Category Archives: EDUCATION

GUEST POST: Are #NCGA Legislators Listening To Parents?

Over the last month, me and the army of moms in North Carolina fed up and concerned with Common Core have been deluging the legislature with letters and calls. One of these fighters has been collecting responses. So far, out of 150 letters sent, she’s seen a small return. Having said that, some of the responses should be noted by parents as to who in the NC General Assembly wants to keep the straps of the Common Core in place over our children’s education and over our state’s sovereignty. While the House shows clear support for getting rid of Common Core in the responses below, the Senate does not.

Below is what was sent to me. I have only altered the text in order to better format it for presentation in this article. If parents out there want a bigger microphone to express their displeasure with Common Core or have received responses back they wish to share, I will happily offer this blog as a place they can do so. Email me at TheLL1885@gmail.com

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To the Representatives who voted for H1061, this is the letter they received. It was a picture of support.

Dear Representative _________ , Continue reading

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Read To Achieve Gets Clarity in HB 230

Notification that HB 230 – Clarify Read to Achieve/Sch. Perform. Grades, popped into my inbox. I took a look. Lots of changes to the language.

Good grief, this bill has more strike-thru’s than text! #ReadToAchieve => House Bill 230-Ratified http://t.co/Vt117nKU8p #nced #ncpol #ncga

— LL1885 – A.P. Dillon (@LadyLiberty1885) June 11, 2014

A lot of strike throughs. One major change is this one below – where it appears parents or guardians are being given the final say on the Summer Reading Boot Camps: Continue reading

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Why Did News And Observer Pull This Article?

I’ve been asking for days. No reply.

Hi @newsobserver Why was this article pulled? Why can’t we see it? http://t.co/cpODQzxoc0 #NCPOL #StopCommonCore pic.twitter.com/vFpibR6g3T

— LL1885 – A.P. Dillon (@LadyLiberty1885) June 11, 2014 Continue reading

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Common Core And Minority Students

Test results in multiple states over the last two years have come back showing a greater disparity and drop in scores since the introduction of Common Core. Minority scores have, arguably, been hardest hit. So then why does an organization like this one below seem to be sold on the idea Common Core is what the black community needs? Money? Did they swallow the ‘career and college ready’ bait that hard? Is their idea of college ready being prepared for a 2 year non-selective college? Because that is the stated goal of Common Core.

Perhaps someone should show BAEO the testimony of Dr. Gary Thompson, wherein he lays out the testing around Common Core and how they are discriminatory against minorities and special needs kids.
Press release below. Continue reading

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Occupy Monday Agenda Would Cost $7 Billion To Fund

The Occupy Monday movement led by Defacto leader of the NC Democrats have been making a lot of demands. Bigger government intrusion, more spending, and desires for items without a thought to the budget North Carolina has to work with.

Barber describes these demands as his “Five Point Moral Framework”. Don’t be drinking anything when you read the list below.

Secure pro-labor, anti-poverty policies that ensure economic sustainability
Provide well-funded public education for all
Promote healthcare for all, including affordable access, the expansion of Medicaid, women’s health and environmental justice in every community
Address the inequalities in the criminal justice system and ensure equality under the law for every person regardless of race, class, creed, documentation or sexual preference
Protect and expand voting rights, immigrant rights, women’s rights, LGBT rights and equal protection under the law
In a nutshell, the same demands made by Occupy Wall Street. Broad and vague with absolutely no specifics. That is a feature, not a bug in the design.

Rev. Barber’s demands would effectively erase all strides made to close the budget shortfall left behind by former Goveror Perdue. The demands add up to roughly $7 billion according to Senator Phil Berger’s office. See the statement to the press below: Continue reading

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Letter: Gov. McCrory, It Is Not Smart To Continue Common Core

The following is a letter from a concerned citizen of North Carolina, Anthony Bruno, to Governor Pat McCrory. Those of you following this blog have noted that our Governor has his heart in the right place, but the information he is getting on Common Core is coming from those with a vested interested in making sure it stays put.

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Good Friends,
Gov. McCrory has been disappointing in his continued support of Common Core. I believe he has been influenced by people who know little about it, yet continue to promote it.

This is the reason I went to the governor’s website and completed the form to urge him to support legislation to replace Common Core with a state developed standard recently passed by the General Assembly.

If you agree Common Core is not the best education standard for NC students, please take a few minutes and let the governor know why.

You can also share your opinion with the governor as this link. http://www.governor.state.nc.us/contact/email-pat

The letter I sent. (Below) Continue reading

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