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Dueling Narratives In #NC02

Posted on January 22, 2015 by A.P. Dillon

Color me confused as to what Rep. Ellmers is doing with regards to abortion in NC-02.

Dueling Narratives in #NC02 for Rep. Ellmers. #ncpol http://t.co/qEaPCnOAd5 vs https://t.co/rDSUH3rPQX

— LL1885 – A.P. Dillon (@LadyLiberty1885) January 22, 2015
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Former NC Board of Ed Chair Not Really Keen On 10 Pt Grading Scale

Posted on January 22, 2015 by A.P. Dillon

Former NC State Board of Education Chairman, Howard Lee, was asked about the new 10 pt grading system North Carolina is adopting. Lee doesn’t see a “downside to it” but would prefer the grading scale “the way it was”.

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FACEBOOK: PAPERS PLEASE!

Posted on January 21, 2015 by Liberty Speaks

After 5 years of having my Liberty Speaks Facebook account, a funny thing happened on January 13, 2015 when I logged in. I was greeted with following notification:

“It looks like the name on your Facebook account may not be your authentic name. We ask everyone to use the name they go by in real life so friends know who they’re connecting with. If this is the name you use in your everyday life, we would like to work with you to verify the name that best represents your identity.

I was locked out, my account was no longer in existence.

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Chapel Hill EWA Seminar On Common Core (Pt II)

Posted on January 21, 2015 by A.P. Dillon

Yesterday, I did a short write-up of one of the videos taken at the EWA Seminar in Chapel Hill on January 12th. Today is party two, “The Southern Context Of Common Core”.

“The Southern Context of Common Core“
20 minutes, 17 seconds
Participants: Jill Stancill and Ferrell Guillory

Description: “Education Writers Association conference panel on the Southern context of Common Core. News & Observer Education Reporter Jane Stancill interviews Ferrel Guillory, member EducationNC Board of Directors and professor of the practice at the UNC School of Journalism and Mass Communication.”

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Pearson Is Everywhere: Silencing Edition

Posted on January 21, 2015 by A.P. Dillon

Welcome back to Pearson Is Everywhere!

Last time we looked at Pearson’s involvement with the GED: 2014 GED Results Show 90% Drop In Passage Rate

Today, we’re looking at how Pearson silences opposing viewpoints.

A reader sent me this tweet:

How testing giant Pearson buys/bullies its way to teacher silence on standardized testing. http://t.co/cO00WM5950 @LadyLiberty1885

— Michelle V. Douglas (@MichelleDouglas) January 20, 2015

This article is a long read, but well worth it. In a nutshell, Pearson went behind the scenes to dismantle and discredit a critic. From the article, “Pearson’s real counterattack took place largely out of public view.”

Excerpt:

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NC NAACP Gives Award To Fast Food Strike Arrestee

Posted on January 20, 2015 by A.P. Dillon

The NC NAACP is giving the Charles A. McLean award those who protested fast food restaurants. The woman who will accept the award, Crystal Price, was arrested at Moral Monday last May for sitting in Speaker Tillis’s office and refusing to leave … Continue reading →

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