Category Archives: Education
Donna Green: A Timberlane Blast From the Past
In reviewing old school board meeting clips, I came across this gem that so captures the attitude of the SAU to accountability, transparency, and their proper place in the pecking order. |Keep Reading at timberlaneandasandown
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Tagged Donna Green, School Board, Timberlaneandsandown
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In 10 N.H. Cities, Voters Send Mixed Signals on Keno
Rochester appears to be the community most divided over whether to allow Keno within city limits – the game passed there by a mere one vote, according to results from the local clerk’s office as of late Tuesday night. Otherwise, … Continue reading
School Choice for NH: Financial Impact of Education Savings Accounts
Education Savings Accounts (ESAs) will put educational opportunities within reach for low-income children across the Granite State. The NH House Education Committee will vote on an amended version of Senate Bill 193, the proposed ESA bill, on Wednesday, November 8th. Many … Continue reading
Posted in Debt/Spending, Education, NH School Choice, School Choice for NH
Tagged ESA, ESA's, SB 193, School Choice
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Arthur Green: Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell
Looking ahead to the proposed budget for Timberlane 2018/19, should we be interested in facts? It would be interesting to know the October 1 enrollment, usually published by mid-October. At last week’s School Board meeting (Nov. 2), Superintendent Metzler promised … Continue reading
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Tagged Arthur Green, Timberlane Regional School District
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Timberlane Test Scores Nothing to Hoot About
Timberlane Regional School District’s mascot is an owl. Unfortunately, the district’s latest academic results are nothing to hoot about. Both SAT and Smarter Balanced scores show the district hanging by a feather above the state average while spending $800 per … Continue reading
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Tagged SAT, SAU 55, Smarter Balanced, Test Scores, Timberlane Regional School District
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Expanding Educational Opportunities
This Wednesday, November 8th, the House Education Committee will vote on the retained Education Savings Account bill, SB 193. A subcommittee met multiple times over the summer and fall, passing an amended version in a 6 to 3 bipartisan vote. | Read … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Legislation, NH School Choice, School Choice for NH
Tagged Education, Michelle Levell, SB 193
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Recent Sexual Misconduct Charges at Schools Rattle New Hampshire
Allegations and revelations of sexual misconduct at educational institutions in the Granite State have sparked a conversation about what recourse victims have in these cases. This week, New Hampshire Attorney General Gordon MacDonald announced his office was investigating |Keep Reading at NH Journal
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Tagged Dartmouth, Phillips Exeter Academy, Sexual Assault, St. Paul's School
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Kathy Sullivan Admits That SB 193 Will Give Public Schools Money For Nothing
Former New Hampshire Democrat Party Chair Kathy Sullivan, writing in the New Hampshire Union Leader today, admits that passage of SB 193 will give public schools money for students they won’t have to teach. | Keep Reading at GraniteGrok
Posted in Budgets, Debt/Spending, Democrats, Education
Tagged ESA's, Kathy Sullivan, Private School, SB 193, taxes
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New Hampshire AG Investigating Sexual Misconduct Allegations Against 3 Dartmouth Professors
The New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office has announced it will be conducting a joint criminal investigation into allegations of “serious” sexual misconduct by three Dartmouth College professors who were placed on leave last week. Attorney General Gordon J. MacDonald said … Continue reading
Tessier’s confidentiality breach goes beyond school board and district personnel
The leak of confidential personnel information by at-Large Manchester Board of School Committeewoman Nancy Tessier has gone beyond the school board and the personnel members she copied in her email regarding the content of a non-public meeting on September 11, 2017. The breach has … Continue reading
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