#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

In this edition of NCED updates, a notorious race bully has been invited to lecture us all about our whiteness in Raleigh, the public school exodus is not only continuing but is picking up speed a bit and a ‘Dear John’ letter to critics of school choice. A few other legislative tidbits and points of interest are also included.

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Wake School Board debates version of College Board ‘Diversity Score’ to reassign kids

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

Archer Leaving Public Schools - school choiceThe Wake County School Board (WCSB) held a work session on July 16 in which they debated for over an hour how to legally reassign kids using metrics that won’t run afoul of the law.

The approach is eerily similar to The College Board’s new ‘Adversity score‘, which uses socioeconomic data on a student as a proxy for race.

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WS/Forsyth County high school Teacher charged with sex crimes involving student (UPDATED)

Posted on July 18, 2019 by A.P. Dillon

A Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools teacher has been charged with sex crimes involving a student, according to the Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office.

Update: On Jan. 18, 2024, the Forsyth County District Attorney’s office dismissed the charges against Weavil due to insufficient evidence.

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#NCED Updates – Equity, Unions, Ed Bills and that K-3 Assessment drama

Posted on July 15, 2019 by A.P. Dillon

This installment of NCED Updates covers the Wake County’s Office of Equity Affairs again, as well as what the National Educators Association (NEA) was up to at their annual meeting. Also included are some of the education bills that have moved along at the legislature and a bit about the Istation K-3 reading assessment drama.

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Former School Administrator arrested on sex charges involving student

Posted on July 13, 2019 by A.P. Dillon

A former school administrator has been arrested on sex charges related to a student for incidents that occurred a decade ago.

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WCPSS Equity Affairs: We will “Leverage student voices” to advance “Equity Framework”

Posted on July 9, 2019 by A.P. Dillon

Did you know that the Wake County schools Office of Equity Affairs recently gave presentations to both the Wake school board and the NC State Board of Education? The presentation included an explanation of how they will “leverage student voices” to advance their “Equity Framework” in “schools and classrooms.”

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