Category Archives: EDUCATION

NC Education Updates – Regional TOYs Named, School Choice Rally Planned

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

Here are some quick North Carolina Education updates you might have missed.
– School Choice Week is coming!
– Teachers of the Year named
– NC leads the nation in nationally certified teachers
– Robeson school selected for Innovative School District Continue reading →

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#QuietEpidemic: Wake Elementary Teacher Arrested for Attempted Stabbing

Posted on January 12, 2018 by A.P. Dillon

A Wake County Public Schools elementary teacher was arrested and charged with attempting to stab a man according to WRAL.  Continue reading →

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Districts Knew About Class Size Changes. Protest Them, Not NCGA.

Posted on January 8, 2018 by A.P. Dillon

For the better part of the last three decades, school administrators and teachers have begged for smaller class sizes – especially in K-3 classrooms. Now they are protesting over getting what they want. Why?  Continue reading →

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First Look at Draft of Teacher Turnover Report

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

A draft of the NC Teacher Turnover report is out and the news is good. Attrition is down again this year. Continue reading →

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Roy Cooper’s Education Commission: Unelected, Partisan Shadow Group

Posted on January 4, 2018 by A.P. Dillon

Cooper’s Latest Stunt? A Partisan, Shadow Education Commission.
Back in July, North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper announced the formation an education commission entitled, the Governor’s Commission on Access to Sound Basic Education. Parents are once again missing from the discussion. Continue reading →

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Gates Foundation Props Up Common Core Testing Consortia

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

The two testing consortia associated with Common Core are still alive in part thanks to new management and a huge grant from Common Core’s largest funder, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Continue reading →

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