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What They’re Saying About Education In NC (9/18/15) – #NCed

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

Some quick hits on Education in North Carolina.

Reminder: The next Common Core commission meeting is Monday, the 21st.
Related Common Core reading: Former USED Official on RTTT: “We forced alignment among the top three education leaders in each participating state …” Continue reading →

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What They’re Saying About Education In NC (7/24/15) #NCED

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

Yes, I’m still on blog vacation, however I have an update on some NC Education issues and an update HB13 (Health assessments).

I’d like to take a moment and apologize if I upset the apple cart with my article the other day. I was particularly hard on Senator Soucek — Sorry about that, but being the voice for ‘we the people’ at times means I have to play bad cop.

Having said that, I might have to play worse cop now, again given what I see restored in HB 13 today. Continue reading →

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WCPSS Expands The “Bring Your Own Device” Program – What Parents Should Know

Posted on June 26, 2015 by A.P. Dillon

Wake County Public School System (WCPSS) has expanded the ‘bring your own device’ program. More schools will now be added to the list where the program is being employed.
There is quite a bit parents need to know and consider before sending that device to school with their child.

KEEP READING…. Continue reading →

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Hey Wake County, Ready To Pay More In Taxes?

Posted on June 9, 2015 by A.P. Dillon

Didn’t I warn people to expect that tax hikes were coming? Yep.

What I didn’t expect was the Wake County Commissioners to blink. Continue reading →

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WCPSS: All Aboard the ‘Equity’ Train

Posted on May 11, 2015 by A.P. Dillon

Last Summer, I wrote about the hiring of Rodney Trice as the Director of “Equity Affairs” for Wake County Schools. Trice is being paid $125k for that position.

In that 2014 article, I mentioned this was part of dealing with the ‘school to prison pipeline’ narrative and various related lawsuits filed against the district.

A recent article at News and Observer confirms I was right: Wake County to discuss equitable student discipline plan Continue reading →

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What They’re Saying About Education In NC (5/8/15) #NCed

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

Here are a couple of quick hits in NC Education news, mostly dealing with Wake County. 1. New Principal appointed at Lead Mine Rd Elementary after parents complained about Principal April Hill.  Kenneth Branch will take over for Hill.  About mid-way down in … Continue reading →

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