On the same day that 21 Wake County school board protesters entered guilty pleas, former Wake County school board chairman Ron Margiotta is getting honored by the conservative Civitas Institute.
Margiotta is being praised for his "courage" and "boldness" as he gets tonight the inaugural Civitas Audentia Award at the Conservative Leadership Conference. Civitas also praises Margiotta for promoting "reforms."
Here is today's Civitas press release:


