Category Archives: Education
UNH researchers: campus sexual violence affects academics
DURHAM, N.H. – Sexual assault on a college campus can cause a considerable number of physical and emotional issues for the victim. While much needed programs, and past studies, have predominately focused on the mental health effects of such violent … Continue reading
Earl Metzler Highest Paid Superintendent in NH!
The NH Department of Education has just released their annual survey of superintendent salaries. SAU 55 has the distinction of paying our superintendent more than any other in this fine state. Wanna know why? The answer is simple. SAU 55 … Continue reading
Epsom NH School Board votes, 3-2, to keep Confederate flag in mural
Shawna Bateman wishes she could tell her two sons that racism in America doesn’t exist anymore, but she knows she can’t do that. Instead, she wants a mural at the Epsom Central School that includes a depiction of the Confederate … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Education, New Hampshire News
Tagged Confederate Flag, Epsom, Mural
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Portsmouth City Council Rejects Putting Keno on Ballot
PORTSMOUTH, N.H. (AP) — The City Council in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, has rejected a motion to put a question on November’s ballot about whether to allow Keno gambling. The Portsmouth Herald reports the measure failed 7-2 on Tuesday. Mayor Jack Blalock … Continue reading
Posted in Budgets, Debt/Spending, Education, Local NH Politics
Tagged Keno, Kenogarten, Portsmouth
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Non-Binary Gender Pronoun Guide – In Case You Actually Give A ****!
We’ve been doing this long enough to know that some percentage of the audience will cave when the progressive Bandersnatch comes calling. You’ll be all haughty, repeal-Obamacare, defend the Constitution and all that until the Democrats start calling you names … Continue reading
Library grapples with borrowers trying to pay fines with Chuck E. Cheese tokens
DANVERS, Mass. (AP) — A Massachusetts library is reminding residents that Chuck E. Cheese tokens are not an acceptable form of payment for overdue book fines. Peabody Institute Library in Danvers, Massachusetts, posted on Facebook this week the library has … Continue reading
Posted in Around New England, Education
Tagged Books, Danvers, Fines, Library, Massachusetts
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PARENTS: Questions To Ask Regarding Mental Evaluations On Your Children By Their Local School
I opposed Competency Based Education (CBE) in New Hampshire because it is a model used to change attitudes, beliefs, and values in children. The old Outcome Based Education (OBE) model used in the 90’s failed students back then. OBE never … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Girard At Large
Tagged Ann Marie Banfield, CBE, Education, OBE, SEL
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Sununu: Send kids back to school after Labor Day
“I am strongly considering a proposal to change the dynamic of our education system in a way that works better for our families and for our economy,” Gov. Chris Sununu, 42, told the New Hampshire Union Leader during a telephone … Continue reading
Dartmouth urges Trump to protect immigrant students
HANOVER, N.H. (AP) — The president of Dartmouth College is urging the Trump administration to maintain a program that has given nearly 800,000 young immigrants a reprieve from deportation. The White House says President Donald Trump will announce a decision … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Immigration/Illegal Immigration
Tagged Dartmouth, Hanover, Immigration
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Eyewitness Account of Confrontation With Banana Peel That Ended University Retreat
On August 31st GraniteGrok posted a report about a banana peel with the power to put the full meaning in the word retreat. An Ole Miss Greek Life event came to a screeching (weeping, horribly terrifying) halt (followed by a full retreat) when a … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Education, Snowflake U, Snowflakes
Tagged Banana peel, Greek Retreat, Ole Miss, Social Justice
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The New Media Militia 