Category Archives: EDUCATION

See What $69,157,850 In Education Contracts Buys For NC

Posted on August 1, 2015 by A.P. Dillon

Next week is the NC State Board of Education’s monthly meeting.  It’s going to be an expensive one. John Locke Foundation’s Lindalyn Kakadelis has noted that at this Board meeting, contracts totaling $69,157,850 are on the agenda.  Go read it and … Continue reading →

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REMINDER: Bush, Kasich and Huckabee Are Still Unicorn Lovers

Posted on August 1, 2015 by A.P. Dillon

This is just a friendly reminder, that Mike Huckabee along with Jeb Bush and his stalking horse, John Kasich are still fans of mocking parents and citizens who oppose Common Core.

KEEP READING… Continue reading →

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The Dynamic Political Duo of TFA and LEE

Posted on July 28, 2015 by A.P. Dillon

Try as they might to bend reality, Teach for America (TFA) is not a teacher training outfit. They are a well-funded political operative recruitment outfit hiding behind 501(c)3 status….

KEEP READING — READ ABOUT TFA’s offshoot, Governor McCrory’s former Aide, how much NC spends on TFA and how TFA alums are coordinating Black Lives Matter protests. Continue reading →

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#DM7 Article: Big Brother For Social Justice

Posted on July 26, 2015 by A.P. Dillon

This is a repost of my weekly Da Tech guy column: Big Brother For Social Justice Continue reading →

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July NC Common Core Commission Meeting Postmortem

Posted on July 26, 2015 by A.P. Dillon

The North Carolina Academic Standards Review Commission (ASRC) tasked with reviewing and making recommendations on the Common Core Standards met on Monday, July 20th.
This is a run down of what took place, with notes, minutes and materials. Continue reading →

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What They’re Saying About Education In NC (7/24/15) #NCED

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

Yes, I’m still on blog vacation, however I have an update on some NC Education issues and an update HB13 (Health assessments).

I’d like to take a moment and apologize if I upset the apple cart with my article the other day. I was particularly hard on Senator Soucek — Sorry about that, but being the voice for ‘we the people’ at times means I have to play bad cop.

Having said that, I might have to play worse cop now, again given what I see restored in HB 13 today. Continue reading →

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