Category Archives: EDUCATION

Buncombe School Board Backs Out Of Common Core Forum

Posted on March 5, 2014 by A.P. Dillon

Oppose Common Core? Buncombe’s school board doesn’t want to hear it. The board had previously made a deal to hear public comment on the issue, but to date hasn’t made good on that front.

@LadyLiberty1885 @NCPlottHound @CarolinaCates Buncombe School Board Chair Backs Out on Deal to hold #CommonCore Forum http://t.co/xLjoOFNjTq

— Lisa Baldwin (@LisaBaldwin87) March 5, 2014

That, is shutuppery. Parents in Buncombe county have the right to be heard. They should contact Chairman Rhinehart and ask this forum be scheduled post-haste. Continue reading →

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Romeike Family Asylum Update: DOJ Wins. Family To Be Deported.

Posted on March 4, 2014 by A.P. Dillon

Originally posted on LL1885:
Sad news – the Obama Administration’s DOJ has prevailed and the Romeike family, who was seeking asylum from persecution in Germany for Homeschooling their kids, will be deported. For those unfamiliar with this story, here are…

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Romeike Family Asylum Update: DOJ Wins. Family To Be Deported.

Posted on March 3, 2014 by A.P. Dillon

Sad news – the Obama Administration’s DOJ has prevailed and the Romeike family, who was seeking asylum from persecution in Germany for Homeschooling their kids, will be deported.

For those unfamiliar with this story, here are my previous articles on the Romeike Case: Continue reading →

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WCPSS Encouraged Walk-In Event?

Posted on March 3, 2014 by A.P. Dillon

Hey, remember the “Walk-In” the NCAE tried to claim wasn’t their’s but instead an initiative by their new member-led, union wanting caucus, Organize2020? Schools across the state and in Wake County were going to hold protest events during school hours and in one case, an elementary was asking for volunteers to staff classrooms while teachers participated. That was at Lacy Elementary. My FOIA request was completed… read more. Continue reading →

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Barber Beclowns Himself On Vouchers

Posted on February 28, 2014 by A.P. Dillon

Reverend Barber has equated the ability of parents to have school choice with segregation. No, not kidding.

“On Tuesday, the Rev. William Barber, the NAACP president, said vouchers are an attempt at re-segregation and a return to the 1950s.” -WNCN Continue reading →

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Why Won’t @NCAE Answer A Simple Question?

Posted on February 17, 2014 by A.P. Dillon

I’ve asked the NCAE’s Twitter account multiple times if they are involved in the formation of Aim Higher NC. It’s been nearly two weeks since I began asking and have received no reply. I’d give them the benefit of the doubt of not seeing the tweet, had it only been one. I’ve sent half a dozen now, including one this morning. Continue reading →

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