Category Archives: EDUCATION

E-Learning Academies Target Homeschool Students for Profit

Posted on July 26, 2016 by A.P. Dillon

E-Learning Academies Target Homeschool Students for Profit

by Tammy J. Covil

As public school systems across the country lose funding due to steady declines in enrollment by parents choosing alternative education options, public school administrators have begun devising clever programs designed to coerce them back into the system.

Earlier this month, an article in the Lexington Herald Leader outlined one such program. The Wayne County public school system is attempting to connect with homeschool students through online courses in exchange for enrollment into the school system. Continue reading →

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Watchdog Groups File Brief in Support of Upholding NC Voter ID Law

Posted on July 21, 2016 by A.P. Dillon

Judicial Watch has joined with the Allied Educational Foundation (AEF) in filing a brief in support of Governor McCrory’s quest that the courts uphold North Carolina’s voter ID law.

Meanwhile, the Voter Integrity Project is suing the Wake County Board of Elections in federal court, alleging that voter rolls in the county have not been properly maintained. Continue reading →

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Lt. Governor Dan Forest Lays Out NC Education Budget Increases, Teacher Pay [Video]

Posted on July 20, 2016 by A.P. Dillon

Lt. Governor Dan Forest lays out the education increases in the North Carolina 2016 budget, including raising teacher pay for the third year in a row.

WATCH: Continue reading →

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ICYMI – 23 States are now Suing the Obama Admin over Bathroom Edict

Posted on July 20, 2016 by A.P. Dillon

Another 10 states have filed suit against the Obama administration’s attempt to force school districts to allow transgender students to use the bathroom or shower facilities based on ‘gender identity’ instead of biology.

The new suit is State of Nebraska v. United States of America. Continue reading →

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11 New Charter Schools Await Board Approval in North Carolina

Posted on July 19, 2016 by A.P. Dillon

Eleven new charters schools have been recommended for approval by the state’s board of education per a bulletin from the NC Department of Public Instruction. Once approved, the number of charter schools in North Carolina will rise to 168.

The schools recommended for approval by the NC Public Schools, via their Newsletter: Continue reading →

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Exclusive: Read NYC Schools Letter Directing Use of ‘Teaching Tolerance’ Materials

Posted on July 19, 2016 by A.P. Dillon

The NY Post recently reported that NYC schools were making the addition of Common Core aligned “anti-bias” social studies curriculum from the Southern Poverty Law Center’s offshoot, Teaching Tolerance.

The NY Post cited quotes from Chancellor Carmen Farina on the topic. These quotes seem to have come from a letter sent to employees regarding the use of these materials. This blog has obtained a copy of that letter, which was sent by email to employees on July 14th. Continue reading →

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