Category Archives: EDUCATION

Times News: ABSS superintendent among state’s highest paid

He’s not just “among the highest paid”, I believe the $330k total makes him THE highest paid in the state of North Carolina.

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Pearson Is Everywhere: Digging ‘Free’ Community College

Welcome back to Pearson Is Everywhere!

Last time we looked at how Pearson has gotten fat in the State of North Carolina.

Today, we see how excited Pearson is about President Obama’s “free community college proposal.

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North Carolina’s SBAC ‘Status’ Change

In case you missed it, at some point, North Carolina went from being a ‘Governing’ state to an ‘Affiliate’ state in the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium (SBAC).

When and why this happened depends on who you ask.

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#AmplifyChoice: 1 Mom, Multiple Choices

A few weeks ago, the Amplify Choice conference took place in Washington, D.C. with the aim of looking at the topic of Charter schools. Participants at the conference took a look at two D.C. schools and I delved into Charter schools in my home state of North Carolina.

A pervasive theme of the conference was the idea that school choice can mean a great number of things. Charter schools, private schools, virtual schools and homeschooling all were mentioned as top choices for parents.

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Pearson Is Everywhere: Getting Fat In North Carolina

Welcome back to Pearson Is Everywhere!

Last time we looked at how Pearson has a history of massive profits off the federal government.

Today, we’ll look closer at how fat Pearson has gotten off of the state of North Carolina.

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#DM7 Article: Down The Rabbit Hole With Lamar Alexander

This is a reposting of my weekly Da Tech Guy article: Down The Rabbit Hole With Lamar Alexander By A.P. Dillon With the ESEA Reauthorization looming, Sen. Lamar Alexander has been a central figure. A colleague of mine recently sent me this … Continue reading

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