Category Archives: EDUCATION

Liberal UNC Employs #ShutUppery; Blocks Funding for Conservative Speakers

Posted on September 5, 2013 by A.P. Dillon

The biggest nest of Liberalism in North Carolina arguably rests at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill. A campus that touts its free thinking and open minds has proven just the opposite time and again. The latest round of #ShutUppery via College Fix:

Campus Leaders Call Conservative Women Unimpressive, Unworthy

Conservative female investigative reporters Katie Pavlich and Ann McElhinney are unimpressive nonacademics whose speaking honorariums are too high and credentials too unremarkable to pay to have them give talks at University of North Carolina Chapel Hill this fall, members of the school’s student government have agreed.

Despite pleas from College Republicans to finance the speeches, which would have cost about $8,000 from UNC’s student programming coffer of $124,000, a majority of student government members voted Tuesday night against funding the campus visits, with several members voicing concerns that Pavlich and McElhinney aren’t worth the price.

On the same night, UNC student government representatives tapped the anarchist group “UNControllables” to receive $4,000 to fly in a social justice crusader/academic from South America to speak on campus, and the feminists group Siren Womyn Empowerment Magazine was allocated $5,100.

*SNIP*

Shut up, they explained… Continue reading →

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Romeike Family Asylum Update

Posted on August 13, 2013 by A.P. Dillon

The White House and the Obama administration, who had no problem commenting on the ongoing Trayvon Martin case, have opted to punt with ‘No Comment’ on the Romeike family petition: Continue reading →

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Education Pay In NC

Posted on August 12, 2013 by A.P. Dillon

There are some numbers, charts and rumors floating around out there about NC and teacher salaries. Just like with the protests at the General Assembly where most people didn’t bother to read the bill, but preferred instead to believe hyperbolic signage, we have people out there who have not looked at teacher pay, benefits or related documentation.

Well, those folks cannot claim ignorant bliss any longer. Fact Bombs below!

*NOTE: This is not an assault on teachers, but is an examination of the narrative being put forth by various groups. Continue reading →

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But, But Moral Monday Told Me…

Posted on August 8, 2013 by A.P. Dillon

Education spending is being slashed by the GOP in NC!!! Moral Monday and liberal media told me so! But..but…horrible video making fun of us! We’re mad!

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Why? Because it’s a fine example exposing the ‘group think’ in these crowds? Because the Buncombe Young Republicans were right? None of these people are very informed to start with? All of the above?

Crikey. If the Moral Monday people told you to jump off a bridge, would you? Given the video we just saw, don’t answer that. Continue reading →

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School Vouchers In NC For Low Income Students

Posted on August 5, 2013 by A.P. Dillon

In all the manufactured chaos that descended on the NC General Assembly in the last week, an important item in education seemingly got lost in the mix. Governor McCory rolled out a voucher program for low income students called “Opportunity Scholarships”.

The nuts and bolts of the program were in a press release that went out on July 28th: Continue reading →

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#MoralMondays: July 29th Edition

Posted on July 30, 2013 by A.P. Dillon

Mercifully, this was the last Moral Monday.

No more “Mass Social Justice Interfaith” rallies – for now.

Today is not the last Monday. We are not stopping Moral Monday we are suspending it in Raleigh and following legislators back home

— NC NAACP (@ncnaacp) July 29, 2013

I’d groan, but instead I’m chuckling. Please, continue and follow the demise of Occupy who was at one time their own big, noisy movement and is now relegated to a subset of the Moral Monday ranks. Continue reading →

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