Half of America’s gun homicides in 2015 were clustered in just 127 cities and towns, according to a new geographic analysis by the Guardian, even though they contain less than a quarter of the nation’s population. Keep Reading…
H/T Susan Olsen | The Guardian
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Children entering public school and day care in New Hampshire will continue to need vaccinations against hepatitis B after a Senate committee on Thursday killed the latest of several attempts to end the requirement. Keep Reading…
The NH House’s stunning failure this week to pass any version of a state budget or its accompanying trailer bill has business advocates scratching their heads about what it all means.
“I’ve been doing this for 28 years and never seen a situation like this,” said David Juvet, vice president of the Business and Industry Association of New Hampshire. “But somehow I think they will manage to pass a budget by the fiscal year.” Keep Reading…
Bob Sanders | NHBR
Plainfield — The town of Plainfield will receive $36,334 from the federal government as proceeds from the sale of the former home of tax protesters Ed and Elaine Brown. That total amounts to just 16 percent of the back taxes and fees that had been owed on the property.Plainfield went to court last… More…
Some schools are transitioning from the Smarter Balanced Assessment to the PACE Assessment. An assessment of “competencies.”
Today I spoke before the New Hampshire Board of Education about the concerns I had going forward with the PACE Assessment based on a document that was presented at the last Board of Education Meeting. The BOLD is from that document and my comments are below.
Summary PACE Formative Eval Report_10 March 2017_v2(1) Keep Reading…
President Trump’s State Department has told the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) to get along without U.S. financial support. There are people who think this is a bad idea. I’m not one of them. Neither is Reggie Littlejohn.
I met Reggie very briefly a couple of years ago, when we were speakers at a pro-life convention in New Hampshire. My job was to talk about effective use of social media. Reggie’s job was to talk about China’s coercive abortion policy. She got better billing – and deserved it. Her stories were compelling and persuasive. Keep Reading…
The following research report is written by Dr. Jody Underwood, a Croydon School Board member since 2010 and Education Fellow with the Granite Institute. Dr. Underwood received her B.S. in computer science from Hofstra University, her M.S. in computer science with a focus on artificial intelligence from Rutgers University, and her Ph.D. in Education with a focus on cognitive science from the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology. She has conducted research and development around the use of technology in the classroom since 1987.
Full-day vs. half-day kindergarten is a significant issue currently being considered in the state legislature and many districts. It is relevant to school choice because of the potential impacts on educational options for our youngest learners. Keep Reading…
Michelle Levell | School Choice for NH
Uncertainty remains over whether New Hampshire House Republicans can agree on a budget plan as the chamber runs up against a Thursday deadline for sending a spending plan to the Senate.
The House Finance Committee’s $11.9 billion plan, which was backed by GOP House leaders, was rebuked Wednesday by Democrats and a large cohort of Republicans, forcing the House to adjourn early as lawmakers scrambled for a deal. Keep Reading…
Kathleen Ronayne Associated Press | SeacoastOnline
The City Council voted unanimously on Wednesday to approve a resolution calling for greater protections of New Hampshire’s transgender population and changes to city policy.
The resolution calls for the City Manager’s Office to create an anti-discrimination policy that protects Lebanon’s transgender municipal workers from retaliation and harassment.
City officials didn’t say when that change is expected to take place during the meeting, but Interim City Manager Paula Maville previously said she would create the policy if asked by the council. Keep Reading…
Tim Camerato |Valley News
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