Category Archives: NC DPI

NC DPI’s Latest Bad Idea: Survey Kids About Their Teachers

Posted on February 6, 2016 by A.P. Dillon

The most recent State Board of Education meetings have been an exercise in what NOT to do for the Department of Public Education (DPI).

Behold, DPI’s latest bad idea: Surveying kids about their “perceptions” of their teachers.

File this under: WHAT COULD POSSIBLY GO WRONG? Continue reading →

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State Charter School Office Finally Gets A Director

Posted on February 6, 2016 by A.P. Dillon

The North Carolina Department of Public Instruction (DPI) announced that a selection for director of Public Charter Schools has been made. David Machado will serve as the new Director and that role begins July 1, 2016. Machaco currently is the head … Continue reading →

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The Word “Misunderstanding” Redefined By Supt. Atkinson?

Posted on February 5, 2016 by A.P. Dillon

If you’ve been following my series on Superintendent Atkinson being questioned about funds for the Excellent Public Schools Act being diverted into shifting personnel around, well, we have an update.

Dr. Atkinson has redefined “Misunderstanding”. Continue reading →

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Hey Parents, Remember the DPI Common Core Surveys?

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

Hey, Parents… Remember the Common Core ‘survey’ that NC DPI put out for the Academic Standards Review Commission (ASRC)?

WELL.. We weren’t the only ones treated to a steaming pile of Common Core nonsense.

KEEP READING… Continue reading →

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Not a “Top 10” That NC Should Want To Be In For Education

Posted on February 3, 2016 by A.P. Dillon

The Bluegrass Institute has an interesting list of how deep each state is into the federal funding trough.
NC was in the top ten… Not Good.

KEEP READING… Continue reading →

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Senate Wants Atkinson’s Documentation On DPI Budget Cuts [UPDATED]

Posted on February 3, 2016 by A.P. Dillon

Last month, I wrote about the little bombshell Superintendent Atkinson dropped that no one seemed to really pick up on other than Alex Granados at EducationNC.
In a nutshell, Atkinson took jobs from DPI that should have been in the ordered budget cuts and shifted them to the budget of a new program.

The Senate is calling her out on it.

KEEP READING… Continue reading →

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