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Help Starting a Charter School

October 8, 2019 Norm Silber

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

Budget Compromise Proves NH Democrats Want Economy To Tank so they Can Raise Taxes

September 30, 2019 Steve MacDonald

The comprises budget signed by Gov. Sununu sucks. It spends more, and it’s got Easter eggs, more suitably named poison pills. But it’s not a total loss. It proves that New Hampshire Democrats were lying about tax hikes.

Will reality have any real effect on political debate?

September 27, 2019 Percy Blakeney

The conservative/liberal debate is interesting because both terms are undefined. It’s healthy to have this debate. But what exactly is the debate today? The terms have any meaning anyone wants to assign them, any time they feel like using them. Which is to say, they are utterly useless except as pejoratives.

Government Bureaucrats Control Public Education

Government Bureaucrats Control Education

September 8, 2019

Government bureaucrats control public education. Are you one of the people who object to much of what goes on in government operated schools? Are you also willing to tolerate it because that’s where you property taxes go? It sure isn’t free… but it’s paid for. Would you rather have an extra car, a boat, vacation … Read more

Illiberal Left Excludes Freedom Loving People

August 30, 2019 Steve MacDonald

The statistics showing who gets abortions do not prevent movements like #ShoutYourAbortion from claiming the name liberal. Lindy West, Amelia Bonow, and Kimberly Morrison started this particular social media campaign. They have been widely publicized. How sad is that? Black women should understand the CDC says there are proportionally 5.7 times as many abortions in … Read more

NHPR Reporting That Sununu Caves on #SocialistBudget

August 29, 2019 Ed Mosca

This: HERE is a link to the Governor’s proposal. The bottom line: So Sununu is negotiating against himself. No concession or movement by the DemocRATS to his compromise proposal, so he is further compromising. Somebody get Chris a copy of The Art of the Deal. Quickly.

Learn Anywhere, Anytime, Anyhow

August 26, 2019 Ian Underwood

In 2017, the University of California at Berkeley put a substantial portion of its courses online for free in the form of video and audio lectures. Remember what happened next?

Many of the lectures were not closed-captioned, which prevented some people who were hearing-impaired from being able to listen to them. The U.S. Department of Justice forced the university to take all the material down, on the grounds that if someone, somewhere wouldn’t be able to benefit from it, then no one should be able to benefit from it.

The public school double standard

August 10, 2019 Ian Underwood

With Learn Everywhere back in the news, discussions about the program tend to involve errors of fact (e.g., that costs for the program would be incurred by local districts) and errors of reasoning (e.g., that offering more alternatives to some students somehow means harming other students). But to me, the discussions are most notable for the way they seek to perpetuate the double standard that defenders of the status quo like to hide behind.

A New Education Tax Credit Becomes Law in New Hampshire

December 22, 2019July 17, 2019 Steve MacDonald

Ever since the Education Scholarship Tax credit became law in the Granite State Democrats have been trying to get it repealed. They tried the courts. They propose “repeal legislation” every session. So, what gives with this bipartisan education tax credit the governor just signed into law?

Manchester Mayor Joyce Craig: a lousy education legacy

July 31, 2019July 16, 2019 Ann Marie Banfield

Mayor Joyce Craig has done nothing to improve the quality of education in Manchester. As Chairman of the Board, she should have come in with a plan to improve the public schools in Manchester. Instead, she appears to be punting that authority to community organizers like Manchester Proud and the Nellie Mae Foundation. Both of … Read more

Whither Quality Education? Ask the NEA.

July 11, 2019July 10, 2019 Jim Kofalt

As my friend Ian Underwood has pointed out here, here, here, here, and here, there is a lot of data on education spending and a lot of data on student performance, but no correlation between the two.

Sex Education in Public Schools: “If I were to show that material to a child, I would be brought up on charges.”

July 8, 2019 Steve MacDonald

OurWatchNow.com has video from a training class for teachers about sex education in Public schools. One parent, familiar with the content of the class said, “If I were to show that material to a child, I would be brought up on charges.”

Say Hello to the Claremont Income Tax … and Thank You to our Wonderful Attorney General

June 16, 2019 Ed Mosca

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 … which would require a massive expansion in spending by State government (at least an additional $1.6 … Read more

Think Tank: Please Don’t Help Me

June 13, 2019June 13, 2019 Percy Blakeney

BusinessNH Magazine is a pretty left-leaning publication. In its April edition, it included a piece titled Strengthening NH’s Economy. It was included in a section called THINK TANK. Let me observe there are better ideas to be found in the average truck stop restroom. After completing the article, my urge was to respond. The author … Read more

College Campuses: Hubs of Intolerance, Racism, and Anti-Semitism?

June 12, 2019 Steve MacDonald

Victor Davis Hanson observes that “…colleges are becoming the incubators of progressive hatred of Jews…” This is concerning but does it ring true? Is higher education working to make anti-Semitism respectable again? Are we seeing a rise of racism? Certainly there is an appearance of a growing culture of intolerance on campuses across America. Requirements … Read more

Let’s Fund More Job Training – Because They did Such a Bang-up Job with the Education Monopoly.

June 9, 2019 Steve MacDonald

On the job training is a staple of most workplaces. I know more than a few employers who prefer that method. It allows them to create the habits they want in their workforce. But Democrats think they can spend your money more effectively on job training than the people with the jobs.

Manchester School District: On the Verge of Adopting a Failed Common Core Math Program?

June 8, 2019June 8, 2019 Ann Marie Banfield

The good news is, Manchester is looking to provide a math program for their students. The bad news is, the programs chosen align with the failed Common Core standards that have been plaguing schools for almost a decade now. The Curriculum and Instruction Committee began looking at different math programs to adopt in the school … Read more

Fear and Stagnation: Democrat Leadership

May 30, 2019

The New Hampshire legislature this session has spent its time denouncing and dismantling the system that has given the state the New Hampshire advantage. They have rejected the low tax, low unemployment, free enterprise system they were left. What has the NH legislature done? The Democrats have pushed greater government control. They are instituting greater … Read more

Are New Hampshire Students Now at a Disadvantage When they Take the SAT/ACT?

May 19, 2019 Ann Marie Banfield

With the recent announcement by the College Board to include adversity scores to the SAT, parents around the country are wondering if their children should sit for the assessment. David Coleman, the mastermind of the failed Common Core standards currently serves as the College Board President. Since Coleman began his tenure, there have been numerous … Read more

UPDATE: We know the name of that Keene State Professor Who Shamed Students…

April 24, 2019 Skip

We were alerted to a Professor at Keene State who felt entitled to shame her students for things that they cannot change: race and sex: Earlier this week, Keene State College students were given a handout from a Professor in a class about public health. The handout provided was supposed to cover the topic of, … Read more