Category Archives: EDUCATION

An Update On #CommonCore Potemkin Village Resident: Hope Street Group

Posted on August 21, 2015 by A.P. Dillon

This past June, I wrote a two-part series on the latest resident of the Common Core Potemkin Village: Hope Street Group.

It’s time for an update. Continue reading →

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Did News and Observer Do The Free/Reduced Lunch Math?

Posted on August 20, 2015 by A.P. Dillon

At the News and Observer there is an editorial titled, Wake schools are, growing separate and unequal. This Op-Ed was written by Chuck Liddy, a staff photojournalist for the N&O.

Did Liddy or N&O staff do any Free & Reduced Lunch math? Continue reading →

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What They’re Saying About Education In NC (8/19/15) – #NCED

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

Some quick hits this week in education news from around North Carolina.
-Career and College Ready Graduates
-NC Media Suddenly Notices Common Core Commission
-Free and Reduced Lunch Eligibility
-John Locke Foundation Event hosts BESTNC
Continue reading →

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NC Community College System President Testifies In Favor Of Obama’s “Free” Tuition Idea

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

On August 5th, North Carolina Community College System President, Scott Ralls, testified before the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions.

The content of his testimony, from the title of the written statement, centered on the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act. What his testimony was actually about was something else. Continue reading →

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#DM7 Article: Rubio On Education Puts Jeb To Shame

Posted on August 16, 2015 by A.P. Dillon

This is a repost of my weekly Da Tech Guy Column: Rubio On Education Puts Jeb To Shame Continue reading →

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Checking In With Common Core Potemkin Village Resident ‘NC Ready For Success’

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

It’s hard to keep tabs on all of the Common Core supporters and their ‘non-profits’, ‘alliances’ and ‘organizations’. There are so many of them, that sometimes one forgets to check back and see what they are up to. Last year StopCommonCoreNC.org took a … Continue reading →

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