Cumberland Teacher Charged With Assault On Student

Posted on April 13, 2018 by A.P. Dillon

A Cumberland County teacher has been charged with assault on a student.

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NC 4th Grade NAEP Math Scores Tumble; Rest are “Steady”

Posted on April 12, 2018 by A.P. Dillon

The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) scores for 2017 were released earlier this week.  The NAEP is also referred to as the ‘nation’s report card’ and is considered the ‘gold standard’ of standardized testing for the United States.

North Carolina’s scores were less than positive overall and 4th-grade math scores took a statistically significant a three-point nosedive.

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#NCED Updates: School Safety Meetings and Another ‘Ed Commission’ with Gates Ties

Posted on April 11, 2018 by A.P. Dillon

Three North Carolina Education updates this time around: Legislative committee on school safety has created two work groups, State Board of Education shifts positions around, yet another ‘education commission’ with Gates ties is making the rounds, and the Innovative School District assigns an operator to Ashpole Elementary.

I’ll have an article tomorrow on the NAEP test results.

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Roy? Ray? Whatever.

Posted on April 10, 2018 by A.P. Dillon

People seem to have a hard time remembering Governor Cooper’s first name and sometimes his last name too.

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Wake Magnet Teacher Charged With Two Sex Felonies Related To A Child

Posted on April 9, 2018 by A.P. Dillon

A teacher at Wake County Public Schools magnet middle school has been arrested and charged with two felonies of a sexual nature relating to a minor child.

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Durham DA Offers “Restorative Justice” Plea Deal To Man Who Shot a 10 Year Old Girl

Posted on April 6, 2018 by A.P. Dillon

Durham is out of control. OUT. OF. CONTROL.

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