Category Archives: NCGA

Common Core Is Not Gone From NC, Folks.

Posted on January 13, 2016 by A.P. Dillon

In case you missed it, the Academic Standards Review Commission who met for 15 months decided to take a dive. Several of the members went cannibal on poor Dr. Scheick and as a result, killed the math recommendations. The vanilla … Continue reading →

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Buncombe Parents Concerned About Education, Common Core, Here’s Your Candidate – #ncpol

Posted on January 12, 2016 by A.P. Dillon

As I wrote back in December, parents concerned about education have some great choices for the NC General Assembly this election cycle.

One of those choices is Lisa Baldwin in Buncombe county. Baldwin is running for Sen. Tom Apodaca’s seat, who announced he is not seeking reelection.

Here is Baldwin’s official Press release:

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Cruz: Homeschoolers Strengthen the Fundamental Pillars of Our Nation [Video]

Posted on January 5, 2016 by A.P. Dillon

Sen. Ted Cruz has a new video out extolling the value of homeschooling.

In it, Cruz notes that ‘homeschoolers strengthen the fundamental pillars of our nation’. The video is at the bottom of this article and is embedded in the announcement on his campaign site.

The announcement on Cruz’s site notes the coalition already has over 6,500 members:

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Want Your Child To Transfer To A Different School In Wake Cty? It Might Not Happen.

Posted on January 4, 2016 by A.P. Dillon

File this one under: We will force schools to be ‘diverse’ at all costs.

The Wake County School Board is can’t be bothered with parents who want their child to change schools within the district according to a report at the News and Observer.

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NC Common Core Commission Co-Chair To Members: You Disregarded Your Duty

Posted on December 31, 2015 by A.P. Dillon

In a press release yesterday, Academic Standards Commission Co-Chair Covil penned a letter showing her dissent from the Commission’s vote on recommendations which took place at the final meeting on 12/18/15.

In his most recent news letter, Senator Jerry Tillman included Covil’s full letter and added his own comment at the bottom:

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Lt. Gov Forest And Burt’s Law [VIDEO] – #ncga

Posted on December 24, 2015 by A.P. Dillon

Take a moment out of your day to watch Lt. Governor Dan Forest talk about Burt’s Law, which was signed by Governor McCrory this year.

Senate Bill 445, Burt’s law, protects citizens suffering from mental illness from sexual abuse in group homes where they are being cared for. This is an important piece of legislation and it’s good to see the Lt. Governor highlighting it.

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