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Governor Sununu, We Need Better Leadership from Your Office

Dear Governor Sununu:

I’m not quite sure how to take your recent written comments in Sarah Gibson’s piece about the Government Integrity Project (GIP) and Frank Edelblut.

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MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENT! NH Commissioner of Education to Speak at GIP’s Empowering Parents Event!

HUGE NEWS! NH Commissioner of Education Frank Edelblut will deliver the Opening Address at the Government Integrity Project’s (GIP) Empowering Parents & Taxpayers FREE event THIS SUNDAY

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MUST ATTEND EVENT: Empowering Parents! The STRUGGLE For Control of Your Kids!

There is an uprising of discontent across NH school districts. Parents are fed up with being ignored by their school boards and district administrators – so

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Long-Awaited Public Charter School Grant Competition Announced

Concord, NH – The New Hampshire Department of Education is excited to announce the start of the 2020-2021 federal charter school grant competition, which provides competitive grant funds to start new public chartered schools, as well as replicate and expand existing high-quality public chartered schools.

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Commissioner Edelblut: Don’t Lower The Standards for Licensing Teachers in New Hampshire

I’m writing today to respond to a letter drafted by the State Advisory Committee on the Education of Students with Disabilities re: PRAXIS and other standardized tests relative to teacher certification.

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It’s Time for Public Schools to Focus On Academics.

Commissioner Edelblut, I want to take this opportunity to thank you for bringing Ian Rowe to the State Board of Education meeting on March 15th. This was a wonderful presentation that I believe highlights the importance of refocusing on literacy in the classroom.

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Frank Edelblut

“We need to continue to have critical dialogues”

PUBLIC RANCOR and divisiveness are palpable. Any public comment risks being twisted and turned like a pretzel into something it is not. But we need to continue to have critical dialogues as a society. As one famous politician stated, “The antidote to bad speech is more speech, not less.”

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Experts Admit: The Public Health Establishment Is Torturing Your Children For No Apparent Reason

Our coverage of the ongoing domestic abuse and terrorism of American children continues with the help of Tucker Carlson. He did a quick recap of news you might have missed over the long holiday weekend, including the revelation by “experts” that kids could and should have been learning in-person.

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Is ‘Necessary’ the Same as ‘Helpful’?

I was just listening to the Commissioner of Education tell a charming story about how a student with special needs was able to find a creative way to allow him to participate in a welding class at his local school.  Like many of the stories he tells, it was heart-warming.

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Frank Edelblut

We’ve come a long way since the Governor Approved Temporary Remote Instruction

Op-Ed: On January 29, 2020, long before the public was aware of COVID-19, the Department of Education provided its first Health Alert to school leaders about a developing health concern.

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Setting Realistic Expectations for School Reopening

Following a challenging and unique spring, school officials across New Hampshire are working hard through the summer to prepare schools to reopen this fall. Last week, the School Transition, Reopening, and Redesign Taskforce (STRRT) submitted high-level recommendations to the Department of Education and the Governor.

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Don’t let COVID Derail Your College Plans

The COVID-19 pandemic caused a huge disruption to New Hampshire students when our schools shifted to remote instruction in April. But that’s not the only disruption faced by New Hampshire families.

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Press Release: NH Joins Graduate Together Ceremony

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 15, 2020 [cid:691b5c9d-e573-44d7-9035-9a9ed1e7fab8] Contact: Grant Bosse (603) 271-0448 office (603) 513-3030 cell NH joins Graduate Together ceremony Celebrating the Class of 2020 Saturday at 8pm CONCORD- The New Hampshire Department of Education is pleased to partner with the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) and XQ Institute in support of … Read more

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Op-Ed – Applying lessons of remote instruction when we go back to school

I recently spoke to a pair of high school juniors with very different perspectives on remote instruction.

Leslie (not her real name) was committed to keeping a strict schedule when schools shifted to remote instruction in April.

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Special Request from the NH Senate Study Commission for GrandFamilies: a survey on GFs and coronavirus

As you all know, I am the NH Department of Education liason to the the GrandFamilies Study Commission (appointed by Commissioner Frank Edelblut).  Marylou Beaver is the Chair of the Commission and just sent an email out to the Commission members that contains a survey that I am asking all of you in this position … Read more

More Signs of Desperation from the Volinsky Campaign … #ItsyBitsyVolinsky Plays the “You’re an AntiSemite” Card

A few days ago, Steve posted about a political stunt by Andru Volinsky (hereinafter ItsyBitsyVolinsky or just ItsyBitsy): Democrat candidate for Governor (and Executive Councilor) Andu Volinsky has attempted to use the Coronavirus outbreak and response in New Hampshire for cross-political purposes. News 9, WMUR, has called him out and unexpectedly committed journalism. Well, ItsyBitsy’s … Read more

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COVID-19 Press Conference 1PM

The COVID-19 situation is rapidly developing worldwide, including in New Hampshire. Yesterday, a 7th positive case was confirmed, and it happened to be a NH-DMV employee who had worked and interacted with the general public for 5 full workdays before becoming symptomatic and testing positive. Governor Sununu will hold a COVID-19 Press Conference at 1PM … Read more

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Commissioner Edelblut Updates New Hampshire Schools on COVID-19 Response

School Leaders, Taking a step back from the on-going management of the COVID-19 circumstances each of you face on the ground, the range of scenarios that might result in a disruption of education in your building could be, from worst case – public health orders the closure of your facility to, best case for disruption … Read more

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A New Path to Careers for NH High School Students

When we talk about students who are not succeeding in our current education system, we often say that they “slipped through the cracks.” Well, what if we filled in those cracks so that students could move seamlessly from high school to college to the workforce?

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What is Local Control?

Time and time again when legislation comes up we hear the “local control” argument. More often than not, it’s when the state or federal government propose legislation that infringes on freedom and limits opportunity. Sometimes, it happens when the state or federal government proposes legislation that increases liberty and freedom, and expands opportunity. In case … Read more

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