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NCED Updates: New Hanover Predators, Istation, Common Core, Leandro, NCAE & Elections

Posted on February 8, 2020 by A.P. Dillon

This edition of NCED Updates will cover a lot of ground from New Hanover County Public Schools predator problem to Istation updates, Common Core, Leandro, the NCAE and upcoming elections. This edition kicks off with national headlines and a disturbing attack on school choice in Florida. Continue reading →

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#NCED Updates: Per Pupil Spending, Whiplash and Higher Ed news

Posted on November 17, 2019 by A.P. Dillon

This installment of NC Ed updates includes the lastest per-pupil spending figures in North Carolina as well as the whiplash induced by Tom Campbell’s education articles and some higher Ed news and general headlines.  Continue reading →

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#NCED Updates: Race Bully Invited to Raleigh, Public School Exodus and a Dear John to School Choice Critics

Posted on July 22, 2019 by A.P. Dillon

A notorious race bully has been invited to lecture us all about our whiteness in Raleigh, the public school exodus continues, a ‘Dear John’ letter to critics of school choice and few other legislative tidbits and points of interest. Continue reading →

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#NCED Updates: Media Attacks Low-Income Student Scholarships, Wake County Still A Hot Mess and SAT ‘Adversity Scores’

Posted on May 20, 2019 by A.P. Dillon

In this edition of NC Education Updates: Charlotte Observer attacks low-income student scholarship fund changes, Wake County Public Schools is still a hot mess and what parents and students need to know about The College Board’s new “adversity scores.” Continue reading →

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#NCED Updates: New Board Members, Calendar Flexibility & Free Speech

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

Some quick hits in North Carolina education news this time around include appointments to the State Board of Education, Calendar flexibility for counties hit by Hurricane Florence and a big charter school grant. Continue reading →

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NC Supt. Picks Former Charter Headmaster as Chief of Staff

Posted on October 1, 2018 by A.P. Dillon

North Carolina Superintendent Mark Johnson has chosen the former headmaster of a top-ranked North Carolina public charter school to be his chief of staff. Continue reading →

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