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Ann Marie Banfield

Ann Marie Banfield has been researching education reform for over a decade and actively supports parental rights, literacy and academic excellence in k-12 schools. You can contact her at: banfieldannmarie@gmail.com

Scam

The School Accreditation Scam?

Is your school district accredited by NEASC?  NEASC is the New England Association of Schools and Colleges. They even claim that they can attest to a school’s “high quality and integrity.”  Or is this, as some have suggested, just a big scam on the taxpayers who have to pay for it?

Children rain boots

Sex Ed vs. Sexualizing Your Children

There always seems to be a raging debate between parents when it comes to sex education for their children. It seems odd that any parents would be relying upon their local school district to educate their children, but some parents feel it’s ok to hand their responsibility over to people working in the local school.

Uunmasked parking

Incompetence and Segregation at SAU16/Exeter Deliberative Session

Adult residents in SAU16 were greeted to signs like these when they arrived at the Deliberative Session. Masked residents parked, entered the building, and were seated in one area of the building. Unmasked residents were required to park, enter the building, and were seated in a separate room where they could not be seen.

Unhinged Democrats

The Fleecing of the UNH Students

A recent article was published in the NH Journal about a UNH professor requiring his students to: “find someone to accuse of being racist, homophobic, or ableist and “call them out” in order to get credit for a communications class at the state-funded college.”