Category Archives: NCAE

NC Media Quote ‘Just A Teacher’ After Common Core Meeting – #ASRC

Posted on December 20, 2015 by A.P. Dillon

Folks in North Carolina know how Google challenged our media are. Friday’s reporting on the NC Common Core Commission was no exception.

Several outlets cited ‘Teacher Amanda Garrison’ as relieved that Common Core was ‘saved’ and at least one had video of her inaccurately disparaging the Minnesota math standards.

Quote from WNCN:

“It’s not been proven to be any better than what Common Core has to offer,” said Amanda Garrison, a Burke County teacher. “ I am a Common core advocate so I will say that I am against changing our standards for K-8.”

Dear Ms. Garrison, actually yeah – Minnesota does have proof – their test scores.

KEEP READING… AMANDA IS A LOYAL NCAE MEMBER… SEE NCAE’S MARK JEWELL NOTING THAT THE FIX WAS IN FROM THE START… Continue reading →

Posted in A.P. Dillon (LL1885), Academic Standards Review Commission, Common Core, Media Bias, NCAE | Tagged ASRC, NCAE | 2 Comments

NC Common Core Commission Turns Cannibal; Scuttles Math Recommendations – #ASRC

Posted on December 19, 2015 by A.P. Dillon

Yesterday was the 15th and final meeting of the Academic Standards Review Commission (ASRC). The general consensus going in was that the ASRC knew the math was pretty bad and needed to be replaced. The English Language Arts (ELA) was also deficient in many areas and needed fixing.

Backing up for a moment, it is important to know that various pro-Common Core groups, including WakeEd Partnership, NCAE, SAS, NC Chamber of Commerce, BEST NC, have been attacking the ASRC in the media. In particular, these groups took aim at the proposed recommendations in math.

Jump ahead now to yesterday’s meeting you might be expecting to hear that after 15 months the ASRC put forth their recommendations and they passed them in a vote. However, that’s not what happened.

KEEP READING… Continue reading →

Posted in Academic Standards Review Commission, Common Core, EDUCATION, NCAE | Tagged ASRC, Common Core Math | 5 Comments

What They’re Saying About Education In NC – WE 12/18/15 – #NCED

Posted on December 18, 2015 by A.P. Dillon

A round up of education news from around the state of North Carolina and beyond.

Highlights: Student growth in Wake county, School choice booming in Wake schools, Common Core Commission’s final meeting, NCAE blows off the law, safety concerns in Wake schools.

REMINDER: Today is the NC Common Core Commission’s final meeting.
It is from 1-5 pm today on the 7th floor of the Department of Public Instruction building in Raleigh. The public is encouraged to attend. Continue reading →

Posted in Academic Standards Review Commission, EDUCATION, NC Ed Updates, NCAE, Parental Rights, School Choice, Wake County School Board | Tagged ASRC, Common Core, Wake County Board of Education, WCPSS | Comments Off

NC Auditor: NCAE “Refused to furnish the information” – #ncga #ncpol

Posted on December 12, 2015 by A.P. Dillon

The North Carolina Association of Educators (NCAE) has refused to furnish information as requested multiple times by the NC State Auditor’s office, according to the audit report published on December 11th, 2015. From the audit’s findings: We were not able … Continue reading →