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#HB2 Protesters Get Dramatic at School Board Meeting

Posted on July 14, 2016 by A.P. Dillon

According to the Star News Online headline, House Bill 2 (HB2) protesters “stormed out” of a New Hanover County School Board meeting earlier this week when the board didn’t respond to the public comments that were made.

What Star News Online apparently did not capture was the protester activity of targeting a board member during the meeting. That board member was Tammy Covil, who posted an account of what happened at the meeting to her Facebook page on July 13th.

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NC Media Can’t Count: #HB2 Edition

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

From the News and Observer to ABC 11, the NC media has proven time and again they can’t count or really even estimate well.

While our media reported continually on the ‘biggest Moral Monday ever’ each time one of their rallies was held, the media wasn’t so interested in a huge crowd gathered in Raleigh in support of HB 2. Continue reading →

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Another Example of Common Core Being A Right-Wing Issue (Video)

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

Another day, another example by the media of how Common Core is just a Right wing Tea party thing…

Just kidding. 150 teachers in Seattle protested Bill Gates and Common Core.

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Protests At Apex School – Sign: Teachers Have No Union

Posted on May 21, 2014 by A.P. Dillon

children in this manner is appropriate. It’s not. I wonder what would happen if a bunch of moms started protesting Common Core in front of the school? Would that be appropriate too?
Today in Apex, one such protest happened (tweet below). Note one of the signs “NC has no tchrs. Union.” Those poor tchrs. No union.

More than 60 teachers rally outside #apex high school for better pay, more support in #NC pic.twitter.com/JnSxqIQF2e

— Tara Lynn (@TLynnNews) May 21, 2014
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