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ICYMI – Part two of our interview with Rich Girard, who is running for the Manchester Board of School committee. We talk about how good education policy only comes from ensuring that parents and school boards are not just involved but informed so they can be educated participants in the process.
The Bullies in the AG’s office are prepared to take a small town to court even though the law is against them. We talk more about the intimidation factor, the press, and the likely costs to go to court to defend School Choice.
We are joined by Canadian Health Care refugee Shona Holmes, talk show host Rich Girard , and Max Abramson gives us a primer on bills up for a veto override vote this week in the NH legislature.
One of our resident NH Education Gurus, Jorge Mesa-Tejada, explains why a lawsuit filed by two towns against their School administrative Unit was doomed from the start; and it had nothing to do with the merit of the case they brought (and the taxpayers still have options…)
Michelle Levell joins us to examine student and parental rights with regard to explicit material in pubic school classrooms, a recent effort to inform parents, and how educarats reacted to the proposed reform.
Education advocate Ann Marie Banfield joins us to talk about the Governor’s veto last week of parental rights regarding objectionable material (HB332) in public school classrooms. We discuss transparency, age appropriate material, parental involvement, and what parents and taxpayers need to do to ensure parental rights are defended and secured.
Jorge Mesa-Tejada delivers our education update on what an SAU is (School Administrative Unit) and how Superintendents–the administrative leaders of the administrative units–have seized powers reserved to the School Boards.
We continue our discussion with Jody Underwood about how Croydon, NH discovered a taxpayer funded School voucher program already in existing New Hampshire law, we cover what the state constitution actually says about education, and what State School Board chair Virgina Barry tried to leave out of that debate when she insisted Croydon stop their … Read more
Rep. Josh Moore joins the program to discuss State Ed Empress Virgina Barry’s decree that no one shall opt out of any testing in her domain. They talk parents rights, the decline toward the socialist state, and the winner of the WTF of the week.
This months Education update covers the difference between the politically charged term “class size” and another education metric ‘Student to Teacher ‘ratios.
This week I call into the show from CPAC as Skip and Mike take the reins along with guests Jorge Mesa-Tejada (On education), Rep. Max Abramson (on Criminal justice and defining lethal and non-lethal force–among other issues), and Rep. Josh Moore on who owns the children – parents or educators.
JR Hoell, New Hampshire Republican House rep, stops by to talk about education, Charter Schools, the New Hampshire budget, Unions, and how we need need to help people understand when government policy is hurting them and their children. Listen Here Download this segment here You can get links to other segments or listen to the … Read more
In this segment of GrokTALK! we are joined by Kate Baker, the Executive Director at The Network for Educational Opportunity, to talk about New Hampshire’s Education scholarship Program, parent and student rights, and value of education choice. Listen Here http://granitegrok.com/GrokTalk/By-Snippets/05-25-2013%20Segment%20One.mp3 Download this segment here You can get links to other segments or listen to the complete … Read more
“We should be working to make sure that high quality health care is provided to the uninsured to make sure the full range of health care services, including family planning services that are available to people with money are available to the poor and uninsured as well,” Nadler said. That would be Congressman Jerry Nadler … Read more
Ann Marie Banfield from Cornerstone Policy Research talks about Education and Common Core in the state of New Hampshire and the nations; what it is really all about, and what we need to know to stop it and why. Listen Here Download this segment here You can get links to other segments or listen to … Read more
This is the plan to eliminate Local School Boards….just released today – by Marc Tucker at the Center for American Progress (THE Progressive think tank frequented by Clintonistas and Obama-ites which is totally in favor of “fundamentally transforming” America); the important part: …If Americans are going to decide which level of government we want to … Read more
Show them this graph: Now tell them “Not until the student line slopes are STEEPER than the Total Cost one – or the Employee one at the least”. Otherwise, they are LYING THROUGH THEIR TEETH when they say “it is for the children”. (H/T: Cato via The Corner)
This weeks Podcast is now (also) available from AC Nation radio. – Dr. Julianne Cooper, who is the founder and a teacher at Liberty Harbor Academy in Manchester New Hampshire, visits to talk about a real Western Liberal Arts Education, Common Core, Teenage brains, surviving 25 years in the White Tower, learning 9 to 5, and how … Read more
Dr. Julianne Cooper visits GrokTALK! to chat about a Liberal education, Common Core, Teenage brains, surviving 25 years in the White Tower, Learning 9 to 5, and how those ‘new’ progressive ideas you keep hearing about are not as new as you think. Note: Individual guest segements will be posted throughout the day today. You … Read more
In Segment four we talk with Josh Youssef, local small business owner and former candidate for the New Hampshire State Senate, about HB 370 (repealing education choice), State Senator Andrew Hosmer, education in general, what the Teachers Unions are actually after, and more. (With Dr. Julianne Cooper who sticks around to add to the conversation.) … Read more