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Category Archives: EDUCATION
Just How Much Money Did Shuttered NC Education Non-Profit Receive?
In 2013, the North Carolina General Assembly established the Education and Workforce Innovation Act (EWIA) under House Bill 902 with the purpose of fostering, ” innovation in education that will lead to more students graduating career and college ready.”.
EWIA was included in the 2013 Appropriations Act under section § 115C‑64.11.
EWIA’s mandates included providing millions in grant money to school districts after they completed a lengthy set of application requirements. This program was to be administered by NC New Schools.
How much money did NC New Schools receive and where did it go? Continue reading
#AmplifyChoice: A Look at Two Denver Charter Schools
During the annual Amplify Choice conference held in Denver this year, participants were given access to two charter schools in the Green Valley Ranch area; Strive Prep and DSST Public Schools.
Here is a look at both of them… KEEP READING. Continue reading
Posted in Charter Schools, EDUCATION, School Choice
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16 Charters Were Approved by the NC Charter Advisory Board, Yet Only 8 Were Voted on
At the August meeting of the State Board of Education, 8 charter school applications were voted on and approved. However, 16 charter schools were approved by the Charter School Advisory Board (CSAB).
CSAB members were angered and the group issued a resolution, requesting the State Board of Education consider each application approved by CSAB in the future. Continue reading
Posted in Charter Schools, EDUCATION, NC Board Of Education
Tagged Charter Schools, NC Board Of Education
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Do Your Kids Watch ‘StoryBots’ on Netflix?
Do your kids watch StoryBots on Netflix? Are they using StoryBots games in school?
Did you know that those games are Common Core aligned?
This is a fine example of the ‘gamification’ of education. Continue reading
Posted in Common Core, EDUCATION
Tagged Common Core Aligned
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#AmplifyChoice: The Case For Charter Schools
At the recent Amplify Choice event held in Denver, Colorado, participants heard from advocates and elected officials in the state on the issue of charter schools.
Amplify Choice Kick off SmallIn 1993, Colorado adopted a charter school law. Since it’s inception, Colorado has seen a healthy number of charter schools formed.
See how Colorado’s charters are performing, how they are funded, underfunded and how that relates to the current North Carolina Charter School climate. Continue reading
Durham School Board Member and Black Lives Matter Activist Resigns
As previously reported by this site, the Durham county school board was considering changing their meeting attendance policies in order to accommodate members choosing to engage in activist events over board meetings.
One member in particular, Sendolo Diaminah, had missed 9 of the last 16 meetings. Sendolo was elected in 2014 and claimed at the time he was running because he wanted to ‘represent the community’.
Diaminah, who self describes as a “black, queer communist”, was apparently not representing the community as a member of the board, but instead was too busy traveling and being involved in Black Lives Matter protests.
KEEP READING… Continue reading
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