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UNDERWOOD: NH’s Long Math Problem

September 9, 2026 Jody Underwood

New Hampshire has a math problem. In 2026, about 62% of New Hampshire’s 11th graders met the state’s proficiency standard in reading. In math, only 30% did. That gap is hard to ignore. But high school isn’t where the story begins. The Gap Begins Earlier New Hampshire’s statewide assessments tell an interesting story. In the … Read more

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BANFIELD: Poor Math Education Explained

September 10, 2025 Ann Marie Banfield

Many districts in New Hampshire have not elevated math education in our public schools.

Why Does Math Proficiency In New Hampshire Schools Suck?

February 15, 2025February 15, 2025 Ann Marie Banfield

Send this to your school board and Superintendent. When you look at your school’s proficiency scores in math, you might be surprised that many students have not reached proficiency in mathematics. This might help them figure out where the problems exist. 1)Find your school’s proficiency scores HERE: https://www.education.nh.gov/who-we-are/division-of-educator-and-analytic-resources/iplatform2) Scroll down and click on IReport3) Scroll … Read more

Disastrous Public Schools Merrimack- Part 4 (Math)

January 13, 2025January 13, 2025 Ann Marie Banfield

The Merrimack school district is in the middle of a storm. Parents and residents are demanding better from the people in charge of running their school system. Please read Part 1, Part 2, and Part3. There are simple measures that will help students succeed in school, but much of that is undermined by the curriculum … Read more

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NH Students Continue to Struggle to Learn Math, Here’s Why

January 3, 2025January 3, 2025 Ann Marie Banfield

From the moment the New Hampshire State Board of Education voted to adopt the Common Core Math Standards in 2010, I knew it would be a disaster. Fourteen years later, we see the proof. Schools across America still use Common Core-aligned programs in their schools because those math programs align with their state academic standards. … Read more

Just When You Think It Can’t Get Worse, It Does

March 26, 2023January 9, 2023 Op-Ed

I had to check three times, as I didn’t believe the scores could go any lower. Drumroll, please. I guess a new 9 million dollar school and 7 or 8 (lost count) tax cap overrides in ten years for the school budget does not improve education.

” Johnny Can’t Read or Do Math, but Philanthropists Are Making Sure He Learns ‘Equity’ “

December 8, 2022 Ann Marie Banfield

I really have nothing more to add to this article, so I will just post it here in hopes more people read it. Everyone needs to read this!!

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Possibly Dumbest Thing I’ve Heard Someone Say, Ever

May 13, 2022 Ian Underwood

At Wednesday’s school board meeting in Croydon, a former school board member and current math teacher — the latter detail turns out to be important — stood up to say that he is ‘happy to help pay to educate other people’s children.’

New Math: Say Hello to Sexual Assault and Sex Work Algebra …

April 18, 2022 Steve MacDonald

Remember those goofy essay questions in math. Johnny had 34 apples on a train traveling at this speed in that direction. They still have those, but New Math has put a Critical Race/sex-gender spin on it.

Exeter, We Have a Problem

February 25, 2022February 24, 2022 Op-Ed

Mr. Neil Bleicken, a five-year member of the Exeter School Board, wrote an opinion piece titled, “Keep partisan politics out of our excellent Exeter schools.” Susan Shanelaris and Anne Sorber, co-founders of the grass-roots ExeterPACT, using state data as their source, responded with a letter-to-the-editor titled “SAU16—The Numbers Don’t Lie.”

While Superintendents are Dividing Kids by Race: Math Scores Falling

November 29, 2021 Ann Marie Banfield

Did your Superintendent mention this to you or your school board members? didn’t think so. I mean, they are busy dividing us by race! Psst…they can’t blame COVID!

Palate Cleanser – and if you want to keep the Riff-Raff off the Internet, this would work!

July 4, 2021 Skip

Not exactly what the Southern Democrats demanded of Blacks back during Jim Crow in order to vote….well, for all those Social Justice Warriors out there that depend on “feelz” than actual “book learnin'” (as Granny Clampett used to say), it might be even harder.

Public Education is Setting Children Up for Failure

July 1, 2021 Ann Marie Banfield

Administrators waste a LOT of money on fads, coaches, programs, and consultants. All they have to do is read a few articles by Barry Garelick, and they will improve the quality of math education in your schools. Yes, it can be that simple.

I Do Not Think That “Entitled” Means What You Think, Minority Leader Renny Cushing

January 3, 2021January 3, 2021 Skip

21 – 9 = 12 while 21-10 = 11. So House Democrat Renny Cushing is trying to stroke out over 1 Democrat on the NH House Finance Committee (if you can’t tell, there are 21 seats)? And no, Kevin Landrigan, Life isn’t run by percentages (e.g., quotas – just look at the NBA and NFL if you need to verify that).

Palate Cleanser: Giving a Whole New Meaning to Want to Homeschool!

January 2, 2021 Skip

I’m supposing that I’m going to have to get one of these in a few years for the Grandson. I’m also expecting that he’d be looking for it to go BOOM! to boot.

Math is hard.

March 22, 2020March 22, 2020

I’m not a doctor. I’m not a biologist. I’m not a mathematician. I don’t even PLAY any of those on social media. I am, however, well-read and an admitted, congenital skeptic.

Breaking News: Andrew Yang is dropping out

February 11, 2020 Skip

Fox News has just announced that Andrew Yang (of “MATH” – Make America Think Harder fame) has just dropped out of the Democrat Primary race. His campaign was built around the extremely Socialistic re-distribution of some folks wealth to every American over the age of 18. One Thousand Dollars to each taken from higher taxes. … Read more

Seattle, Public School, White-Math, Privilege, and Oppression

October 1, 2019 Steve MacDonald

Seattle is majority white. Sorry, I meant majority white-guilt. Three-quarters of the population is not a minority by the left’s definition. (66% white, 10% Asian.) And because white everything is oppressive, the public-school system has adopted the new (new) [NEW] Social Justice math.

Happy Pi Day – 2019

March 14, 2019 Steve MacDonald

It’s the annual celebration of Pi. A day reserved for geeky memes and the unofficial day of Math. Feel free to use it as an excuse to have some pie. Image: Exploratorium.edu

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Another Green Deal Breaker That Dooms The Democrat’s Entire Welfare State Agenda

March 8, 2019March 8, 2019 Steve MacDonald

Did you hear the one about the Democrat freshman Congresswoman who said we need to start having fewer children (or none at all)? Save the planet and all that. She’s also on team Welfare State. Medicaid for all. Free College. Guaranteed Income. A mission impossible if there are not enough people alive to pay the freight.