Tag Archives: School Choice

#WCPSS Has ‘Student Growth’ — in Charters, Homeschools, Private Schools

Posted on December 17, 2015 by A.P. Dillon

Earlier in the week I highlighted a narrative about student growth in Wake County Schools.

In that earlier article, I said the following:

“These type of articles also serve another purpose, which is to attack school choice. Meanwhile, they are ignoring the multiple underlying causes of why parents are running for the exits of the public school system.

School safety is a big and increasing concern of parents as is the way the Wake Board and the NC Department of Public Instruction have ignored the parents complaints about Common Core.”

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What They’re Saying About Education In NC – 11/27/15 – #NCED

Posted on November 27, 2015 by A.P. Dillon

Education news from around the state of North Carolina and Beyond.

ACTION ITEM: @SpeakerRyan, Two Days To Vet 391 Pages Impacting Millions of Kids?
Highlights: School crime/violence continues in CMS, WCPSS areas, School choice surging, Governor McCrory steps up & joins Amicus Brief and an update on Special Snowflakes on College Campuses.

Reminder: The final Academic Standards Review Commission meeting is Friday, December 18th.

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What They’re Saying In NC Education – WE 11/6/15 #NCed

Posted on November 6, 2015 by A.P. Dillon

Some education news from around North Carolina and beyond.

Included this week, but not limited to: Bus driver walk out, hacking, student safety, transgender push, and faulty logic on education issues from a political non-profit.

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Duke Report Drives False Narrative That Charter Schools Cause Segregation

Posted on April 27, 2015 by A.P. Dillon

Here is the latest narrative being pushed in an attempt to stem the exodus from public schools into charter schools:

Wow, new low WaPo. #nced #schoolchoice White parents in NC are using charter schools to secede from education system http://t.co/B1pUcwy4LN

— LL1885 – A.P. Dillon (@LadyLiberty1885) April 15, 2015

Got that?
The Duke University report wants you to know that if you’re white and put your kid in a charter school, you’re adding to segregation. The subtext here is that by choosing a charter school, these parents are racists.

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CCSSO President Questions Testing For Homeschoolers

Posted on January 14, 2015 by A.P. Dillon

Yesterday, I reported on the Holshouser Legislators Retreat 2015. This was an invitation only event with various NC educrats, legislators, “non-profits” and businesses discussing your child’s education future without you – again.

One tweet I left out of the previous story was from the President of the Council of Chief State School Officers. Folks in North Carolina know her as the NC State Superintendent, June Atkinson.

Dr. Atkinson tweeted this question out at the Holhouser event:

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Backpack Funding: Make the Money Follow The Student

Posted on January 7, 2015 by A.P. Dillon

The amount of money that has been thrown at education from various sources over the last 50 years is staggering. One thing has been learned from said money throwing is that it isn’t working.

If you haven’t read The K- 12 Implosion yet, you should.

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I just finished looking at the 2014 grants for ‘College Ready’ on the Gates Foundation site. This lesson of money throwing at education is something Bill Gates apparently hasn’t learned. The 2014 ‘College Ready’ grants totaled over $92 million.

Over at Reason.com, I spotted this video on Backpack funding for education. This is a very different approach to funding for education.

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