Category Archives: Education
Report: Schools Are Being Duped by Marketers on Personalized Learning
Personalized learning often receives high praise for tailoring to the individual needs of each learner. However, researchers at the National Education Policy Center (NEPC) have found that personalization is often a threat to students’ privacy and a clever way for third-party products and … Continue reading
Durham New Hampshire named safest college town in nation- How is That Even Possible?
According to SafeWise, an independent review and comparison website Durham, New Hampshire –the home of the UNH Main Campus — is the safest college town in America. I’m not sure how this is even possible. I was told that the passage … Continue reading
Family wants local district to pay for private school tuition
I think they should ask Colin Kaepernick to pay for it. The State Board of Education has sent an appeal from a Boscawen family seeking a private school tuition reimbursement from their local school district back to the state Department … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Donna Green, Education
Tagged Colin Kaepernick, Merrimack Valley High School, national anthem, Samuel Alicea
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Racial bias concerns still linger at UNH
DURHAM — Senior Megan Esperance, incoming co-chair of the Black Student Union, had never feared for her safety on the 91-percent white University of New Hampshire campus – until this past spring. “Going to Holloway Commons (dining hall), I was … Continue reading
Timberline Board Member Earns $24,000 from School District they “Oversee”
Do you think it is appropriate for school board members to have occasional work from the district they are charged with overseeing? Tonight your school board will be talking about “Conflicts of Interest.” Thanks to Right to Know information I … Continue reading
USC Misspells Shakespeare On Statue In $700 Million Project
Leave it to crosstown rival UCLA to point out that something is rotten in the state of California. The Den, UCLA’s student section of athletics, set off a firestorm of online mockery Tuesday when it tweeted, “USC. The only place … Continue reading
Dover Puts Kenokarten Funding on Ballot
DOVER, N.H. (AP) — Council members in a New Hampshire city will allow residents to determine if they will permit the gambling game Keno in restaurants and bars. Foster’s Daily Democrat reports the Dover City Council unanimously approved the decision … Continue reading
Snowflakes Outraged: New Parking Plan ‘Not Fair’
Timothy Waryas, a senior and electrical engineering student said the changes will negatively impact students. He said many of the parking lots are near buildings that host evening activities that will no longer be accessible or affordable for those who … Continue reading
Posted in Around New England, Education, New Hampshire News
Tagged Parking, Timothy Waryas, UNH
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Sanborn Superintendent Says Trust-Building a Priority
At a Sanborn Regional School District (SRSD) School Board (SB) meeting on Wednesday, August 16, 2017, the overall theme was enunciated by interim Superintendent Tom Ambrose as he discussed multiple meetings he has held with members of the community, elected … Continue reading
At UNH, Student Demands After Racist Incidents Feel Like Déjà Vu
As students get ready to return for another year at the University of New Hampshire in Durham, for some, there’s still unfinished business from last year. After a series of racist campus incidents, students of color called upon the administration … Continue reading
The New Media Militia 