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All our state’s students deserve the best education possible, and many people contribute to making that happen. Parents, teachers and school officials are all critical in the effort to educate our kids and help them unlock their potential. But our state legislators are also important, because they help set the overall approach that schools take … Read more
Democrats say that New Hampshire is too white. There isn’t enough color. They also believe that the government can fix it. Probably not. But when the chance arose for the government to do something that attracts minorities, they chose to vote against it.
From its inception, the idea of public charter schools has been to free public education from the burden of excessive and restrictive rules that prevent educators from being effective.
Last Friday, hearing news that the Joint Legislative Fiscal Committee tabled an enormous $46M opportunity to further education in our state, was both troubling and heartbreaking for a number of reasons – primarily for children and families but also overloaded educators.
If Dan Feltes (whom I often refer to as #FlatulentFeltes for all the gassy political air he discharges) is not New Hampshire’s most brazen political hypocrite, he has to be in the top five. Consider this: Just a few days later, we learned about Rep. Tamara Le’s “F*ck private and religious schools” Facebook post: And … Read more
Democrats love other people’s money. Nothing they imagine for the government (or their role in it) is possible without that. So, why would they step back from an opportunity at 46 million (free dollars!) in Federal Funds? Tax money they didn’t have to vote to steal.
On Thursday, November 7, 2019 School Choice for NH will host a presentation entitled “Best Practices in Chartered Public Schools,” a discussion with NH DOE Commissioner Frank Edelblut and author Dr. Cara Stillings Candal, at the Nackey Loeb School in Manchester, NH This will be a great opportunity to Join School Choice for NH and … Read more
If the thought of being able to send your child or children to a public charter school appeals to you, but you have no idea of where to begin, may I suggest that the founding group of parents (yes- we need at least 10 parents to make this work) try to establish a working relationship … Read more
Are you satisfied with the public schools in the Lakes Region? Are you satisfied with the way our public schools are being run into the ground by our elected school board members, members of the staff at the SAUs, and the teacher unions? Are you satisfied with Political Correctness run amok in our public schools … Read more
As students kick off the new school year and settle into their back-to-school routines, several families at NH chartered public schools were informed of changes to their children’s Individualized Education Plans (IEPs) that they did not expect. Upon returning to school, numerous families were told that their children’s special education services would be altered; some … Read more
Educational options are under attack on multiple fronts. Not only are some legislators seeking to completely repeal the Education Tax Credit Scholarship program that supports low-income students, they are trying to make it nearly impossible for chartered public schools to operate. One of these attacks is HB 711, a bill that would gut funding for chartered public schools. … Read more
JR Hoell, New Hampshire Republican House rep, stops by to talk about education, Charter Schools, the New Hampshire budget, Unions, and how we need need to help people understand when government policy is hurting them and their children. Listen Here Download this segment here You can get links to other segments or listen to the … Read more
New Hampshire House Democrat Dan Eaton left office under investigation for intimidation and corruption. He returned under the umbrella of returning civility to Concord. Yet Eaton is proof that there never was any, not from the NH Democrat Leadership. And now that he’s back and in charge of the powerful finance committee, he’s being who Dan Eaton is. Someone who uses his office to help…Dan Eaton.
That is why Dan Eaton took a bill everyone likes, that would fix the charter school situation, and should have breezed out of the legislature and into law, and held it hostage.
From the Daily Caller. A charter schools advocacy organization in New Hampshire has captured video showing (New Hampshire) Democrat Mary Stuart Gile, who chairs the education committee in the state’s House of Representatives, apparently changing her position on charter schools in a four-minute flash. Opponents of the bill want to see the bill fail because … Read more
“Less take-home pay”; Tim listed another things that the Democrats now “own” based on their election results. Here in NH, Maggie “The Red” Hassan (the NH Governor-elect) is about to be sorely tempted to immediately sign a bill to institute a broad-based income tax. NH Families for Education (“dedicated to advocating family involvement in education”) (emphasis mine):
House Democrat Introduces Legislation for an Income Tax
Remember when Democratic candidates were pledging not to pass an income tax? Well, forget that promise! They now want an income tax to pay for education.
INCOME TAX FOR CHARTER SCHOOLS (2013-H-0191-L)
Title: establishing a one percent personal income tax to fund chartered public schools. Sponsors: (Prime) Peter Sullivan
Education Tax Credits (2013-H-0190-L) Title: relative to education tax credits Sponsor: (Prime) Peter Sullivan
I wrote about this back on July 9th. The Manchester School board voted to cut transportation funding as part of a deal to find the cash to put teachers back on the payroll. At the end of the day, cuts made to public school jobs were reinstated at the expense of school choice and charter … Read more
Despite earlier promises the Manchester School district may now be refusing to bus charter school kids based on the argument that it will cost $82,000.00 in transportation costs to do so. From what I’ve been told so far, the original plan was to have them ride on the existing Catholic school bus routes, which would … Read more
The Sunday Telegraph is heralding their governors signing of HB 1495, a bill that authorizes more Charter Schools in New Hampshire. It’s a glowing report about a state executive committed to educational opportunities until you get to paragraph six where the governors true motivations are revealed. New Hampshire’s application for millions in new federal aid from … Read more