England has broken new ground in the culture war. A Muslim woman has removed her child from a school with predominantly Muslim children. Why? They are teaching something called CHIPS.
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Scholarship Frees Potential
Free the child’s potential, and you will transform him into the world. ~ Maria Montessori The Education Tax Credit scholarship program puts educational opportunities within reach for low-income students across the Granite State. Over 400 students are utilizing the scholarship for the 2019-2020 school year. There are a few bills filed that aim to … Read more
Save Our Scholarships: Hearing on Repeal Bill
WHAT: Public hearing on House Bill 632, the first one that intends to repeal the Education Tax Credit scholarship program WHERE: Legislative Office Building, room 202, located at 33 N State Street, Concord. WHEN: Tuesday, February 5th, starting at 11:00am The Education Tax Credit (ETC) scholarship program is the only one in the state that … Read more
603 Alliance – GrokInterviews at the 603 Alliance “Thank YOU” event – Michelle Levell
At the 603 Alliance “Thank YOU!” event last week in Manchester, I was asked to go around and do a few quick interviews of both 603 Board members, those that assisted during their candidate events, and some candidates as well. Well, I met up with Michelle Levell! I took her by surprise as she was … Read more
NH House Democrat: “I realize it’s very hard to take money away once you give it to them.”
There’s a Frontpage article in the Manchester Union Leader today about Keno. The focus is House Bill 390 (HB390). This legislation would lower commissions on Keno Machines from 8% to 5%. The result is fewer dollars and incentives to have them in your establishment. The Bill’s sponsor says it’s for education, but that’s not all he says. … Read more
Defend Educational Opportunities for Low-Income Children
The tax-credit scholarship is facing multiple attacks in the legislature this year. The first one is HB 632 and is being fast-tracked to the House Ways and Means Committee, entirely skipping the Education Committee as is the usual protocol to first go to the policy committee. Although the public hearing is not scheduled yet, we expect it … Read more
School Choice for NH: Educational Options Break the Cycle of Poverty
Brandon’s grandmother says “his educational opportunity will break the cycle of poverty and give him a better life.” Please share this message of hope with your friends.
Education Funding? You’re all concentrating on the wrong thing (Parts 1 & 2)
“Taxpayers should be funding public benefits and not private enrichment. At the Northwood Community Center, Ian Underwood gave a presentation on educational funding that basically told the audience that we were thinking about the wrong thing. Much of the debate in NH (and elsewhere) always has money at the forefront – instead, we ought to … Read more
Education: Legislative Schedule for Week of January 14, 2019
Welcome to the start of the 2019 legislative session! The Senate and House education committees are beginning to schedule public hearings and there is a full calendar for the HEC. We are monitoring numerous bills this year and those will include our analysis and commentary. There are several bills regarding charter schools, cooperative district agreements, … Read more
School District Governance of NH – “Preparing for the Future of Schooling”
Preparing for the Future of Schooling In this seminar, we will discuss the future of schools – what school board members need to know about the changes (technological, demographic, economic, and political) that they will be facing, and ways to view potential problems as opportunities. Join us to hear the visions of our two speakers, … Read more
Florida Court Invokes Separation of Powers in Refusal To Play ‘Adequacy’ Game in Public Education
New Hampshire’s Claremont decision turned on the question of adequacy in education. Property-poor “districts” would never have as much money as property-rich towns. Ignoring the fact that money does not equal adequacy in education New Hampshire has been wrestling with this question for decades. But when you are talking about schools, and education, unions, and adequacy,and … Read more
Some Don’t Want to Hear It
Some legislators don’t want to hear about educational opportunities that impact thousands of NH children. That’s their choice. They can choose to ignore what often matters a great deal to families. On New Year’s Eve, we sent an email to all NH Senators and State Representatives welcoming them to the new biennium. The letter explained our belief … Read more
Notable Quote – Victor Davis Hanson
Students now leave campus largely prepped by their professors to embrace a predictable menu: the glories of larger government, income redistribution, greater entitlements, radical environmentalism, abortion, multiculturalism, suspicion of traditional religion, and antipathy to the international role of the United States in the past and present. -Prof. Victor Davis Hanson (Indoctrination, not education) And Alexandria Ocasio-Ortez … Read more
What is the Superintendent in Laconia Hiding?
I’ve been searching for information on the mental health data collected and shared on students in the Laconia School District. Accessing this information has become challenging, given the responses by the current Superintendent in the district, Brendan Minnihan. One thing is clear from the information that has been provided, mental health data on the students is … Read more
Home Education Rules Update
Over the summer, the Department of Education reviewed the home education statutes and rules in their preparation of a technical advisory regarding Participating Agencies. We alerted the department to widespread misunderstandings of districts and private schools regarding home education reporting requirements. This problem was exacerbated by sample policies provided by the NH School Board Association to their member boards … Read more
So School Districts want “involved Parents”? Er, not so much here
My operative question in this (and those similar to them) is this: Who works for whom? Reformatted, emphasis mine:
Parents lament Connecticut school district’s decision to stop lunch visits
Some parents cherish school lunch visits with their children. If work or other obligations allow them, it can be a time to check-in with kids and model good social behavior. But in a Connecticut town’s elementary schools, district officials have sided with those who find such visits to be disruptive. Parents can no longer visit their kids during lunchtime at the Darien system’s K-5 schools after they struggled with a growing number of cafeteria visitors.
“It feels like a punch in the gut,” said Jessica Xu, whose oldest child is in first grade. “I chose the town for the schools. I’m so frustrated the schools don’t want me there.” Although some supported the decision in the wealthy shoreline community that prides itself on its high-performing public schools, Xu is not alone. Parents have protested at town meetings and in online forums, saying they can help their children resolve conflicts with others or simply help them open milk cartons.
And who are the “those” people?
It sounds like NH’s “Social Studies” is about to get “SJW watered down” again
Used to be called History and separately, civics. How did we get here from back then and how is American government supposed to be organized and run? Basic issues and basic knowledgebases for any American citizen. Sadly, our government schools seem to be a poor job of both – after all, ask a young adult the same question we require of LEGAL immigrants wishing to become naturalized Citizens and be prepared for a very dismal experience. So when I saw this (emphasis mine, reformatted):
NH in process of revamping social studies curriculum
EXETER — The state of New Hampshire’s educational standards for social studies has not been updated since 2006 but with a review from the Department of Education underway, local school administrators and community leaders are beginning to line up to help shape its process.
I went “It’s really gonna get addressed! Yay!”. Then I went back and reread that “community leaders” bit again. Sorry I did that….sigh….
Rethinking Fairness in Education
Below is a picture of the current educational system. We put kids in school for about 1000 hours per year, for 12 years, and see what happens. At the end of that time, some may be taking college-level courses. Others may still be unable to read.
Tell Your Story
Families have unique stories about educational opportunities. Some children struggle in assigned schools that do not meet their needs. Even high-performing public schools may not be a good fit for individual children. Maybe it is a problem of academic fit, or perhaps bullying. Other families access options that work for their children, often at great sacrifice. … Read more
Democrat Policies would be Different if they Really Cared about Children
If Democrat politicians and leaders care about children at all, they must consider children a very low priority. If they considered children a high priority, Democrats would pursue policies that make the children’s lives better, but they don’t. Democrat politicians are only “for the children” when it advances their other political goals. If Democrats cared … Read more