Category Archives: Education
The Saga of School Board Member Nancy Tessier – Messier and Messier
You have to admire the Manchester paper for helping out a friend on the city’s school committee. Here is the title of a “news” story they wrote: Paul Feely’s City Hall: Did school board member violate confidentiality? The issue isn’t, did … Continue reading
Posted in Democrats, Education, Local NH Politics
Tagged Board of School Committee, Manchester, Nancy Tessier
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Rich Girard: Breaking the rules, and getting away with it
On Monday, September 25th, the Manchester Board of School Committee did two things that actually made my jaw drop. As you may know, at-Large board member Nancy Tessier violated policies of the school board, provisions of the city charter and … Continue reading
Posted in Democrats, Education, Local NH Politics
Tagged Manchester, Nancy Tessier, Rich Girard, School Board
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ESAs Create More Opportunities
Over the last several months we have continued to work on the Education Savings Account (ESA) bill, SB 193, which was retained by the House Education Committee. A subcommittee met multiple times and must present a decision to the entire … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Local NH Politics, NH School Choice, School Choice for NH
Tagged ESA's, Michelle Levell, School Choice
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Crybaby Candidates and the Mentality of Self-Importance
On October 5th, I reported on a candidate forum organized and advertised by Ward 6 school board candidate John DiPietro. Having read his press release and visited the Facebook event post he published, it was clear that this was an open invitation to any … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Local NH Politics
Tagged Frank Edelblut, John DiPietro, Manchester, Rich Girard
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Dartmouth Liquor Ban, Sexual Assaults, and Drug Arrests
Hanover — Dartmouth College’s annual campus safety report for 2016 shows little change in most key crime statistics, except for a slight drop in arrests and internal sanctions for alcohol violations. The data show that sexual violence and substance abuse reports … Continue reading
Black Lives Matter protesters shut down ACLU speaker at William & Mary
Students affiliated with the Black Lives Matter movement crashed an event at the College of William & Mary, rushed the stage, and prevented the invited guest—the American Civil Liberties Union’s Claire Gastañaga, a W & M alum—from speaking. Ironically, Gastañaga … Continue reading
Why Did US Dept. of Ed. Rescind Obama Sexual-Harassment Guidance – Lack of Statutory Authority
There’s an important backstory to Secretary Betsy DeVos’s recent announcement that the Department of Education (DOE) is rescinding its Obama-era “guidance” on sexual harassment, including sexual assault. Regulations or “guidance” must be based on statutory authority, but there is a … Continue reading
Posted in Education, National News, National Politics & Policy, Reguations
Tagged Betsy DeVos, DoE, Sexual Harassment, Title IX
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Franklin Becomes First N.H. Town to OK Keno
Franklin became the first municipality in the state to approve the gambling game keno during a citywide election in Franklin on Tuesday. It passed in all three wards with about 60 percent of the vote. New Hampshire Lottery officials said … Continue reading
School board member: ‘Flag nothing more than toilet paper to me’
An Elgin school board member defended comments she made on her personal Facebook page supporting NFL players taking a knee during the national anthem and equating the American flag with toilet paper. School District U46 board member Traci O’Neal Ellis … Continue reading
NH Journal: Congress Fails to Reauthorize Federal Perkins Loan Program
Perkins loans were formerly available to undergraduate, graduate, or professional students enrolled full-time or part-time at a one of the 1,400 colleges participating in the program. The loan is set at a five percent interest rate and is issued by the college … Continue reading
The New Media Militia 