Category Archives: EDUCATION

#WCPSS Proposed Budget: $1.4 Billion… Yes, Billion with a B.

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

In case you missed it, the Wake County Schools Superintendent is proposing a $1.4 BILLION dollar budget. This budget represents a 14% increase over last year’s budget — including raising per pupil spending.
Wake Schools continues their great track record of notifying the public of important events by holding a public hearing…. tonight.

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#NCed Legislative Update – 4-21/15

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

There are over 30 education related bills floating around the House and Senate. I’ve started tracking these education bills moving through the legislature.

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Pearson Is Everywhere: Over 175k Opt Out of Pearson PARCC in NY

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

Welcome back to another installment of Pearson Is Everywhere!

Last time, we looked at Pearson getting dumped by LAUSD in California.

Today, we get a look at the over 175,000 students who opted out of the Common Core PARCC test, which is created and written by Pearson.

Not only did droves of students opt out, there are reports of horrifyingly bad test questions.

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Parents, Are You Watching Data Collection Expansion Bills #HB401 and #HB767?

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

I sounded the alarm several weeks ago on HB 401, which is titled “Authorize Data Sharing for NCLDS”. This bill will give multiple state agencies access to student data stored in the Statewide Longitudinal Database System (SLDS).

From what I understand, HB 401 will heard by Rules, Calendar, and Operations committee of the House tomorrow. So will a related bill, HB767 (SB560).

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Gee, A Little Heavy Handed With the Common Core Love @EducationNC?

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

EducationNC is clearinghouse for driving education narratives. I’ve said this from day one and I stand by it. I’m not alone in that assessment, the public sees it too.

Two new cases in point, the Common Core Academic Standards Review Commission (ASRC) meets today and EducationNC throws up two really rather sadly trite pro-Common Core articles.

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#DM7 Article: The Clinton Core Standards”

Posted on April 19, 2015 by A.P. Dillon

This is a repost of my weekly Da Tech Guy Column: The Clinton Core Standards Continue reading →

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