Category Archives: NC Board Of Education

DPI Saves Jobs At The Cost Of Supporting Kids – #NCed #NCGA

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

In case you missed it, Dr. Atkinson quietly dropped a bombshell at the last State Board of Education meeting.

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Common Core Is Not Gone From NC, Folks.

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

In case you missed it, the Academic Standards Review Commission who met for 15 months decided to take a dive. Several of the members went cannibal on poor Dr. Scheick and as a result, killed the math recommendations. The vanilla … Continue reading →

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While KY Lawmakers Move To Dump Common Core, NC’s Governor Tries To Cement It

Posted on January 7, 2016 by A.P. Dillon

The first state to adopt Common Core has legislators now filing a bill to drop the standards. WCPO reported: FRANKFORT, Ky. — Majority Republicans in the Kentucky Senate have introduced legislation that would dismantle the state’s Common Core education standards. … Continue reading →

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ACTION ALERT: CONTACT THE NC BOARD OF ED – #StopCommonCore

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

Citizens, we are on the homestretch. Various groups, nonprofits and Pro-Common Core entities are pressuring the State Board of Ed to drop the Academic Standards Review Commission’s reports into the trash.
YOU NEED TO ACT NOW.
It is critical that you act and contact the NC Board of Education. Tell them to accept and act on the Commission’s reports! Continue reading →

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As NC Common Core Commission Wraps Up, DPI Starts 5 YR Annual Review

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

The NC Common Core commission (known as the ASRC) tasked with reviewing Common Core and making recommendations for removal of the standards is coming to a close, DPI has announced it has begun it’s 5 year annual review of the NC standard course of study.

Common Core fighters, get ready. The fix is in. Continue reading →

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With Common Core Under Review, Why is DPI Entering into an ELA Contract with Wisconsin?

Posted on November 13, 2015 by A.P. Dillon

Via the NC Board of Education website, the latest batch of contracts has one regarding ELA testing for ELLS. (ELLS means English Language Learners; i.e. children whose primary language is not English.)

Under purpose, here is the first item:

Develop an alignment study between North Carolina’s state academic standards and the World Class Instructional Design and Assessment (WIDA) Consortium English Language Proficiency (ELP) standards

North Carolina has a commission still in progress who is reviewing the Common Core ELA standards currently in use.

Why would DPI be engaging in a contract such as this with Common Core still under review? Moving the goal posts at the end of the game?

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