Category Archives: EDUCATION

Common Core Aligned: “Teaching Tolerance” – PT 4

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

Last week, I started this 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. I continued this week with part three. This installment is part four.
[Read: Part one, Part two and Part three] Continue reading →

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NC Superintendent Confirms Heart Of Backlash Against Testing

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

Over the weekend, North Carolina’s Superintendent, stepped into the testing backlash debate in an article at WUNC.

Atkinson, who is also President of the CCSSO — one of the DC trade organizations who brought the nation Common Core — told WUNC tests are first used to grade the schools. In other words, fulfilling federal requirements. Continue reading →

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Feds to Oregon: Nice Funding ya got there, be a shame if anything happened to it

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

‘Nice funding ya, got there. Be a shame if anything happened to it.’ That’s what the Department of Education is basically saying to Oregon over the state’s Bill 2655. The federal government has leveled an official threat at a state over … Continue reading →

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Hey Wake County, Ready To Pay More In Taxes?

Posted on June 9, 2015 by A.P. Dillon

Didn’t I warn people to expect that tax hikes were coming? Yep.

What I didn’t expect was the Wake County Commissioners to blink. Continue reading →

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ACTION ALERT: Public Comment Sign-Up For NC Common Core Commission

Posted on June 8, 2015 by A.P. Dillon

The next meeting for the NC Common Core Commission (ASRC) will be June 15th.

The public is being given limited space and time to speak out. Only 20 people will be given a chance to speak for up to 3 minutes.

SIGN UP TODAY! Details in the post. Continue reading →

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Common Core Aligned: “Teaching Tolerance” – PT 3

Posted on June 8, 2015 by A.P. Dillon

Last week, I started this 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 part three. Continue reading →

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