From Caroline: “Some context to this: I was not homeschooled, private, or classically schooled. I was a public school AP student. I got a 5 on the AP Human exam. My lowest AP exam scores were 4’s. I was all in on this system, and I navigated it very well. I came across this because of tutoring…”
Ann Marie Banfield
Will Your School Board Take Responsibility if Your Daughter’s Teeth Are Knocked Out?
The New Hampshire School Boards Association (NHSBA) put forward an outrageous school policy (JBAB) that applies to Transgender students. This policy was then adopted by several school boards across New Hampshire, in spite of its requirement for school staff to lie to parents if their child decides to use a different name in school.
More Proof SAU16/Exeter is Failing Their Students and Community
The big problems in SAU16/Exeter started with closing down schools during COVID. Parents were left begging district administrators and school board members to reopen the schools and make masks optional.
Transgender Pronouns for Kindergarten Students Part 2
I reported here that Lauren Doukas made a PUBLIC statement before the Goffstown School Board on September 11th (39:00) where she mentioned she worked as a paraprofessional at an elementary school in Manchester.
Are New Hampshire Public Schools Racist? The Answer Might Surprise You
Back in 2010, Diane Ravitch, an Education Historian, wrote an article exposing the 21st-Century-Skills movement in public education. In her article, A Century of Skills Movement, she explains where this need to redesign public education from a liberal arts model to a workforce training model originated.
Democrats Battle Against Prager U’s Financial Literacy But Not Pornography for NH’s Students
The political left had a literal meltdown over The New Hampshire State Board of Education supporting Prager University’s Financial Literacy course for the Learn Everywhere program. The word was out, all Democrats across the state of New Hampshire needs to show up for the State Board of Ed meeting and oppose this program. I attended … Read more
Snake Oil Coming from New Hampshire’s Learning Initiative
The Learning Initiative gives you a good idea about the players in New Hampshire that push national education initiatives, whether they work or not. Think about all of the fads that have come through our public schools only to be shown that they did nothing to improve academic outcomes.
Sexualizing Students In Our Schools Hurts SPED Children the Most
As a parental rights advocate in New Hampshire, I talk to parents frequently about the challenges their children face in our public schools. I offer them advice on how to navigate some of those challenges, like opting out of objectionable materials assigned to their children.
Keene Now Selling Parents Portrait of a Graduate: Here Is What They Will Not Tell You
Do you get the feeling that school administrators do not want you challenging them on the garbage they are allowing in your district now? From Pornography for kids to gender theory to CRT to assignments that are more about identity and self-examination than actually learning any quality academic content. The Keene school district is no exception. They are selling this latest fad as if it’s a “strategic plan.” Schools simply copy the fads, then years later when it’s time to keep the focus off the lousy proficiency scores, they come up with something else to replace them.
Former NH Superintendent that Supported Dumbing Down of Our Public Schools
Bill Gates was a primary funder of the dumbed-down Common Core Standards and once said something about knowing if Common Core would work after a decade. Common Core was adopted by most states in 2010. We now have over a decade to see that this fad failed.
Mill Falls Charter School: Transgender Pronouns for Kindergarten Students is a Priority
Recently, a paraprofessional working at Mill Falls Charter School in Manchester spoke before school board members in Goffstown. As a resident of Goffstown, Lauren Doukas gave testimony in reference to a bulletin board that was hanging on the wall in the Goffstown school.
WARNING: Public Schools Are Now A Way To Deny Your Child Military And Career Opportunities
It’s bad enough that public schools have dumbed down the academic component in our public schools to the point where many children will miss out on careers in medicine, engineering, mathematics, and the sciences. Common Core and the Next Generation Science Standards are simply not up to par.
A Call for Democrat Rep. Luneau To Support Quality and Politically Unbiased Science Standards
Dear Representative Luneau, After listening to your testimony opposing the State Board of Education from adopting Prager U Financial Literacy for Learn Everywhere, I hope that you will now become an advocate for addressing and removing the political bias students in New Hampshire are faced with when they enter our public schools. Your passionate testimony before Commissioner Edelblut, … Read more
Medicaid Reimbursement to Schools and the Removal of Parental Consent
More attempts to remove parental consent need to be given serious thought! This is an email sent to the Superintendent in SAU21 and the School Board Members.
Warning to Parents: They Are Trying to Turn Your Public School Into a Mental Health Clinic
We already know that Keene State BHII is under Contract with The New Hampshire Department of Education to develop a report for the Federal Government on the Multi-Tiered System of Support. The MTSS-B is a mental health system now set up in schools across New Hampshire.
Manchester Mayoral Candidate Will Stewart’s Harmful Education Proposal
Most politicians are clueless when it comes to education policies and research. Will Stewart, Democrat candidate for Mayor in Manchester, proved that with a recent post on his Facebook page. Will Stewart is beating the drums to get kids into pre-school. He cites getting children ready to learn in Kindergarten so they can be reading by 3rd grade.
DeSantis vs. Sununu on Public Education
There is a big difference between Governor DeSantis and Governor Sununu when it comes to improving public education. Democrats will claim that Republicans do not care about public education because they are the party of tax and spend.
URGENT: Mental Health Data on Students Shared w/out Parental Knowledge or Consent: SHOCKING ADMISSIONS!
URGENT, YOU MUST SEE THIS & SHARE!
The video below is from a Zoom meeting with Keene State BHII, NH DoE employees, and several employees working in NH schools. YOU NEED to listen to this discussion about parental consent and sharing PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE mental health data on students.
About Those Controversial Teaching Guidelines on Black History in Florida
The Florida State Board of Education recently approved new guidelines for teaching black history in public schools. There were eruptions from critics who pointed to one of the guidelines included in the 215-page document you can find here. Literacy in any academic subject, in this case, history, is always a benefit to public school students. … Read more