Manchester teachers are getting a new contract. It calls for four more days of professional development. While PD can be beneficial to teachers, taxpayers should be looking at what teachers will be doing during every professional development day.
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Manchester Proud: Another Disappointment
Manchester Proud has been involved with the Manchester public schools for many years now. Some have even questioned who’s really running the school after they hear how Manchester Proud is involved.
Manchester Public Schools: Going From Dumb to Dumber?
As Superintendent Goldhardt exits the Manchester public schools, what can you expect? Not much! Based on what was reported you can expect more dumbing down courtesy Manchester Proud.
Manchester School District Teams Up with Group That Says You are All White Supremacists
The Manchester school district, in conjunction with Manchester Proud and 2Revolutions, created “detailed central office staff action plans that helped lay out key next steps to realizing the vision and provided an aspirational, yet realistic, path forward.
Manchester Students are in Harms Way: The Buck Stops with Superintendent Goldhardt
Children who attend city schools have every right to feel safe as any other child attending a public school. However, if you look at the Manchester police log, serious crimes are being reported at Parkside.
Manchester Schools: At Their Breaking Point
Parents, if you haven’t figured it out yet, the status quo in public education has no desire to improve the public schools. If you do not stand up and start demanding accountability from your elected representatives on the School Board, and the administrators hired to run your school district, it will get worse.
The MANCHESTER Schools are a MESS!
About 10 years ago, I joined with Manchester parents to demand better academic standards for the students who attend the public schools in Manchester. After the disastrous Common Core Standards were adopted by the State, Manchester parents realized they wanted something better for their kids.
Manchester School Board Isn’t Addressing the Achievement Gap
The Manchester Board of School Committee’s resolution to address systemic and institutional racism does not go far enough. In fact, it doesn’t address one of the most important factors plaguing the school district- -illiteracy.
Manchester Democrats Are Afraid of Rich Girard.
The Left likes to tell you who scares them. One of the signs or symptoms of this condition is hyperbolic imaginings. Organized into a systematic hit. Like those on display from Manchester Democrats directed at Board of School Committee member Rich Girard. It’s not just THAT they are accusing him of inappropriate communications with a … Read more
Mayor Craig, Please Put Parents and Teachers First, Not D.C. Bureaucrats
Mayor Joyce Craig responded to an article in the Manchester Union Leader saying, “in her mind, the points raised in Girard’s blog don’t raise any red flags.” This was in response to School Board Member Rich Girard withdrawing support for Manchester Proud. “It’s a community-driven effort,” said Craig. “We’ve got residents, business leaders, colleges and universities who have … Read more
Manchester Proud’s Political Associations Draw Negative Attention
Dear Board of School Committee Members: I was made aware of Manchester Proud a short time ago by parents who told me about this new organization. As a former Bedford resident, I have seen how an organization outside the school district could be beneficial to everyone involved in the Manchester public schools. The Bedford Education … Read more