side with the Obama administration’s increasingly power-hungry Department of Education?

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Fed Lawsuit: Yes, ACT and College Board Can Sell Your Child’s Data

Yesterday, the news broke that the ACT and College Board had won a federal suit filed against them.

Yes, we can sell you kid’s data to third parties.. @michellemalkin @instapundit @manateespirit https://t.co/kUxYFB4W5I

— A.P. Dillon – LL1885 (@LadyLiberty1885) November 20, 2015

ACT and the College Board won. The kids and parents of America lost. Continue reading

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A #CCSSO President’s Term Coming To A Close

In 2014, the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) announced their new president-elect.
A year later, with her Presidency coming to an end, Atkinson is now the longest-serving K-12 Educrat in the nation. Atkinson intends to run for state superintendent again, extending her reign. Lucky North Carolina.

Most had suspected that with Common Core bursting into flames that Atkinson would not be entering the race, but yet she has. Glutton for punishment? Control freak? No Golden parachute? Just can’t give up? Who knows. Continue reading

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#StuffAtkinsonSays: How Do We Determine What Academic Standards To Use?

2013: NC Superintendent June Atkinson tells the NC Legislative research committee that standards are determined by ‘important groups’ like higher education officials and businesses.

Parents are not mentioned.

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