Category Archives: Education
UNH Admin. Helps Students Beg Legislature for More Money
Please sir, may I have another…ten million. In an effort to encourage the New Hampshire Legislature to allocate more funding in the upcoming state budget to the university system, members of the UNH student body and university administration met in … Continue reading
Where are the Children?
In all the discussions, testimonies, and articles about the proposed school choice ESA, the opposition refuses to comment on the educational effects on children. Where are the children in their comments? Why don’t they focus on the impact it has … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Local NH Politics, New Hampshire News, School Choice for NH
Tagged Children, School Choice
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Amendment Shifts Power from State School Board to NH Education Commissioner
A proposed draft amendment for an education bill would dramatically shake up the state Department of Education and shift some power and authority to the state education commissioner. Yet, the senator who introduced it said it simply “allows managers to … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Legislation, New Hampshire News
Tagged Commissioner, NH Journal, School Board
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Hate Common Core Math? Now’s the time to tell the NH State Board of Ed
New Hampshire Commissioner of Eduction, Frank Edelblut, will be moving forward with reviewing the Common Core Standards currently used in New Hampshire. Common Core has driven many parents to pull their children out of the public schools. Unfortunately, the appointed Board of … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Girard At Large, Local NH Politics, New Hampshire News
Tagged Ann Marie Banfield, Common Core, Math, Oh my Blog
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The Temporary Demise of a UNH Giveaway
Senator Dan Innis (R-UNH) sponsored SB41 to recruit STEM candidates to New Hampshire Schools. As originally written it would have given $5,000.00 in taxpayer debt forgiveness to STEM students for showing up but not graduating or sticking around to thank … Continue reading
A Court Case of Huge Importance to School-Choice in New Hampshire
On April 19th, the United States Supreme Court will hear arguments in Trinity Lutheran Church of Columbia, Inc. v. Pauley, which involves whether the State of Missouri’s use of its Blaine Amendment to deny State funding to the Trinity Lutheran … Continue reading
What is the NH State Board of Education afraid of? Better public schools?
Commissioner Frank Edelblut came under fire for wanting to improve public education in New Hampshire. You would think that everyone would join him in an effort to improve the quality of science standards used in our public schools. What is … Continue reading
Education Bills Scheduled for Week of April 10, 2017
The House and Senate must finalize their bills in the next few weeks and then negotiate any differences as we head into May. Not much more left! As always, the detailed schedule with our analysis and recommendations is below with … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Legislation, Local NH Politics, School Choice for NH
Tagged Legislation, Michelle Levell
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Merrimack School Is Now A Mental Health Facility
According to an article in the Manchester Union Leader, “Merrimack tackles mental health issues in the classroom after student survey,“Merrimack Schools are becoming a mental health facility. I’ve listened to the school councilors argue against written consent from parents when … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Girard At Large
Tagged Every Student Succeeds Act, Mental Health, Merrimack, Obama, School District
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Good Transparency at Wilton School District Meeting – Initially
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Posted in Education, Local NH Politics, New Hampshire News, Ridley Report
Tagged Meeting, School District, Wilton
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