Category Archives: NCGA

NC Citizens Sound Off On Need For #OptOut

Posted on April 27, 2015 by A.P. Dillon

Over the weekend, I wrote about the fact that perhaps it was time for the #OptOut movement to take shape in North Carolina.

On Saturday, the News and Observer published an article by Mary Nelson of Guilford county. Read it here: Why NC needs an opt-out option for school testing.

Parental rights are disappearing; by virtue of your child being in public school, educrats and the state are usurping the rights of parents to direct their child’s education.

A second, related letter has been sent to me by the NC Academic Freedom Alliance. Common Core is at the root of the over-testing of our children and it will only get worse.

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There are 203 Education Related Bills At The #NCGA (Updated)

Posted on April 22, 2015 by A.P. Dillon

Yesterday, I shared a list of about 30-40 education bills I had been tracking for various reasons. I asked readers to let me know if there were more out there I should list.

I should be more careful what I ask for.

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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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Health Form Created By NC DPI, DHHS Goes ‘Far beyond’ What NC Law Requires

Posted on April 7, 2015 by A.P. Dillon

As previously mentioned on this blog, Parents with children entering North Carolina Public Schools for Kindergarten (as well as those entering schools for the first time for any grade) in the state will be required to fill out an invasive “health assessment” form.

Currently, House Bill 13 proposes to make this health assessment part of a child’s permanent record. It will be included in the state longitudinal database system, of which another bill (HB 401) will make that data accessible by multiple state agencies.

Lindalyn Kakadelis, over at John Locke, has posted an an article talking about this exact health assessment. In her article, she chronicles how her own daughter went to enroll her child into Kindergarten and had to deal with this form.

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Overwhelming Public Pushback Kills Vaccinations Bill – #HB346

Posted on April 2, 2015 by A.P. Dillon

Overwhelming public outcry over the removal of religious exemptions in HB 346 has produced results. The other major complaint was that the bill’s language was vague, paving a path for forced inclusion of homeschooled children.

So…The bill is dead. GOOD.

USA TODAY; emphasis added:

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#HB401 Seeks To Increase Data Collection, Access to Student Information

Posted on April 2, 2015 by A.P. Dillon

In an age where data and identities are routinely stolen and parents worry about their child’s information being passed around online, legislatures should be looking to lessen data collection and sharing, not expand it.

Yesterday, HB 401 was filed at the North Carolina General Assembly. This bill has some rather unsettling aspects to it with regard to access and collection of student data. Continue reading →

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