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Parents, On gun control teach your kids about reality, not rhetoric

Posted on January 7, 2016 by A.P. Dillon

A look at the Reality and the Rhetoric around gun control, background checks and mental illness.
Who decides what illnesses are used? What criteria?

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Like most parents with children in school, I worry about what they are learning and doing all day. I also worry about their safety. Violence and crime in schools is on the rise and I’ve written about the troubling fight incidents going on in my own school district.

Like other parents, I also worry about the idea of a shooter coming into my kid’s school. Schools are the ultimate soft target. They are largely unguarded, especially elementary schools and middle schools.

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While KY Lawmakers Move To Dump Common Core, NC’s Governor Tries To Cement It

Posted on January 7, 2016 by A.P. Dillon

The first state to adopt Common Core has legislators now filing a bill to drop the standards. WCPO reported: FRANKFORT, Ky. — Majority Republicans in the Kentucky Senate have introduced legislation that would dismantle the state’s Common Core education standards. … Continue reading →

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Cruz: Homeschoolers Strengthen the Fundamental Pillars of Our Nation [Video]

Posted on January 5, 2016 by A.P. Dillon

Sen. Ted Cruz has a new video out extolling the value of homeschooling.

In it, Cruz notes that ‘homeschoolers strengthen the fundamental pillars of our nation’. The video is at the bottom of this article and is embedded in the announcement on his campaign site.

The announcement on Cruz’s site notes the coalition already has over 6,500 members:

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Want Your Child To Transfer To A Different School In Wake Cty? It Might Not Happen.

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

File this one under: We will force schools to be ‘diverse’ at all costs.

The Wake County School Board is can’t be bothered with parents who want their child to change schools within the district according to a report at the News and Observer.

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Around 100 #BlackLivesMatters Protesters Showed Up In Durham

Posted on January 2, 2016 by A.P. Dillon

Professional protesters from various Leftist organizations held a Black Lives Matter protest last night in Durham. When not a lot of tweeting goes on during one of these protests, it’s usually a sign of under-attendance.

From the scant few photos/video seen on Twitter, it looks like maybe a hundred people showed up.

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NC Common Core Commission Co-Chair To Members: You Disregarded Your Duty

Posted on December 31, 2015 by A.P. Dillon

In a press release yesterday, Academic Standards Commission Co-Chair Covil penned a letter showing her dissent from the Commission’s vote on recommendations which took place at the final meeting on 12/18/15.

In his most recent news letter, Senator Jerry Tillman included Covil’s full letter and added his own comment at the bottom:

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