Category Archives: EDUCATION

September NC Common Core Commission Meeting Highlights

Posted on September 24, 2015 by A.P. Dillon

This past Monday was the September meeting of the Academic Standards Review Commission (ASRC), which is tasked by SB 812 with reviewing and recommending possible replacements for Common Core.

See who was there, what was said and more. Continue reading →

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What They’re Saying About Education In NC (9/18/15) – #NCed

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

Some quick hits on Education in North Carolina.

Reminder: The next Common Core commission meeting is Monday, the 21st.
Related Common Core reading: Former USED Official on RTTT: “We forced alignment among the top three education leaders in each participating state …” Continue reading →

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Do Parents Get The Full ‘Digital Education’ Picture?

Posted on September 14, 2015 by A.P. Dillon

I’ve written about digital curriculum movement before. There are pros and cons to such a movement.

Do Parents get the full ‘Digital Education’ picture? Continue reading →

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#DM7 Article: The Assault on Free Speech on College Campuses

Posted on September 13, 2015 by A.P. Dillon

This is a repost of my Da Tech Guy weekly column: The Assault on Free Speech on College Campuses Continue reading →

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The New Jim Hunt?

Posted on September 13, 2015 by A.P. Dillon

The Education Legislator?

“Rep. Craig Horn (R-Union) is the education legislator. It’s an odd moniker considering he only moved to the state in 2005, has no education background and didn’t even start out focused on the subject.” Continue reading →

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NC Scores Reveal Charters Scored Higher

Posted on September 10, 2015 by A.P. Dillon

North Carolina test results and school grades have shown that Charter schools outperformed public schools with the percentage of Charters earning better ratings across the board than Public schools.

There are a lot of reasons why and some claims about the results are muddying the waters. Continue reading →

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