Category Archives: A.P. Dillon (LL1885)

Jeb! drops out after doing his damage to Cruz, Rubio

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

Well most folks are talking about Jeb! dropping out last night. It was good that he did, it was clearly time given his poor showings in Iowa, New Hampshire and now, South Carolina.

I’m more interested in the damage Jeb! did though. Actually, not just Jeb! bit also Kasich and Carson. Let’s do some math. Continue reading →

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Cabarrus Jobs Now’s Nasty Tactics In #NC82 – #ncga #ncpol

Posted on February 20, 2016 by A.P. Dillon

It’s been brought to my attention that Cabarrus Jobs Now (CJN) has put out an attack ad on Rep. Larry Pittman.

It’s a regular attack ad in that it’s laughably wrong on nearly every point, but where it gets nasty is that apparently CJN swiped a picture from a Facebook page and included it in the ad.

Why is that nasty? KEEP READING TO FIND OUT…
Continue reading →

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Supt Atksinson’s Teacher Pay Wedding Cake Copies ESSA Compensation Tiers – #NCGA #NCed

Posted on February 19, 2016 by A.P. Dillon

Earlier in February, Supt. Atkinson rolled out her latest big campaign… err… agenda item.

That item is Teacher Pay increases.

This is not a new item for Atkinson, she’s repeatedly mentioned this since the legislature flipped to a Republican majority. That’s not a bug, but a feature of her narrative.

In this blog post by Atkinson, she rolls out her 4 tier ‘Wedding cake’ strategy. Continue reading →

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Chair of State Board of Ed Goes All In For… Kasich. – #NCpol

Posted on February 19, 2016 by A.P. Dillon

Over at Jones and Blount, there is a story up about NC Board of Education Chairman, Bill Cobey, going all in for John Kasich in the Presidential race.

I don’t want to ever hear how NCSBE Chair Bill Cobey is a “Conservative” again.

KEEP READING… Continue reading →

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Here Come The Election Year Op Eds – #StuffAtkinsonSays

Posted on February 17, 2016 by A.P. Dillon

Over at EducationNC, Superintendent Atkinson has an Op Ed telling us what her vision of the future of education is in the year 2025. @DrJuneAtkinson tells us what the future of Ed looks like. #CommonCore nowhere in it so why … Continue reading →

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ICYMI – What Matters For Friday, February 12th

Posted on February 17, 2016 by A.P. Dillon

In Case You Missed It — I joined Chad Adams on his show, What Matters, last Friday.
You can find the segment I’m in at around the 35 minute mark. Continue reading →

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