January is the most intense month when nearly all our bills have public hearings. There are three of particular note – HB 1263 would reinstate the annual reporting of homeschool year-end evaluations; HB 1492 expands Manifest Educational Hardship to consider the impact on students; and HB 1650 removes education from the purview of DCYF. | Keep Reading at School Choice for NH
School Choice for NH: Schedule for Week of January 22, 2018
Posted in Education, Legislation, NH School Choice, School Choice for NH
Tagged HB 1263, HB 1492, HB 1650, Homeschooling, Michelle Levell
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Jeanne Shaheen lies to make political points
The outright lie is that of SCHIP which Democrats demanded be in the spending bill that would keep the Feds open. She LIES when she intimates that her political enemies have refused to fund it; the Republicans added it to the bill (in fact, Democrats have admitted there is nothing IN the bill they oppose). Further, they made it whole for the next six years – a long-term financing offer! | More at GraniteGrok.com
Posted in Budgets, Democrats, National News, National Politics & Policy
Tagged DACA, Jeanne Shaheen, SCHIP, Schumer shutdown
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Free Classes on the First Amendment
The Nackey Loeb School of Communications in Manchester, NH offers fabulous classes on the First Amendment and other issues in media.
Last week I was the sole student in the Media Law class and had the pleasure of sparring with a law professor for an hour and a half. | More at timberlaneandsandown
Timberlane School Board Member Compares All Homeschoolers to Horrific Abusers
On Friday, a disturbing post was made on social media by an actual school board member in the Timberlane Regional School district. Peter Bealo, who is listed as “Board Chair” for Timberlane/Plaistow, posted a photo of the horrific story about abuse in California, then tried to attribute that behavior to all homeschoolers. | Keep Reading at GraniteGrok.com
Posted in Education, GraniteGrok
Tagged Homeschooling, Kimberly Morin, Timberlane Regional School District
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Common Core is a Common Failure
Every day you read in the news about how, after switching to Common Core, achievement has plummeted. And yet, officials keep defending this failed system.
In Massachusetts: “A new report by the Boston-based Pioneer Institute found that since switched to new educational standards to be in line with national Common Core in 2010, Massachusetts’ success in math and English education has diminished, and scores on national tests have gone down. | Keep Reading at Stop Common Core NH
Official says I need I.D. to film govt. meeting (Marlborough, NH)
I try to question public officials as they enter a school budget work session. We’re in a school during off hours; there are few students around; as usual I try to avoid filming them. The school principal has unsuccessfully forbidden me from filming her.
N.H. House Hearing on HB1520 on Access to Ballots on January 23 at 10:00
HB1520 is scheduled for a hearing by the House Election Law Committee on Tuesday, January 23, 2018 at 10:00 a.m. in room 308 of the Legislative Office Building in Concord, N.H. The public is encouraged to attend and testify in favor of this bill. | More at Right to Know NH
Posted in Elections, Right to Know Law, Right to Know NH
Tagged Access, Ballots, HB 1520, Right to Know
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Children are More Than Test Scores
The House Education Committee recently held a public hearing on HB 1744, a bill that would empower parents with the ability to refuse their children’s participation in statewide assessments. No one spoke against the bill. The committee has not voted on it yet, but may soon. | Keep Reading at School Choice for NH
Posted in Education, Legislation
Tagged Assessments, HB 1744, Michelle Levell, School Choice, Testing
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Dems Propose Amendment to Seize Half of Businesses’ Tax Reform Savings”
“…nothing is more “Democratic” than the mantra “your money is our money – you just haven’t realized it yet”. They proclaim “why can’t we do this; we are a wealthy country” as if they truly believe that your money IS their money to spend because y’all are all too stupid and dopey to spend it the right way – that is, THEIR way. Case in point…” |Keep Reading at GraniteGrok.com
Ed Naile: Vermont Statewide Voter Database
I have in my possession the updated, current Vermont Statewide Voter Database that the state sends to me free of charge every month.
NH can’t send NH taxpayers our own Statewide Database for the obvious reason – it is loaded with out of state voters names and CNHT would match them and expose them – as we have been doing since 2000.
Think about this next time a politician asks you for your vote. | CNHT
The New Media Militia 