Category Archives: EDUCATION

NC Common Core Commission December Meeting Notice (UPDATED)

Posted on December 3, 2014 by A.P. Dillon

The next meeting of the NC Common Core Commission (a.k.a. Academic Standards Review Commission) will be held on December 15th from 1-5 pm.

This will be the fourth meeting. As far as we know, still no funding.

There is still next to NO content on their website. No minutes. No agendas. No email conversations. No presentation materials.
NADA. This is transparency?!?

KEEP READING – MEETING DETAILS AND LOCATION INFO – Continue reading →

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More thoughts on WCPSS’s #Selfiegate

Posted on December 2, 2014 by A.P. Dillon

In case you missed it, Wake County Public Schools is considering banning selfies and videos taken by students during the school day.

The Daily Haymaker has a good run down. Go read it.

Daily Haymaker’s article stopped short of addressing the hypocritical and big brotherly comments made by Wake School Board member, Jim Martin.

KEEP READING…. Continue reading →

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Have You Read John Hood’s Latest Education Article?

Posted on December 2, 2014 by A.P. Dillon

Have you read John Hood’s latest article on Education?

Wow.

I didn’t intend to pick a fight with this article, but I guess I might have. I’ll say that this frustration here isn’t rooted in actions by Democrats, but by those considered allies until now.

It is getting very tiresome for conservatives in North Carolina to have a super-majority in this state, yet be constantly fishing knives out of our backs. Continue reading →

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Educators Cobbling Together Ferguson ‘Syllabus’ on Twitter

Posted on December 1, 2014 by A.P. Dillon

Daily Haymaker is gonna love this article.

Teachers on Twitter have been using the hashtags #FergusonSyllabus and #FergusonResources. This compilation appears to have been started months ago by “@dankrutka”; most recently passed around in November.

White Privilege, Ferguson Vs. Boston Tea Party… and more liberal echo chamber narratives. KEEP READING… Continue reading →

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The Common Core Weekend Reads – 11-30-14

Posted on November 30, 2014 by A.P. Dillon

These are the Common Core Weekend Reads for November 30, 2014. 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: 11-23-14   … Continue reading →

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People Better Start Paying Attention To ESEA Waivers

Posted on November 28, 2014 by A.P. Dillon

For those paying attention to the increasing intrusion and overreach by the federal government into education, the following link should really set your hair on fire:

Hold the Turkey: Federal Government Releases Massive Regulatory Agenda

The following quote is pulled from the section entitled, ““Phasing out” State Authority for Special Education”:

The Secretary will amend the regulations governing title I, part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended (ESEA), to phase out the authority of States to define modified academic achievement standards and develop alternate assessments based on those modified academic achievement standards in order to satisfy ESEA accountability requirements.

KEEP READING – THERE’S MORE…. Continue reading →

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