Category Archives: Education
Donna Green: A Reply to Karen Yasenka
In the October 19, 2017, edition of the TriTown Times, Hampstead School Board Chairman, Karen Yasenka, had this to say about three Timberlane School Board members, myself included: | Keep Reading at timberlaneandsandown
Posted in Donna Green, Education, Local NH Politics
Tagged Code of Ethics, Donna Green, Hampstead, Karen Yasenka, SAU 55
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Some States Seeking Ways Around Full Compliance With Federal Education Law
A federal education law designed to let states determine for themselves how to hold schools accountable may leave more children behind if states are allowed to skirt federal requirements through waivers. The Every Student Succeeds Act shifts the burden of directing education … Continue reading
NH Student Proficiency Continues to Slip in English and Math
The New Hampshire Department of Education released the 2017 Smarter Balanced Assessment results earlier this week. Like many other Common Core (aka College and Career Readiness Standards) states, proficiency scores slipped in English and Math across grades three through eight. Elementary students … Continue reading
Posted in Education, School Choice for NH
Tagged Assessments, Common Core, Michelle Levell, New Hampshire
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Timberlane Regional School Board Neuters Itself and Sells Out Voters
The school board’s primary function is setting policy. I’m sorry to report that the Timberlane Regional School Board is poised to pass a policy so deeply and profoundly flawed that it betrays every voter and parent in the district. Please … Continue reading
Posted in Donna Green, Education
Tagged Donna Green, SAU 55, School Board, Timberlane Regional School District
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NH Bill providing state money for private schools advances
CONCORD — A Senate-passed bill that would give parents state funding to send their children to private schools got a positive recommendation from a House subcommittee, in preparation for a full vote by the House Education Committee on Nov. 8. … Continue reading
In-State Tuition at N.H.’s Public Universities Remains Highest in Nation
New national data on the price of college shows once again New Hampshire’s public universities have the highest sticker prices for in-state students anywhere in the country. For years, New Hampshire’s public colleges and universities have had among the highest listed … Continue reading
In Merrimack, Homework No Longer Counts as a Graded Assignment
There is a growing debate in New Hampshire and nationally about the value of homework, and educators are responding. Merrimack School District implemented a new homework protocol at the beginning of this school year. Teachers can still assign practice homework, but … Continue reading
You Can’t Defend Free Speech Without Challenging Social Justice Curriculum
This morning on ‘No Safe Spaces’ Rich Girard and I began with a recent article from The New Hampshire (TNH), the UNH Student Newspaper. Executive Editor Colleen Irvine does a nice job of pointing out to students on Campus that the first … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Free Speech, Girard At Large, GraniteGrok
Tagged Free Speech, No Safe Spaces, Rich Girard, UNH
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What is the The Home Education Advisory Council’s Purpose
The Home Education Advisory Council (HEAC) is supposed to be a bridge between the homeschool community and representatives from the public school system and the NH Department of Education. Are they fulfilling their purpose?| Read more at School Choice for … Continue reading
Posted in Education, NH School Choice, School Choice for NH
Tagged HEAC, Homeschooling, Michelle Levell, School Choice
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The New Media Militia 