Category Archives: Education
NH House Passes Full Day Kindergarten Bill
CONCORD – The New Hampshire House of Representatives voted 247 to 116 Thursday to pass a bill to fund full-day kindergarten. The House sent the $14 million legislation to its Finance Committee for review. More… *| UL Follow the New Media … Continue reading
UNH president Mark Huddleston to retire
University of New Hampshire President Mark Huddleston said Wednesday that he will retire at the end of the next school year. Huddleston plans to step down June 30, 2018, which UNH said will make him the longest-serving president in school … Continue reading
New Hampshire Blows Opportunity to Become Nation’s Leader on Education
In New Hampshire, it’s déjà vu all over again. The House Education Committee just voted to retain Senate Bill 193, which would have established a universal education savings account (ESA) program in the state. The “Education Freedom Savings Accounts” would … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Legislation, Local NH Politics, New Hampshire News
Tagged Education, NH House, NH Journal, RSA, SB 193
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WARNING to NH TEACHERS: Will you be evaluated on your students’ mental health?
The Common Core education reform required states to tie a teacher’s evaluation to standardized testing. This was done by the former Obama administration who used the power of the federal government to tell local school districts how to evaluate their teachers. … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Girard At Large
Tagged Ann Marie Banfield, Assessments, Common Core, Oh my Blog, Testing
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What Happend to Dartmouth’s Pretendian?
In October of 2015, Dartmouth College had to make a change after getting caught with their little Social Justice Warrior pants around their politically correct ankles. They appointed (ethnomusicologist) Susan Taffe Reed as director of their Native American Program … … Continue reading
Posted in Education, GraniteGrok, New Hampshire News, Snowflake U
Tagged Dartmouth, Susan Taffe Reed
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Education Bills Scheduled for Week of May 1, 2017
These are the final days for House committees to vote on any bills with fiscal notes as they have to go to a second committee. There are a few critical school choice bills remaining. As always, the detailed schedule with … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Legislation, NH School Choice, School Choice for NH
Tagged Michelle Levell
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Sens. David Watters and Jeb Bradley: Young NH students need full-day kindergarten
IT IS A BREATH OF FRESH air when an issue arises that has popular support and allows Democrats and Republicans to reach across the aisle and work together. That is exactly what we are doing right now by supporting legislation … Continue reading
Posted in Democrats, Education, Legislation, Local NH Politics, Republicans
Tagged Kindergarten
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Yale College Republicans Host Barbecue Right Next To Hunger Strike
Members of the Yale College Republicans hosted a barbecue Friday right next to where members of the Local 33 graduate student union participated in a hunger strike, the New Haven Register reports. The College Republicans served a meal of barbecued beef, … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Unions
Tagged College Republicans, Hunger Strike, Student Union, Yale
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House speaker, governor not exactly chatty
HOUSE SPEAKER Shawn Jasper and Gov. Chris Sununu’s chief of staff are downplaying speculation that there is a growing rift between the two leading Republicans in the wake of a failed budget vote and the House vote against Right to … Continue reading
Posted in Budgets, Education, Legislation, Local NH Politics
Tagged Chris Sununu, NH House. Speaker Jasper
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Video: Commissioner Frank Edelbut’s Education Town Hall
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Posted in Education, NH Political Buzz
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The New Media Militia 