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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.

Less Money & More Educational Responsiveness

March 28, 2019

What ETC does do The Education Tax Credit saves local school districts money. The program does that while giving lower-income students a chance to find the educational program that best fits their needs. It is an inexpensive and cost-effective way to invest in educational opportunities for lower-income children whose families believe they are not best … Read more

Kamala Harris: ‘You Can Judge a Society By the Way It Treats Its Children’

October 4, 2021March 27, 2019 Steve MacDonald

Democrat Kamala Harris has made ‘funding an adequate education‘ a presidential primary issue. Teachers don’t make enough money. Taxpayers don’t care enough about other people’s kids. And my favorite “You can judge a society by the way it treats its children.”

There’s More To The Stalin Resemblance Than Just The Mustache

March 22, 2019 Ed Mosca

This: That’s a great mustache you are sporting Stevie: Befitting of a petty, vindictive, drunk-on-power, tin-pot tyrant who would ban scarves because they symbolize the underprivileged youth you want to prevent from attending schools they love and are thriving in. Because you and your fellow Democrats believe in the Stalinist model of education, where schools … Read more

Channeling Thomas Sowell

March 20, 2019

Discipline and accountability Some years ago Thomas Sowell wrote an article about the utility of discipline and accountability. Come, let’s try to channel a bit of Thomas Sowell. Giving black students in the 1960’s inflated grades when they were admitted with low academic qualifications avoided lots of time wasting hassles for the instructor. Those hassles … Read more

NH House Tables Education Tax Credit Scholarship Repeal

March 19, 2019 Steve MacDonald

The New Hampshire House has table HB632. The Democrat-sponsored repeal of the Education tax credit scholarship program. A bill that helps hundreds of low-income students afford tuition at private schools around the state. But the Bill is still very much alive and we need your help.

Opportunity is Knocking. Will Chris Sununu Answer the Door?

March 17, 2019 Ed Mosca

So ConVal School District has sued over education funding. A copy of the lawsuit can be found in this New Hampshire Public Radio article. Essentially, ConVal urges the State Supreme Court to reprise its ongoing role as State Supreme School Board and order that the State has to use ConVal’s formula to determine the “cost … Read more

House Committee Votes to Repeal ETC Scholarships

March 15, 2019March 15, 2019 Steve MacDonald

The House Ways and Means Committee voted on the Education Tax Credit (ETC) repeal bill, HB 632, earlier today. We blogged their discussion on our Facebook page; you can see a series of posts dated March 13th to follow along. The motion to pass the bill was made by Rep. Thomas Southworth, seconded by Rep. Lisa Bunker. Immediately, … Read more

From ESAs to EARP — An exercise in accurate naming

March 12, 2019March 12, 2019 Ian Underwood

Confucius said that the first step towards wisdom is to call things by their right names. It’s a good rule to live by. If you misname something, you won’t really be able to think about it correctly, because you’ll be thinking about what it’s called, rather than about what it is. On the other hand, if you name something very accurately and precisely, many of the straw man arguments against it can’t gain any traction.

Let’s apply this reasoning to ESAs, or Education Savings Accounts, and see where it takes us.

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Why Does Merrimack Need $20,000.00 Per Student Per Year?

March 12, 2019March 12, 2019 Steve MacDonald

The proposed budget for the Merrimack School system is 77.6 million dollars. That’s the entire cost to run the district for one year. An endeavor that exists, at least in theory, with one purpose. Educate children. But not very many of them. Which begs the question? Why so much for so little?

SeacoastOnline Gives Away the Democrat Lie On Taxes and Education Funding

March 9, 2019March 9, 2019 Steve MacDonald

Despite a complete disconnect between funding and results, Democrats want more money for New Hampshire schools. Bigger budgets have produced no return on investment. None. But as I’ve noted previously, Democrats don’t care about learning. Public Schools are a vehicle for redistributing wealth to a favored constituency.

What Does NH Democrat Rep. Wendy Thomas Have Against Religious Schools?

March 6, 2019 Steve MacDonald

Merrimack, New Hampshire Democrat Wendy Thomas recently showed her support for a form of religious bigotry by liking a tweet responding to a local news piece about New Hampshire’s Education Scholarship Tax Credit. The tweeter wrote, “repeal this abomination of a “scholarship” and keep public school money where it belongs.”

Reply to State Rep that Opposes the Education Tax Credit Scholarship

February 25, 2019

School Choice for NH received an email from Rep. Paul Dargie (D), of Milford stating that he is opposed to the “diversion of taxpayer funds to religious and other schools through the use of vouchers or voucher workarounds.” He is referring to the Education Tax Credit program that is facing a repeal effort in House Bill 632. Below is … Read more

SDGANH: Achieving Transparency: How the Best Districts Do It – The End: Parts 11, 12, and 13

February 24, 2019February 24, 2019 Skip

The School District Governance Association of NH (“SDGANH”) held a seminar this past Saturday on some best practices in how to make your School District more transparent in all of its procedures. This morning long session was a self-directed panel discussion consisting of Rich Girard from the Manchester School District, Tom Murray formerly of the … Read more

SDGANH: Achieving Transparency: How the Best Districts Do It – Parts 9 & 10

February 24, 2019 Skip

Cackling Rosie Insults New Hampshire Parents

February 23, 2019February 23, 2019 Ed Mosca

This: What Rosie is really claiming is that parents who avail themselves of school-choice and send their children to private schools are destroying the futures of their own children. Of course, Rosie would deny that’s what she’s saying, so let’s start with the predictable, “defunding public schools” argument. The program in issue involves PRIVATE scholarships. … Read more

Civilian Disarmament bills: Those that would limit your Rights because EMOTION and SAFETY

February 18, 2019February 18, 2019 Skip

Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety -Benjamin Franklin Consider this post, as a good example of how the Left despises your Right to keep and bear arms and what and how they will frame their arguments in order to legislative do to make … Read more