Category Archives: NC DPI

#NCED Updates – 3 SBE Resignations, 2 Out At DPI & Durham tries to Deplatform Charter Schools

Posted on August 13, 2018 by A.P. Dillon

There was a lot of big news in NC Education last week. Three members of the State Board of Education tendered resignations, while two employees at the Department of Public Instruction ‘left’.  Also, the radical Durham City Council tried out a test case for deplatforming school choice in their district and much more. Continue reading →

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New Education “Non-Profit” Brings Jeb! To Raleigh

Posted on July 9, 2018 by A.P. Dillon

Another day, another “education non-profit” is born. This time it’s in North Carolina’s own backyard and appears to involve NC State Superintendent Mark Johnson and featuring an appearance by Jeb! Continue reading →

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Cobey, NC Board of Education Seem To Be In Denial Over HB 17 Ruling

Posted on July 5, 2018 by A.P. Dillon

The NC Supreme Court concurred with a lower courts ruling and upheld House Billl 17, but the chairman of the NC Board of Education’s press release indicates he thinks the state’s highest court is wrong. Continue reading →

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Yeah, About That Teacher Pay Stub With ZERO Details…

Posted on May 15, 2018 by A.P. Dillon

People, context, and details make all the difference. A social media post of a teacher’s paystub, which the teacher has now taken down, has zero context and zero details.  Continue reading →

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#NCED Updates: End of March Legislative Updates & More

Posted on April 3, 2018 by A.P. Dillon

Some quick hits in North Carolina education news from the end of March include some legislative updates,  threats to schools continues to skyrocket, questions on what is the right level of security at schools, and Roy Cooper says he will push for teacher pay to be raised to the national average – which keeps rising each year. Continue reading →

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#NCED Updates: School Safety, School Threats and a Sweet Challenge

Posted on March 27, 2018 by A.P. Dillon

Here are some updates on North Carolina Education from the last few weeks in March.
The General Assembly’s School Safety Committee met, the threats to schools continued, PTA treasurer charged with embezzlement, WCPSS Board learned nothing from Parkland and focuses on Elementary suspensions, and Superintendent Mark Johnson issued a ‘sweet challenge’. Continue reading →

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