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ROPER: Education Reformers Say They’re Data Driven, But Are They?

September 18, 2025 Rob Roper

National test scores are out for our K-12 students, and the results – again – are not good. The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) shows that in 2024, barely half of high school seniors had a basic proficiency or better in math, and a third scored “below basic” in reading. This trend of declining … Read more

Half of This Freshman High School Class … is Reading at a First Grade Level

December 5, 2023 Op-Ed

“Bellows Falls Union High School Principal Kelly O’Ryan told the school’s budget committee this week that seven freshmen out of a classroom of 14 students were reading at a first-grade or elementary school level.”

How the Shutdown Affected Student Performance: Conclusion (part 8 of 8)

September 26, 2023 Jody Underwood

This is the final article in the How the Shutdown Affected Student Performance series. This series was inspired by two recent statements made by Croydon Village School Principal Nicole Lackie to the Croydon School Board. First, she claimed the pandemic shutdowns caused poor student performance. Then, she stated that teachers don’t really know how to … Read more

Smart Ways to Enhance Your Academic Performance

June 7, 2022 Guest Contributor

A good education is the bedrock of all advanced societies. It has transformed the world from a primitive community into a modern, developed society. To maintain these advancements, the quality of education must be kept high. As such, students must always be encouraged and given the necessary means to thrive academically.

Sean Monroe Candidate School Board Bedford

Sean Monroe: A Fresh Voice for Positive Change in Bedford Public Schools

July 27, 2025March 7, 2022 Robert Fojo

I am writing to endorse Sean Monroe for the Bedford School Board. Over the last two years, parents have begun to wake up and realize they have lost control over how or under what circumstances their children are being educated in the Bedford public school system. The education of their children is being administered by … Read more

Jenn Marr for Cooperative School Board in Kensington.

March 1, 2022 Op-Ed

Dear residents of the SAU16 community, we support candidate Jenn Marr for Cooperative School Board Kensington.

Manchester Public Schools: Going From Dumb to Dumber?

February 25, 2022 Ann Marie Banfield

As Superintendent Goldhardt exits the Manchester public schools, what can you expect? Not much! Based on what was reported you can expect more dumbing down courtesy Manchester Proud.

Exeter, We Have a Problem

February 25, 2022February 24, 2022 Op-Ed

Mr. Neil Bleicken, a five-year member of the Exeter School Board, wrote an opinion piece titled, “Keep partisan politics out of our excellent Exeter schools.” Susan Shanelaris and Anne Sorber, co-founders of the grass-roots ExeterPACT, using state data as their source, responded with a letter-to-the-editor titled “SAU16—The Numbers Don’t Lie.”

So What Happens When a School District Goes “Woke”? Exactly What You Think for Academics

February 20, 2022 Skip

SAU16, Exeter School District, is about the “Wokiest” district in NH (with honorable mentions to Hanover, Laconia, and Oyster River – and I’m open to other suggestions). It’s well known that DIE (Diversity, Inclusion, and Equity) has taken over district after district.

Does Pedophilia Book Okay’d for Bedford Students Violate Obscenity Laws?

January 28, 2022January 28, 2022 Ann Marie Banfield

Many years ago, a Bedford teacher was caught pushing Marxism on the students in the Personal Finance Class. Instead of children learning how to balance a checkbook or understand simple and compound interest, they were force-fed Marxist ideology.

So, Two Questions for the Bedford School Board. First, Who is in charge?

April 22, 2021 Skip

As in “is it YOU, the elected Representatives of the Voters, or is it the “Professional” staff? Like a lot of schools, Bedford High is participating in a “Day of Silence” in advocacy for the LGBT movement. Students and Staff are to remain silent the entire day. I dunno about you but whenever *I* have … Read more

Education today – Why is Academics THIRD in this list of Responsibilities?

August 16, 2020 Skip

This is an ad that was put into the Laconia Daily Sun. Now, I expect for many communities, there are going to be a lot of ads for teachers and such due to staff not wanting to physically to return to the schools (and some not wanting to even do Remote Learning as well.