Category Archives: Authors

‘Just a Teacher’ Omar Currie is Back – #NCed #ParentalRights

Posted on October 29, 2015 by A.P. Dillon

‘Just a Teacher’ Omar Currie is Back… and you can see ‘The King’ polish his already enormous ego for the paltry fee of just $35. Continue reading →

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CMS Teachers Upset Commissioners Want New Term Length – #cms #nced

Posted on October 28, 2015 by A.P. Dillon

According to the Charlotte Observer, teachers in Charlotte-Mecklenburg schools (CMS) are mad the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Commissioners want to increase their term limit. The board wants to change their term limit from 2 years to 4 years.

While this Commissioner board term limit change is arguably worth protesting, it’s not the real reason. To borrow from Mr. Alinsky, “The issue is never the issue. The issue is always the revolution.”

KEEP READING… Continue reading →

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Rep. Holloway Is Latest GOPer to Leave #NCGA

Posted on October 28, 2015 by A.P. Dillon

Rep. Bryan Holloway has announced he will be leaving the NC General Assembly for a post at the NC School Boards Association. Holloway is the latest in a series of high profile GOPer’s not seeking reelection to the General Assembly.

The Stokes News reported: Continue reading →

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When “Education Non-Profits” Attack: WakeEd Partnership – #nced #asrc #ncga

Posted on October 27, 2015 by A.P. Dillon

Common Core loving educrats and big biz are coming out of the woodwork these days in North Carolina.

First it was the clueless Wake County School Board stomping their foot and attacking parents who advocated for their child. Then it was the News and Observer’s equally clueless and insulting Editorial board.

Now it’s yet another “education non-profit” racing to protect a set of experimental and fundamentally flawed standards.

Last night over at the News and Observer, an article dropped about “education non-profit” WakeEd Partnership’s outrage that the NC Common Core Commission might actually be fulfilling their assigned task.

KEEP READING… So Much Stupid. So Little Time. Continue reading →

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UNC BOG President Selected: Margaret Spellings – #ncpol #unc #bog

Posted on October 27, 2015 by A.P. Dillon

After a bit of a rough-and-tumble, politically charged process, the President of the UNC Board of Governors has been chosen. John Fennebresque is out. Spellings is in.

Yes, Former Bush Education Ed Secretary and overseer of the failed No Child Left Behind, Margaret Spellings, will be the new head of the UNC system and will pull down $775,000 over five years for the role.

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Mathematician and Author Responds to #WCPSS Board – #NCed #StopCC

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

After being attacked by the Wake County School Board and then again the News and Observer Editorial staff for daring to speak out against Common Core, parents have about had it with these useful idiots.
Author and Mathematician Barry Garelick brings some sanity to the topic with a simple comment on an article. A comment that nails exactly the issue at hand with Common Core math. Continue reading →

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