Category Archives: EDUCATION

#DM7 Article: How I Spent Common Core’s 5th Birthday

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

This is a reposting of my weekly Da Tech Guy column:

How I spent Common Core’s 5th Birthday. Continue reading →

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Dr. Sandra Stotsky’s June 2015 Testimony at Bridgewater State University – Public Hearing

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

Originally posted on COMMON CORE:
Before I post Dr. Sandra Stotsky’s most recent testimony, I will tell you why I am a devoted fan of Dr. Stotsky and why I’m a tomato-thrower at the Common Core version of English Language…

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#WBOC’s John Burns Breaks Campaign Promises, Show His Political Biases

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

One of the biggest campaign promises the “More with Four” Democrats ran on was funding education in Wake County. Apparently they meant funding education ‘over time’. Continue reading →

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Common Core Aligned: ‘Teaching Tolerance’ – PT 5

Posted on June 12, 2015 by A.P. Dillon

This is a multi-part series on certain Social Activism curriculum claiming to be aligned to Common Core as created by ‘Teaching Tolerance’, a project of the Southern Poverty Law Center. This is the final edition, part five. [Read: Part one, Part two, Part three, Part four] Continue reading →

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#NotAHomeSchool: Leesville High Art Teacher Arrested For Harassing Phone Calls

Posted on June 11, 2015 by A.P. Dillon

A little birdie flew in and told me that one ‘Linda Stevens’ should be added to NC Plott Hound’s Not A Homeschool collection: Continue reading →

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NC Charter Wars: Four FOIA’s Filed

Posted on June 11, 2015 by A.P. Dillon

On June 3rd, I wrote about the possible shenanigans going on in the Charter school approval process, with the appointment of Joel Medley to the K-12 Online Charter School System and the activities of related associates in the article, NC Charter … Continue reading →

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