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For the LULZ… Founding Member of Hope Street Group Attempts Trolling. Fails.

Posted on October 21, 2015 by A.P. Dillon

One has to laugh when a founding member of an alleged ‘education non-profit’ attempts to troll someone for exposing them as Bill Gates backed Common Core shills.

Get ready to laugh because that’s what’s happened. Continue reading →

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Gates Backed Hope Street Group Push Agenda Using Wake Taxpayer Resources

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

Below is an email sent to me by a teacher unamused at the Bill Gates backed ‘education non-profit’ using Wake county official email to push their non-profit’s agenda items.

Gee, sounds familiar.

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More On NC’s ‘Partnership’ With The Gates Backed Hope Street Group

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

Yesterday, I mentioned going into more detail about the cozy partnership NC’s Superintendent and current CCSSO President, Dr. Atkinson, entered into with the Bill Gates backed non-profit called Hope Street Group.

Here’s the deal….
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An Update On #CommonCore Potemkin Village Resident: Hope Street Group

Posted on August 21, 2015 by A.P. Dillon

This past June, I wrote a two-part series on the latest resident of the Common Core Potemkin Village: Hope Street Group.

It’s time for an update. Continue reading →

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Common Core Potemkin Village: Hope Street Group – Money and History

Posted on June 30, 2015 by A.P. Dillon

Yesterday, I started talking about a Common Core non-profit focused currently on teachers and training. That non-profit is called Hope Street Group.

I realized right out of the gate that Hope Street Group was going to be a multi-article project I’d have to break into chunks. So, today we’re going to take a look at the history, the players involved and follow the money… Continue reading →

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Another House In the Common Core Potemkin Village: Hope Street Group

Posted on June 29, 2015 by A.P. Dillon

Over the course of the last three and a half years, I’ve come across more ‘education non-profits’ tied to Common Core than one can imagine. This sea of non-profit organizations all seem to have their roots in a core set of financial backers : Gates, Hewlitt, Walton, Lumina, Carnegie and many more.

A potemkin village of support for Common Core has been erected using this sea of non-profits as education reform astroturf. The Common Core Potemkin Village has a McMansion I missed previously.

This McMansion is Hope Street Group and they’ve recently invaded North Carolina… all with the Blessing of CCSSO President and NC Superintendent, Dr. June Atkinson. The NCAE is also falling over themselves to welcome this group…

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