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The abysmal state of Public education cannot be overstated—an increasing investment in declining results. Sorry. I’m presuming things, like the purpose of the buildings and the system, is to teach kids to learn. As observed here, So we’ve been told for years, that we have to fund schools. And what about the teachers? And what … Read more
A Citizen’s Call to Reclaim the Bill of Rights and Local Control of Schools For thirty-two years, New Hampshire has lived under a judicial decree that most citizens have never heard of, yet it reaches into every wallet and every classroom in the state. In 1993 and 1997, in a pair of rulings known as … Read more
In 1784, New Hampshire’s schools were indeed overwhelmingly religious in character, typically operated by local towns or parishes under the state’s 1784 school law (and earlier colonial precedents). As Nathaniel Bouton documents in his 1833 A History of Education in New Hampshire, the explicit purpose of common schools at that time was to teach children to … Read more
This week, Tom Murray from the Government Integrity Project joins me to explain why we are in a constitutional crisis in New Hampshire and what School Funding has to do with it. Note: Resolved a sketchy audio issue in the first two minutes. Sound is excellent after that. Speakers’ opinions are their own and may … Read more
The EdOpt Fair is coming to Keene this coming Monday! More than a dozen providers will be there for families to meet and learn about all the possibilities: RSVP if you’re an education provider in the region who is interested in having a table there, or if you simply want to get a reminder. We … Read more
I came across this the other day, and was startled to see that it was written 6 years ago. It could have been written yesterday — which confirms the accuracy of the analysis. With Comrade Volinsky taking another tilt at the ‘fairness’ windmill — slightly ahead of schedule — it seems appropriate to re-publish it … Read more
EdOpt is hosting an EdOpt Fair this Monday, October 27, from 5-7:30 pm at the Candia Congregational Church, 1 South Road, Candia. The following providers will be there for families to meet and learn about all the possibilities: RSVP if you’re an education provider in the region who is interested in having a table there, … Read more
The Committee on the Future of Public Education is circulating an online survey to gauge public awareness and opinions regarding Act 73, the public education reform law that intends to restructure and consolidate Vermont’s school districts. While the introduction to the survey references that “The law was enacted in response to residents’ concerns about high … Read more
Steve MacDonald was kind enough to share “RINO-Russ Barry” (a/k/a State Rep Ross Berry) Is Gaslighting You About “Local Control” And Property Taxes on his Granite Grok blog. Thank you, Steve! We noticed that State Rep Dan McGuire didn’t like our posting. We’ll share his criticism below, and then respond. Note that the focus of “RINO-Russ Barry” (a/k/a State Rep … Read more
There are many reasons behind the escalating costs in special education. It’s easy to blame the federal government for failing to fund its promised share under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), but that’s only part of the story. There are serious, fixable issues at the local level that are driving costs through the … Read more
When you talk to legislators about political reform, whether it’s in the schools or anywhere else, they are often interested in making small changes — largely because those seem to be the only kind anyone thinks can be made. (The technical psychological term for this is learned helplessness.) I’ve been thinking for a while now … Read more
Anyone who has listened to Charlie Kirk’s presentations at colleges understands his brilliance, not just in his rhetorical speaking events but because of where and how he platformed them. Charlie knew from his own experience that colleges were eclipsing rather than amplifying critical thinking. He schooled socialist college professors at their own institutions and demonstrated … Read more
Our New Hampshire legislature gets many education bills—over 100 just last year—covering building aid, commission memberships, free school meal eligibility, cyber-bullying, masking, menstrual product policies, and much more. While some measures address important issues, most have little or no impact on learning, pedagogy, or knowledge acquisition. An exception was HB320 in 2021, which required that … Read more
A group called the New Hampshire School Funding Fairness Project got an idiot judge to rule that New Hampshire’s funding of special education is constitutionally insufficient. This echoes the Claremont rulings and Con Val, all of which are themselves unconstitutional demands by a branch of government with zero authority to speak on the issue. Courts … Read more
Please join me tomorrow when we (concerned citizens and taxpayers) file this Remonstrance with the General Court (the legislature) to restore parental choice in education, and repeal the unconstitutional property tax forced upon us by government to fund their indoctrination centers called public schools! Please PM me for time and location! https://x.com/DRichardNH https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100053269301465 To the … Read more
National test scores are out for our K-12 students, and the results – again – are not good. The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) shows that in 2024, barely half of high school seniors had a basic proficiency or better in math, and a third scored “below basic” in reading. This trend of declining … Read more
This week on The NE Take, New Hampshire House Majority Leader Jason Osborne gives a preview of what to expect for the fall session, with topics ranging from education funding, school choice, judicial reform, and economic development. Speakers’ opinions are their own and may not represent those of Grok Media, LLC, GraniteGrok.com, its sponsors, readers, … Read more
Harjinder Singh could barely read or speak English, but he had an excuse. He wasn’t from here, entered the nation illegally, where Democrats provided a work permit and CDL licenses in two states, to drive trucks, which ended in the unnecessary deaths of three people in Florida. Democrat fingerprints are all over this “crime” as … Read more
Andru Volinsky’s op-ed about Claremont’s financial crisis assumes a premise that is flatly wrong.
Several parents in Pelham have reached out to me about a newly elected school board member who ran on a platform of improving public schools. Pelham students have been struggling academically for years, and teacher retention continues to be an ongoing issue. I know this personally—former teachers have contacted me directly to describe the poor … Read more