Category Archives: THE LEFT

Common Core Aligned: “Teaching Tolerance” – PT 4

Posted on June 10, 2015 by A.P. Dillon

Last week, I started this series on certain Social Activism curriculum claiming to be aligned to Common Core as created by ‘Teaching Tolerance’, a project of the Southern Poverty Law Center. I continued this week with part three. This installment is part four.
[Read: Part one, Part two and Part three] Continue reading →

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Hey Wake County, Ready To Pay More In Taxes?

Posted on June 9, 2015 by A.P. Dillon

Didn’t I warn people to expect that tax hikes were coming? Yep.

What I didn’t expect was the Wake County Commissioners to blink. Continue reading →

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Moral Monday Arrestees Getting Special Treatment?

Posted on June 9, 2015 by A.P. Dillon

Occupy Monday is back and getting special legal treatment?

The Moral Monday protests have resulted in hundreds arrests over the last few years here in North Carolina. Those arrested have been proven to have volunteered to be arrested, knowing full well the legal consequences they would face. Now, a judge has lessened those consequences. Continue reading →

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Common Core Aligned: “Teaching Tolerance” – PT 3

Posted on June 8, 2015 by A.P. Dillon

Last week, I started this series on certain Social Activism curriculum claiming to be aligned to Common Core as created by ‘Teaching Tolerance’, a project of the Southern Poverty Law Center. This is part three. Continue reading →

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Teacher Omar Currie Just Doesn’t Get That Controversy Isn’t About HIM (Video)

Posted on June 8, 2015 by A.P. Dillon

In my inbox over the weekend was a video of an interview between Efland Cheeks Elementary teacher, Omar Currie, and a NewsMax reporter.

Currie manages to make it mostly about him being a victim… of his own activism. Continue reading →

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Common Core Aligned: “Teaching Tolerance” – PT 2

Posted on June 4, 2015 by A.P. Dillon

A few days ago, I wrote the first article in a multi-part series, Common Core Aligned: Southern Poverty Law Ctr’s ‘Teaching Tolerance’.

This is part two. Continue reading →

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