Category Archives: Education
Keene State College Enrollment Problem Solved?
Keene State College has been running deficits. Budget cuts are an annual feature as enrollment declines. But the State University System is coming to the rescue. | Keep Reading at GraniteGrok.com
Posted in Budgets, Debt/Spending, Education, GraniteGrok
Tagged Budget, Enrollment, Granite Guarantee, Keene State, UNH
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Josiah Bartlett: SB 193’s Expected Impact on NH School Districts
If the Education Savings Account (ESA) program proposed in Senate Bill 193 becomes law, school district operating budgets can be expected to decline on average by a mere 0.14 percent in the program’s first year, leaving districts with 99.86 percent … Continue reading
Posted in Debt/Spending, Economy/Economics, Education
Tagged ESA, ESA's, SB193, School Districts
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School Choice Legislation: Schedule for Week of January 15, 2018
The 2018 session is well underway with a full slate of hearings in multiple committees. We are monitoring several bills and those will include our analysis and recommendations. As a courtesy, we list additional bills and meetings relevant to education … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Legislation, NH School Choice, School Choice for NH
Tagged Michelle Levell, SB 193, School Choice
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School Choice for NH: Break the Testing Stranglehold
HB 1744, a bill that will break the testing stranglehold on our students and teachers, will have a public hearing in the House Education Committee on Thursday, January 18 at 10:45am. This is an important school choice bill because parents – not … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Legislation, School Choice for NH
Tagged HB 1744, Michelle Levell, School Choice, Testing
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School choice poses no threat to great or good public schools
Reviewing his 1/9/18 column, one has to wonder if E. Scott Cracraft intentionally tries to mislead readers, if he just doesn’t care about children getting a decent start in life, if he’s blind to public education’s failures, or if he … Continue reading
Recording of NH Board of Ed. Green v. SAU 55
On Thursday, Jan. 11, 2018, the New Hampshire Board of Education heard arguments to dismiss or not dismiss my complaint to them about salary setting practices at SAU 55. James O’Shaughnessy represented SAU 55. He spoke first for 23 minutes, … Continue reading
Family Profile: One Size Does Not Fit All
A lot of people ask me why I support SB193. The answer is complicated. I am the mother of a child with multiple learning challenges. My child has autism, ADHD, dyslexia, and dysgraphia. My child originally attended our local public … Continue reading
Posted in Education, NH School Choice, School Choice for NH
Tagged Education, Families, Michelle Levell, SB 193
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Michelle Levell: Empower Families with Opportunities
Please join families across the state to support SB 193, a bill that will empower families with more opportunities for their children’s education. Please consider testifying before the committee. This is the best opportunity for the legislature to hear from you, … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Legislation, NH School Choice, School Choice for NH
Tagged Michelle Levell, SB 193, School Choice
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Green Prevails at State Board of Education
Today the New Hampshire State Board of Education took jurisdiction over the matter of my complaint concerning SAU 55. Further, they ordered SAU 55’s board to hold a “fact-finding” public hearing. The vote was 3-1-1. SBOE member, Bill Duncan was … Continue reading
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