Category Archives: Education
On School Choice, Sununu Supports the #VolinskyAgenda
Stated considerably more succinctly, Sununu (a) believes reducing funding for public schools in order to fund school choice may “harm[] public schools,” and (b) he wants to limit, at least initially, school choice to choice among public schools. More… | … Continue reading
Posted in Ed Mosca Blog, Education, Legislation
Tagged Chris Sununu, SB193, School Choice
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Students at Harvard Told That Gender Can Change ‘Day by Day’
“Transphobic misinformation is a form of systemic violence,” the document goes on to state. “Fixed binaries and biological essentialism, manifest in gendered language, misgendering someone, and the policing of trans bodies, threaten the lives of trans people.” More..? LI | … Continue reading
NOW Seacoast Online Cares About Public Education?
Per the article below, the editor at Seacoastonline.com suggests that the Education Commissioner must NOW be kept in check. Really? NOW they want to keep a close eye on the Commissioner of Education in New Hampshire? … Commissioner Edelblut has made … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Girard At Large
Tagged Ann Marie Banfield, Commissioner, Education, Frank Edelblut, SeacoastOnline
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Parent and Certified Teacher from Pelham, NH Supports Choice
Katie, a certified teacher and Pelham resident … supports public education [but] she believes taxes should go to support the children as our educational dollars are intended. As a teacher she has seen how public education does not fit all … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Legislation, School Choice for NH
Tagged Katie, Michelle Levell, Pelham, SB 193, School Choice
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Parents Speak Out on Education Saving Accounts
Several parents spoke at the House Education Committee’s public hearing on the Education Saving Account bill, Senate Bill 193, on April 4th. One of the parents that support the bill is Adrianna, a single mom from Kingston. Through tears she … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Legislation, School Choice for NH
Tagged Hearing, NH House, SB 193 Education Savings Accounts
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Manchester school board OKs ‘phase one’ of school redistricting
The first steps toward a long-term redistricting plan will be taken next fall, after school board members voted to approve a “phase one” school feeder plan Wednesday night. More… *| UL Please Like and Share New Media Militia Links on … Continue reading
Go to Bad Schools, Go to Prison: The Teacher Union’s Dirty Little Secret
Though derided by the teachers’ unions as an urban myth, experts in education and corrections have observed a correlation between reading proficiency in the third grade and incarceration. They do not yet use this data to project the number of … Continue reading
Posted in Education, National News, National Politics & Policy, Unions
Tagged Crime, Literacy, Public School, Public Sector Unions
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Edelblut Says Public Schools Should Strive To Be Best Choice For Parents
Now two months into the job, New Hampshire Education Commissioner Frank Edelblut says he’s been impressed by what he’s seen far in his visits to schools across the state. But as the state considers legislation that would vastly expand school choice … Continue reading
Posted in Education, New Hampshire News, NH School Choice
Tagged Commissioner, Frank Edelblut, Public School, School Choice
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Sununu to Replace Chair of State Education Board
Gov. Chris Sununu plans to nominate former New Hampshire Union Leader editorial page editor Drew Cline to the state Board of Education while removing 10-year veteran Tom Raffio from the board. The Executive Council is expected to receive Cline’s nomination … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Union Leader
Tagged Board of Education, Chris Sununu, Drew Cline, Tom Raffio
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Wilton, NH: Fire chief promises “escort” which never happens
When a school building is devoid of students, that’s a good time to show you what sort of messages it is sending your kids via its walls. Two folks have already questioned me for doing this but refused to identify … Continue reading
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