Category Archives: EDUCATION

Chapel Hill EWA Seminar Topic: Common Core

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

North Carolina’s newest ‘Education Non-Profit’ provided some video of the recent EWA Seminar held in Chapel Hill on January 12th. EWA stands for Education Writers Association.

EWA has received multiple Gates Foundation grants. The most recent is for over $1.4 million and is centered on ‘communications’.

Today I look at the first of the two videos, “Taking Political Stock of the Common Core”…

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Chamber Watch: Out – Bashing Parents, In – Bashing Experts

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

Chamber Watch: Keeping an eye on the Chambers of Commerce Core

Today’s Article: Common Core Critic Flunks Core Test

-ARTICLE TEXT EXCERPT –
Mr. Peterson doth spew ideological blather too much.

Did you get that? The American Principles Project is “ultra-right’wing”.
This characterization is meant to silence the debate before it begins by injecting political bias claims.

Bottom line, the new narrative is to continue politicizing the standards and undermine experts who speak out against Common Core. Shorter: smear the messenger.

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#DM7 Article: Virginia Homeschooling and Religious Affiliation

Posted on January 18, 2015 by A.P. Dillon

This is a reposting of my weekly column at Da Tech Guy: Virginia Homeschooling and Religious Affiliation By A.P. Dillon Last week, I highlighted an article that appeared in the NY Times that called into question the fundamental right to homeschool. The NY … Continue reading →

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The Common Core Weekend Reads – 1-18-15

Posted on January 18, 2015 by A.P. Dillon

These are the Common Core Weekend Reads for January 18th, 2015. This is a review of the past week of news on Common Core nationwide and in North Carolina. Articles are organized by category. Prior Edition of Weekend Reads: 1-11-15 NC … Continue reading →

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Sen. Barefoot Receives Key Education Related Appointments

Posted on January 18, 2015 by A.P. Dillon

Senator Barefoot has received some top education appointments for the upcoming session, Chairman of the Senate Education Appropriations Committee and Chairman of the newly created Workforce and Economic Development Committee.

Sen. Barefoot served on the Common Core LRC committee in 2013 and authored SB 815, Ensuring Privacy of Student Records, which was signed into law in 2013.

Press release below.

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