Category Archives: ELECTIONS

The Common Core Weekend Reads – 4-25-15

These are the Common Core Weekend Reads for April 25, 2015.

This is a review of the past week of news on Common Core nationwide and in North Carolina.

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Dear @TheBlaze and @GlennBeck, I Have a Scott Walker Question for You

Last July, I went to The Blaze studios to be a panel member of We Will Not Conform, a live Common Core event shown in movie theaters across the country.

Multiple aspects of Common Core were discussed, including political and election implications. For many citizens, especially parents fighting Common Core, being squishy on the topic is a deal breaker.

I have a question for Mr. Beck….

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#DM7 Article: The Clinton Core Standards”

This is a repost of my weekly Da Tech Guy Column: The Clinton Core Standards Continue reading

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The GOP Parallel Between CA and NC

Jebification. Enthusiasm gap. Hot mess.

Pick one.

Yesterday on Carolina Plotthound:

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NCGOP Kicks Off April Fools In Style

The NC GOP kicked off April Fools Day in style this year.

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Alamance Elections Board Sued Over Handling of Public Records Requests (Updated -Suit Dropped)

Civitas has filed a lawsuit against the Alamance Elections Board over a public records request.

Press Release:

RALEIGH – The Civitas Institute has filed suit in Alamance County Superior Court challenging the legality of the Alamance County Board of Election’s public records policy. In the 12-page complaint, Civitas asks the Court to clarify several areas of North Carolina public records law, including what actions by a state agency constitute a denial of a public records request, whether requestors of public records may be required to physically inspect records before receiving copies, and to what extent a records custodian may delegate away his or her statutory duty to provide the public with access to records.

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