Category Archives: A.P. Dillon (LL1885)

The Last #NCSPIN of 2014

Posted on December 27, 2014 by A.P. Dillon

NCSPIN Upside DownThe video of the last NC Spin of the year has been posted.

Part truthiness and part chuckle-worthy.

Don’t be drinking anything when you watch Fitzsimon desperately try to salvage the Moral Monday voter theme. http://t.co/TwUtoYLGIe #ncpol

— LL1885 – A.P. Dillon (@LadyLiberty1885) December 27, 2014

KEEP READING…
BE KIND, HIT THE TIP JAR! Continue reading →

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More Protests At Durham Area Mall

Posted on December 24, 2014 by A.P. Dillon

Another round of protests at Streets at Southpoint in Durham this past Tuesday according to WNCN:

“at 8:45 p.m., Twitter user @ExodusReign tweeted, “How we dodged the police tonight was brilliant #ShutItDown #durham”

Wait, what?
Dodging police? I thought their beef was with police.

#durham #BlackLivesMatter protesters started at American Tobacco Campus around 7…but then headed to Southpoint.

— Derick Waller WNCN (@derickwallerTV) December 24, 2014

This is the kind of dumb that went on and got dumber as it was tweeted:

KEEP READING… IT GETS DUMBER.
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Governor Business Wants Eyes On NC Board of Education

Posted on December 24, 2014 by A.P. Dillon

Governor Business inserts another business person into education. I know, you’re shocked. This isn’t the first appointment for Davis by McCrory though. Mayor Pat appointed Davis as Chair, City of Charlotte Privatization /Competition Advisory Committee.

Governor Business Appoints Charlotte “unaffiliated” Business Guy To State Board of Ed. SHOCKER. http://t.co/Gn6vvnD9s4 #ncgov #nced #ncpol

— LL1885 – A.P. Dillon (@LadyLiberty1885) December 24, 2014

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BEST NC’s 2020 Vision Initiative

Posted on December 22, 2014 by A.P. Dillon

Common Core was discussed in North Carolina’s legislature starting in 2013 and running through 2014. The result of the discussion, meetings, hearings and testimony was Senate Bill 812. This bill ordered an appointed commission (ASRC) to review and replace the Common … Continue reading →

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#DM7 Article: Protests and Educators

Posted on December 21, 2014 by A.P. Dillon

This is a reposting of my weekly Da Tech Guy column: Protest and Educators Continue reading →

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The Common Core Weekend Reads – 12-21-14

Posted on December 21, 2014 by A.P. Dillon

These are the Common Core Weekend Reads for December 21, 2014.

This is a review of the past week of news on Common Core nationwide and in North Carolina.

Articles are organized by category.

Prior Edition of Weekend Reads: 12-14-14
Weekend Reads archive at StopCommonCoreNC HERE.

KEEP READING – NEWS – VIDEO – QUOTES – TWEETS
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