Category Archives: EDUCATION

EdWeek Gives NC a C- On State Report Card

Posted on January 14, 2016 by A.P. Dillon

Here comes EdWeek with their state report cards.
Overall, North Carolina was given a C-.

But.. but.. Dr. Atkinson says everything is great! Graduation rates are up, or something.

There were three categories that made up that overall score, here they are with what grade our state was given:

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NC Political Campaign Run By Student Shows How #APUSH Indoctrinates

Posted on January 14, 2016 by A.P. Dillon

If you haven’t heard of the controversy surrounding APUSH (Advanced Placement US History) before, you will likely be hearing more about it after reading this — especially once you see how it’s affecting politics in one North Carolina race. Continue reading →

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Ed Startup’s Digital Ed Plan is Utterly Orwellian and Disturbing

Posted on January 14, 2016 by A.P. Dillon

An Education startup’s digital education plans are utterly Orwellian and disturbing.

In an article posted at EdWeek, details on an Education organization’s digital curriculum plans were laid out and include plans for massive data collection and surveillance that is currently targeting K-8 students.

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DPI Saves Jobs At The Cost Of Supporting Kids – #NCed #NCGA

Posted on January 13, 2016 by A.P. Dillon

In case you missed it, Dr. Atkinson quietly dropped a bombshell at the last State Board of Education meeting.

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Common Core Is Not Gone From NC, Folks.

Posted on January 13, 2016 by A.P. Dillon

In case you missed it, the Academic Standards Review Commission who met for 15 months decided to take a dive. Several of the members went cannibal on poor Dr. Scheick and as a result, killed the math recommendations. The vanilla … Continue reading →

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Buncombe Parents Concerned About Education, Common Core, Here’s Your Candidate – #ncpol

Posted on January 12, 2016 by A.P. Dillon

As I wrote back in December, parents concerned about education have some great choices for the NC General Assembly this election cycle.

One of those choices is Lisa Baldwin in Buncombe county. Baldwin is running for Sen. Tom Apodaca’s seat, who announced he is not seeking reelection.

Here is Baldwin’s official Press release:

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