The Granite Crock group recently sent out an email blast soliciting ‘fact checks’ from its members to ‘debunk’ support for Education Freedom Accounts, which they see as a threat to public school funding. But it’s the email itself that needs debunking.
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Education Freedom Accounts: A Bright Future for NH Children
New Hampshire families want their children to thrive. That means flexibility and meaningful educational choice for families seeking an appropriate and stable educational environment to meet a child’s needs. Supporting that policy has always been part of Cornerstone’s mission.
Social Justice Studies – More Dangerous to Liberty Than COVID19?
The answer to the title should seem obvious. Are Social Justice Studies and the Post-Modernism (Theory) that roots them more dangerous to liberty than the Coronavirus? There’s no easy vaccine for Theory (not even pretend one), so the answer is yes, it is.
And You Thought I’ve Been Kidding Saying Schools Think Your Kids Are Theirs? Take a Read
As I have said countless times, Government schools truly believe that your kids really aren’t yours – the kids, ALL kids, belong to them. I’ve heard teachers say it. I’ve heard administrators say it. Sometimes by nuance and sometimes straight out (a “gaffe” as it is called).
Biden Education Secretary is Good With Teaching That America is Intrinsically Racist
Joe Biden’s pick for education secretary is Miguel Cardona. He helped create Connecticut’s statewide mandatory minority studies course. It “analyze[s] how race, power, and privilege influence group access to citizenship, civil rights, and economic power.”
Notable Quote – reinforcement for my previous post on Free Markets
My previous post. Simply because it fits and too many people believe that a cabal of rulers can run our economy better than we ourselves can (emphasis mine): A liberalism – no slaves, the right to say no – is built into [Adam] Smith’s argument at the outset. You decide, not the government or the community, not the … Read more
NH’s Joint Legislative Fiscal Committee Accepts Federal Charter School Grant
You’ll find a lot of conversation on this topic among our authors, from several angles. I’m talking about a 46 million dollar federal grant to support new charter schools. Previous Democrat majorities blocked it repeatedly. Republicans just took over and rubber-stamped it first thing.
Notable Quote – It Isn’t “Implicit Bias”, It’s a Bias by Our Educational System
Emphasis mine: “It’s the achievement gap, not systemic racism, that explains demographic disparities in education and employment.”
Promoted From the Comments – the Elitism Is Strong Within Her…..and Her Brother, Neil Dietsch. Part 2
Elitism – People taking away choices from other since the Start of Time. Steve started this ball rolling with his post about Jeanne Dietsch (“NH Democrat Jeanne Deitsch – Elitist White-Tower Snob“) when she made it clear that a lot parents would be losers when and if they decided to homeschool their children (especially if … Read more
Taxpayer-funded Propaganda in the Classroom
Social Justice has infiltrated the Nashua public schools without any pubic discussion at board meetings or elsewhere.
Education Politics, Proselytization, and Preordination
The poor man, whom the law does not allow to take an ear of corn when starving, nor a pair of shoes when freezing, is allowed to put his hand into the pockets of others and say, “You shall educate me.” ― Ralph Waldo Emerson.
Approved for Achievement?
A school district that doesn’t offer instruction in a particular grade can tuition a student in that grade to a public school outside the district, or to a private school. In order for that to happen, the school has to be ‘approved’ by the Department of Education.
Speak Now or Forever Hold Your Peace! – VOTE!!!
Tomorrow is an important day for our state and our nation. President Trump has done so much for our country, with his most recent achievement being the appointment of his 3rd conservative justice to the Supreme Court.
Corky Messner: Supports Parental Choice For Education, Businesses Safely Getting Back to Normal
Senate Candidate Corky Messner is a strong believer in education. He believes parents should decide how their children are educated. He started a small foundation to provide scholarships, and supports charter schools
Sununu’s Lockdown Agenda Surges Just In Time For Election
Sununu issues two more Emergency Orders and another Executive Order extending the shutdown in advance of the Elections.
Don’t Tell Me Who You Are, Show Me What You Vote For
If you have been paying any attention to politics in America and NH today, you know that the Democrat Party has become steadily more radical, and I’ll say it, more un-American.
Finding Opportunities in One of the Strangest School Years in New Hampshire History
New Hampshire parents and teachers are now more than a month into what can only be described as the strangest school year in New Hampshire history, and I think that all of you deserve a round of applause for making it this far!
The (Arguably) Most Important Question in the Gubernatorial Race That Everyone is Ignoring
Do you remember the ConVal education funding lawsuit? From my post back in June of last year: So last week, a single Superior Court Judge decided he was the State’s Education-Czar and implicitly ordered -while, of course, claiming he was doing no such thing- the State to -at a minimum- triple spending on public education … Read more
Is ‘Necessary’ the Same as ‘Helpful’?
I was just listening to the Commissioner of Education tell a charming story about how a student with special needs was able to find a creative way to allow him to participate in a welding class at his local school. Like many of the stories he tells, it was heart-warming.
A Tipping Point – Teachers Pushing Parents to Homeschool…
As a former local Budget Committee member, I can tell you that the phrase “it’s for the children” is a complete lie – it’s really for the adults in the teachers union.”