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NC Enters Year 4 of Common Core and Reading Retention for 3rd Graders Increases Statewide

Posted on October 10, 2015 by A.P. Dillon

The headline at the News and Observer reads, “More NC third graders retained for poor reading”.
File this one under: Things I saw Coming And Was Called Crazy For.
We are in year four of Common Core. Supporters of the standards promised us flying cars or something…

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McCrory Still Beating Cooper In Latest Poll – #ncpol #ncgov

Posted on October 9, 2015 by A.P. Dillon

A recent Civitas poll has Governor Pat McCrory still head of Roy Cooper, despite McCrory having a much higher job performance disapproval percentage…

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More on the NC Teacher Turnover Report by the Media – #NCED #NCGA

Posted on October 6, 2015 by A.P. Dillon

Yesterday, Lt. Governor Dan Forest released a video highlighting important information which the media in North Carolina has been remiss in reporting on.

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NC’s Version Of Bill Gates Is Backing Jeb ‘Common Core’ Bush. SHOCKER. – #ncpol

Posted on October 5, 2015 by A.P. Dillon

File this one under, “well, duh”.

BizJournals is reporting that SAS’s Jim Goodnight, who when it comes to meddling in education is North Carolina’s version of Bill Gates, has dumped a pile of money into Jeb Bush’s campaign.

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#DM7 Article: The ‘Women’s Healthcare’ Mask Falls at Planned Parenthood Hearing

Posted on October 4, 2015 by A.P. Dillon

This is a repost of my weekly column at Da Tech Guy:

The ‘Women’s Healthcare’ Mask Falls at Planned Parenthood Hearing

By A.P. Dillon

Yesterday at a House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing, the Planned Parenthood mask of ‘women’s healthcare’ fell.

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Gates Backed Hope Street Group Push Agenda Using Wake Taxpayer Resources

Posted on October 2, 2015 by A.P. Dillon

Below is an email sent to me by a teacher unamused at the Bill Gates backed ‘education non-profit’ using Wake county official email to push their non-profit’s agenda items.

Gee, sounds familiar.

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