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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

Socialism in Denmark

April 22, 2019 Steve MacDonald

Socialism has failed across the world everywhere it has been tried. From the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe to China, Vietnam, North Korea and, most recently, Venezuela. So forget those power mad Marxists who got it wrong. Denmark is the socialist model to follow. Denmark is the Disneyland of socialism. It is where everybody is … Read more

603 Summit: Ann Marie Banfield.

April 19, 2019 Skip

Ann Marie Banfield has been working on researching educational policy and practices. She is in favor of parental rights, literacy, academic standards. She has recently been the Educational Liaison for Cornerstone, a frequent guest and blogger at Girard At Large – and GraniteGrok from time to time. We were at the beginning when Ann Marie … Read more

New! Improved! Sex-Ed Plus Censorship Plus Mandatory Morality

April 18, 2019

In the beginning… Colorado passed controversial sex-ed legislation back in 2013. What they did started national discussions about how much we want to expose children to. The Colorado legislation was a mandatory, comprehensive sex education law. It requires students undergo “culturally sensitive” lessons. “Culturally sensitive” means sex-ed lessons incorporating minority perspectives on sex. Minority perspectives … Read more

Teacher: 1KM > 1 Mile. Kid challenges teacher. Teacher puts him into detention

April 17, 2019April 16, 2019 Skip

“…would be better off simply accepting my teachings without resistance.” “Resistance“? What a loaded word to use towards a parent. Wow! Just wow! Teacher asserts that 1 kilometer is greater than 1 mile. The teacher was wrong: 1 mile = 1.6 km. Kid disputes it, kid gets detention. Over “tone”? You can certainly read it … Read more

Victoria Sullivan for Mayor of Manchester

Victoria Sullivan, the Candidate, the Mother, and the Legislator

April 10, 2019April 10, 2019 Ann Marie Banfield

So today Victoria Wojdylak Sullivan announced that she is running for Mayor in Manchester. Let me tell you about Victoria so that you get an idea of the candidate, the mother, and the legislator. I met Victoria several years ago and really got to know her when she served as Manchester’s State Representative on the … Read more

Are You A Conservative Liberal Too?

April 9, 2019 Steve MacDonald

In the beginning… Once upon a time I considered myself to be “liberal.” I hung posters in the neighborhood for John Kennedy. But slowly, over time, a realization dawned on me. I was liberal because my political and moral philosophy was based on freedom, the rule of law, property rights, respect for life and equal … Read more

If Public Schools Were Subject to Consumer Protection Laws, They’d All be Under Investigation

April 8, 2019 Steve MacDonald

Courts and Education funding have a sketchy history in New Hampshire. Just say the word ‘Claremont,’ and the left’s eyes glow with adoration. You might even see a tear of joy. But not enough joy. So, the Left is at it again. Both in the legislature and the courts.

A standard for school standards

April 3, 2019 Ian Underwood

Recently, I sat listening to a speaker talk about the need for ‘better standards’ in schools. He talked a lot about what students need to know when they graduate from high school, with a lot of emphasis on literacy, mathematics, and what he called ‘general knowledge’.

Hard to argue with that, but as I listened, I noticed that two crucial requirements were missing. And as far as I can tell, they are missing from every school standard or subject standard that I’ve ever seen. They are (1) priority, and (2) independence.

NH Democrats: Selling You a Bridge That Doesn’t Exist On a Payment Plan That Never Ends

April 3, 2019April 1, 2019 Steve MacDonald

The narrative New Hampshire’s Democrats are selling is that they want to lower your “property taxes.” They will do this, they claim, while raising more revenue; by creating a new income tax. But once you buy that bridge, you can’t get a refund.