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Homeschooling Still Booming In NC, Up 34% Since Implementation of Common Core

Posted on August 4, 2016 by A.P. Dillon

Homeschooling numbers are up again in North Carolina.

The number has jumped by 11,415 more students than the previous year and represents the largest number of students homeschooling in the state history. That’s a 10.7% increase over the previous 2014-15 school year.

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Report: Wake County Schools Cutting Bus Routes Again

Posted on August 3, 2016 by A.P. Dillon

A report via Jon Camp at ABC 11 details that Wake County Public Schools are looking to cut bus routes again this year. The report says they want to cut out around 3,000 of the current 25,000 routes.

I was semi-vocal about this last year, but if it happens this year I won’t be quietly emailing behind the scenes.

Get your act together, WCPSS. Stop blaming budgets and drivers. Stop cutting routes to save money at our student’s expense because you can’t work out a billion dollar budget.
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Wake Supt. Email: Cuts to Teacher, Student Budget Items but 3% Increases to ‘Support Staff’

Posted on July 27, 2016 by A.P. Dillon

Wake county school officials appear unable to work with an increased budget of over $1.4 billion dollars according to an email to staff obtained by this site penned by the Superintendent of Wake County Schools and David Neter, Chief Operating Officer.

The emails detail the cuts to school level services to ‘close the $17.5 million dollar budget gap’ while simultaneously indicating a 3% pay raise and a half percent bonus for non-teaching support staff. Continue reading →

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Sick of Monika Johnson-Hostler on the #WCPSS Board? Here’s Your Option.

Posted on June 29, 2016 by A.P. Dillon

More folks are getting into the Wake County Public School’s Board race.

Gil Pagan (pronounce pah-gahn) has jumped in to challenge Jim Martin. Now former teachers Sheila Ellis has entered the race to challenge Monika Johnson-Hostler.

Before you get excited, read a little. Continue reading →

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#WCPSS Gives Yet Another Answer on Transgender Bathroom Access

Posted on June 22, 2016 by A.P. Dillon

Wake County Schools keeps giving vague and shifting answers on their facilities access with regards to students identifying as ‘transgender’. Here’s the history. Continue reading →

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Unpacking Common Core Standards Document Utilizes Questionable Sources

Posted on June 21, 2016 by A.P. Dillon

Last year I was approached by a set of parents who had students in a 6th grade Wake county school. These parents were unable to obtain detailed documentation on a particular lesson given in their child’s classroom. The lesson was on Islam.

KEEP READING… SEE THE YEAR LONG STRUGGLE AND THE END RESULT. Continue reading →

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