Category Archives: A.P. Dillon (LL1885)

Wake School Board Race Will Use 2011 Maps; 4 Incumbents Run Unopposed

Posted on August 26, 2016 by A.P. Dillon

In August, Judge James Dever III ruled that the 2011 maps would have to be used for the 2016 election, however this was an ‘interim’ remedy. Dever’s order leaves room for legislators to take another whack at redistricting when they return to the General Assembly.

As a result of Dever’s ruling, all nine school board seats will be on the ballot in November, however now four are running unopposed. Each of those elected will serve two-year terms and this election is by plurality, meaning there will be no run-off races.

SEE WHO IS RUNNING… FIND YOUR DISTRICT Continue reading →

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WRAL Report On Edgecombe Teacher Turnover Doesn’t Include Supplemental Pay Figures

Posted on August 26, 2016 by A.P. Dillon

A lengthy, well-written and detailed article at WRAL which covers the high teacher turnover rate in Edgecombe county mentions supplemental pay, but doesn’t give the figures.

These figures are important to understand why some counties might have higher turnover rates than others.

Here’s Edgecombe’s number of teachers (which also is the same number claiming the supplemental pay) and the average supplemental rates for the last five years: Continue reading →

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NC Big Media Still Silent on Suit To Remove Keever – #ncpol #ncdems

Posted on August 25, 2016 by A.P. Dillon

As previously reported by this site, the larger media outlets in North Carolina have remained silent on the attempts by the African-American Caucus (AAC) of the NC Democratic Party to remove Patsy Keever as party chair.

Media continued to ignore it even after the group filed suit in Wake County.

The only outlet who has reported on this turn of events to date is the Tribune Papers. All four were penned by Roger McCredie. Continue reading →

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NC Longitudinal Database Committee Quietly Dissolved and Replaced

Posted on August 25, 2016 by A.P. Dillon

A committee formed to bring oversight to the statewide longitudinal database system (SLDS) in North Carolina was recently dissolved.

An August 8th letter from the board’s chair, Keith Werner, called for the dissolution of the board, “per Session law 2016-94 ( Appropriations Act 2016)”. Werner is also the Chief Information Officer of the NC’s Information Technology division. Continue reading →

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Just How Much Money Did Shuttered NC Education Non-Profit Receive?

Posted on August 24, 2016 by A.P. Dillon

In 2013, the North Carolina General Assembly established the Education and Workforce Innovation Act (EWIA) under House Bill 902 with the purpose of fostering, ” innovation in education that will lead to more students graduating career and college ready.”.

EWIA was included in the 2013 Appropriations Act under section § 115C‑64.11.

EWIA’s mandates included providing millions in grant money to school districts after they completed a lengthy set of application requirements. This program was to be administered by NC New Schools.

How much money did NC New Schools receive and where did it go? Continue reading →

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ICYMI – The NBA are Big, Fat Hypocrites on #HB2

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

The NBA pulled it’s All-Star game out of Charlotte, North Carolina over House Bill 2 (HB2). The NBA said it was discriminatory to hold their event at an arena where men couldn’t pee alongside women, so they moved it from … Continue reading →

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