Tag Archives: Common Core

What They’re Saying About Education In NC – WE 12/18/15 – #NCED

Posted on December 18, 2015 by A.P. Dillon

A round up of education news from around the state of North Carolina and beyond.

Highlights: Student growth in Wake county, School choice booming in Wake schools, Common Core Commission’s final meeting, NCAE blows off the law, safety concerns in Wake schools.

REMINDER: Today is the NC Common Core Commission’s final meeting.
It is from 1-5 pm today on the 7th floor of the Department of Public Instruction building in Raleigh. The public is encouraged to attend. Continue reading →

Posted in Academic Standards Review Commission, EDUCATION, NC Ed Updates, NCAE, Parental Rights, School Choice, Wake County School Board | Tagged ASRC, Common Core, Wake County Board of Education, WCPSS | Comments Off

Please Go To My Website… – #StuffAtkinsonSays

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

The longest serving K-12 Educrat wants you to head to her brand new website, which is currently one whole page with a tiny little blurb on it touting a single statistic from her reign as Superintendent.

No, it’s not her beloved Common Core State Standards, it’s North Carolina Graduation rates.

Let’s take a look at that rate, shall we?

MAKE SURE TO STOP BACK LATER THIS WEEK…. NOT DONE DIGGING YET….
Continue reading →

Posted in Common Core, EDUCATION, ELECTIONS, June Atkinson | Tagged #StuffAtkinsonSays, Common Core | 2 Comments

Yet ANOTHER Clueless Common Core Op-Ed From The Editorial Board – #NCed #StopCommonCore

Posted on November 28, 2015 by A.P. Dillon

The Editorial Board of News and Observer’s sister paper, Charlotte Observer, has apparently never heard of stopping digging when you’re already in a hole.

Another completely clueless ‘Common Core’ Editorial from the Editorial board.

Their latest: The Bittersweet Legacy of The Common Core
Bittersweet?

Faceplam StupidDear lord, stop it. The entire thing has tasted like the wrong end of a skunk from day one.

KEEP READING… THE STUPID CONTINUES Continue reading →

Posted in A.P. Dillon (LL1885), Common Core, Media Bias | Tagged Charlotte Observer, Common Core, media bias | 2 Comments

News and Observer Is Obsessed with Common Core – #ncpol #mediabias

Posted on November 24, 2015 by A.P. Dillon

The News and Observer editorial board is obsessed with Common Core. More specifically, they’re obsessed with defending Common Core, maybe because it allows them to smear the legislature at the same time. Continue reading →

Posted in A.P. Dillon (LL1885), Academic Standards Review Commission, Common Core, Media Bias | Tagged Common Core | 3 Comments

As NC Common Core Commission Wraps Up, DPI Starts 5 YR Annual Review

Posted on November 23, 2015 by A.P. Dillon

The NC Common Core commission (known as the ASRC) tasked with reviewing Common Core and making recommendations for removal of the standards is coming to a close, DPI has announced it has begun it’s 5 year annual review of the NC standard course of study.

Common Core fighters, get ready. The fix is in. Continue reading →