Category Archives: Education
Assault Against Edelblut: Volinsky and Pappas Speak Out
Rich talked about the opposition that Commissioner of Education Frank Edelblut has experienced by Andru Volinsky and Chris Pappas, reading an editorial published in yesterday’s Union Leader. He commented on claims that taxpayers are being harmed, spoke about state-provided funding for education and more. | More… | Girard … Continue reading
Dartmouth Seeks to Clarify Stance on Free Speech, Antifa Connection
The back-and-forth between Dartmouth faculty and College President Phil Hanlon continues over the school’s response to comments by Mark Bray. Bray is a faculty member and has been a prominent speaker on the Antifa movement since the clashes in Charlottesville. … Continue reading
REPLY to Executive Councilors Volinsky and Pappas’ Political Hit Piece Against Commissioner Edelblut
Executive Councilors Andru Volinsky and Chris Pappas’ criticism of New Hampshire’s Education Commissioner Frank Edelblut, made me wonder, are they bothered that he’s working hard to improve public education? Volinsky and Pappas took a swing at Commissioner Edelblut for attending political functions; … Continue reading
Evergreen State College faces $2.1M budget shortfall, cites enrollment drop, issues layoff notices
Administrators at The Evergreen State College have announced that the embattled school faces a massive $2.1 million budget shortfall due in part to a drop in enrollment, and the institution has already handed out some temporary layoff notices as officials … Continue reading
New Hampshire university to take in students after Harvey
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A New Hampshire university is offering a free semester to college students displaced by Hurricane Harvey, 12 years after it helped a similar group after Hurricane Katrina. Franklin Pierce University will provide free tuition, room and … Continue reading
Learning, Teaching, Funding, and Education
In New Hampshire, most public school funding originates in the pocketbook of local taxpayers and most of us hope we elect a local school board that watches out not only for the students but also the taxpayer. It doesn’t always … Continue reading
HYP Radicals Speak to Left Radicals
“…the real radicals today are those who point out the obvious that is not supposed to be noticed in order to protect Progressive sacred absolutes, in this case egalitarianism pushed to the level of absurdity. The HYP professors should have … Continue reading
University Retreat Called Off Because of a Banana Peel Found in a Tree
Each generation wonders about future generations. What should we make of this? A Greek Life retreat at the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss) was promptly canceled this weekend after a banana peel was found hanging in a tree. “To be clear, … Continue reading
More than 400 UNH students attending tuition-free
No, It’s not really free. UNH is still getting ‘paid.’ DURHAM, N.H. (AP) — More than 400 incoming University of New Hampshire students are attending the school tuition-free this fall. The students, who receive federal Pell grants, are getting assistance … Continue reading
DartBlog: Controversy on Bray Antifa Comments
The Manchester Union Leader has issued an editorial supporting President Hanlon’s condemnation of Lecturer/GRID Visiting Scholar Mark Bray. Bray has been widely criticized for seemingly supporting the violent tactics of antifa groups: … In a rebuttal of the criticism of Bray, Professors of History Bethany Moreton, … Continue reading