Many people who testified at the Sept 14 meeting of the state Board of Education against using the PragerU Cash Course as a Learn Everywhere option argued that it would provide a camel’s nose under the tent to conservative ideas that will indoctrinate students.
Jody Underwood
How the Shutdown Affected Student Performance: Killington VT Improved (part 4 of 8)
As presented in earlier installments, student performance in reading all over the United States, including New Hampshire and Vermont, has been poor for decades, with over half of students reading below grade level.
How the Pandemic Shutdown Affected Student Performance: Vermont (part 3 of 8)
The prevailing narrative is that the pandemic shutdowns affected student performance in public schools. As seen in our prior two articles, data from the Croydon, NH Village School, and statewide data from the New Hampshire Student Assessment System (NHSAS), the National Assessment of Educational Progress test do not support this narrative.
Did the Pandemic Shutdown Affect Student Performance in NH? Part 2 of 8
The opening article of this series, published in the September 9 edition of the Eagle Times and in Granite Grok, examined test results from the Croydon Village School in light of comments made by its principal, Nicole Lackie, who also shared her belief that schools do not know how to teach reading.
Did the Pandemic Shutdown Affect Student Performance? Part 1 of 8
At the June 6 meeting of the Croydon School Board, Associate Principal Nicole Lackie presented the results of Croydon Village School’s (CVS) end-of-year diagnostic assessment.
The Right to Read
There’s a new idea that’s being thrown around these days — the science of reading. I cringe at the phrase because it sounds like just another gimmick to fix things in schools, but the research actually seems to be pretty good.
The Government Is Not the Parent of Children, nor Should It Be.
Dear House Education Committee, I attended the public hearing for SB 272. As you know, people threw around examples of why SB 272 is good and why it’s bad.
Did COVID Shutdowns Affect NH Student Performance?
A popular narrative is that the COVID pandemic shutdowns made things worse for public schools, so we should cut them some slack. But there are two problems with this.
Introduction to the School District Governance Association
Do you feel in the dark about what your responsibilities are as a school board or budget committee member? We can help.
Another choice for School Choice – ‘Town Tuitioning
January 20-26 is National School Choice Week. That makes it a great time to learn more about opportunities for school choice here in New Hampshire. And one of those opportunities is something called ‘town tuitioning’, which is relatively unknown for something that’s been going on for more than a century. Some interesting facts about town … Read more