The Manifest Educational Hardship (MEH) statute is in RSA 193:3. As currently written, school boards are required to adopt policies consistent with the state BOE rules (Ed 320) which require families to demonstrate that a hardship exists at the assigned school, but hardship is not defined and is a subjective decision. | Keep Reading at School Choice for NH
Manifest Educational Hardship, a Needed Release-Valve
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Tagged BOE, Manifest Educational Hardship, MEH, RSA 193
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Online Voter Registration in N.H.?
New Hampshire is one of about a dozen remaining states that doesn’t allow online voter registration — but a bill introduced this year could change that.
Similar proposals surfaced in 2016 and 2017, but neither gained traction — in part, because they lacked buy-in from the Secretary of State’s office. |Keep Reading at NHPR
Are NH Schools Practicing Mental Health Quackery On Your Kids?
The new federal law, Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), pushes schools to shift their focus away from academics to treating your child’s mental health. This is something I take very seriously since some children come to school having to deal with all kinds of societal problems. | Keep Reading at Girard at Large
Smuttynose Brewery to be Auctioned Off
Interested in purchasing a well-known New Hampshire brewery? You’ll need a quarter million dollars to just get a seat at the upcoming Smuttynose auction.
An information packet for potential bidders released Thursday describes the sale as an “opportunity to buy an ongoing enterprise.” | Keep Reading at NHPR
Man Accused of Stealing NH Police Chief’s ATV
NORTH HAVERHILL, N.H. (AP) — Two men have been indicted on charges of stealing an ATV that belonged to a New Hampshire police chief.
The two face burglary, accomplice to theft and receiving stolen property charges. | Keep Reading at US News
Family Profile: Putting Pieces Together
This profile is from a single mom, a widow, who needed alternatives for her bright daughter. She managed to put the pieces together at a private school and today supports the Education Savings Account bill, SB 193, because it would put similar opportunities in place for more children. | Keep Reading at School Choice for NH
Posted in Education, NH School Choice, School Choice for NH
Tagged ESA's, Michelle Levell, SB 193
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Dem’s Using Russia Narrative To Silence Speech They Oppose
Democrats are always talking about ‘change,’ but more than two decades ago First Lady Hillary Clinton was using FBI files to target political opponents out of the West Wing of the White House. Jump to today and the FBI has been attacking Hillary Clinton’s most recent political opponent since 2016, under Obama. | More at Granitegrok.com
Posted in Constitution, Free Speech, GraniteGrok, Progressives
Tagged #Releasethememo, democrats, Free Speech, Russia
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Study: NH is among best US states to raise a family
MANCHESTER, N.H. —Once again, New Hampshire has been ranked as one of the best states in the nation to raise a family. WalletHub compiled the 2018 rankings based on factors such as family-friendliness and housing affordability. | Keep Reading at WMUR
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Tagged Families, New Hampshire, WalletHub, WMUR
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Newton-Kingston Taxpayers Accomplishments for 2017
Our own NKTA president, James Baker, was elected for the Newton School
Board seat. NKTA supported Tammy Mahoney who was elected to the at-large School Board seat. | Keep Reading at CNHT
Governor Helps Celebrate National School Choice Week in NH
Last night, the annual celebration of National School Choice Week was held at the Radisson Hotel Ballroom in Manchester. The event was sponsored by Children’s Scholarship Fund, Granite State Home Educators, Catholic Schools of New Hampshire, School Choice for NH and NH Alliance for Public Charter Schools. | Keep Reading at NH Political Buzz
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Tagged Chris Sununu, Kimberly Morin, National School Choice Week
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The New Media Militia 