Category Archives: POLITICS NC

#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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The GOP Parallel Between CA and NC

Posted on April 3, 2015 by A.P. Dillon

Jebification. Enthusiasm gap. Hot mess.

Pick one.

Yesterday on Carolina Plotthound:

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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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McCrory Appoints Another Democrat To Textbook Commission

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

Among a number of new appointments yesterday, Governor McCrory appointed another Democrat to the NC Textbook Commission. If this was an April Fools joke, it’s not funny Continue reading →

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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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