Category Archives: NC Board Of Education

2016 NC Teacher Working Conditions Survey Results

Posted on June 28, 2016 by A.P. Dillon

The results of the 2015-16 NC teacher working conditions survey are in.

Of the 119177 teachers in the state, 101846 took the survey. This represents 85.46% of the teachers in the state. Of those taking the survey 88% were classroom teachers. Continue reading →

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Common Core In Trouble? Hope Street To The Rescue! – #ncga

Posted on June 9, 2016 by A.P. Dillon

Earlier today I wrote about the NC Department of Public Instruction (DPI) hitting the panic button over the legislature not buying their re-write of the Common Core Integrated math for high school.

Well, DPI wasn’t the only one swinging into action. Continue reading →

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NCDPI Warns #HB657 Will Take ‘Math Backwards’, But That Would Be A GOOD Thing

Posted on June 9, 2016 by A.P. Dillon

DPI sent out a ‘Legislative Alert’ email, titled, Oppose HB 657 Taking Math Backwards.
Why does DPI hate parents and students, yet defends Common Core like it’s made of Gold? Continue reading →

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Contract for KEA Still Including All 5 Domains

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

In the March contracts update at the State Board of Education meeting, the first contract on the list is for the KEA — Kindergarten Entry Assessment.

DPI scaled back the implementation of all five domains, but from the looks of it, DPI is back on track to implement all five domains at some point anyway. But what is concerning is that the contract now mentions “writing learning progressions for eight domains”. Continue reading →

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Graduation Rates Get Scrutiny At NC State Board of Ed Retreat – #nced

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

In a report by Alex Granados at Education NC, video is included on a back and forth over graduation rates. Board member Collins questions that rate when you take into account low college ready proficiency rates.

Putting the question bluntly, what is the true or effective graduation rate when you take into account career and college readiness? Continue reading →