NH Department of Education Archives

Banfield: A Scam on Teachers in New Hampshire

June 24, 2025June 23, 2025 Ann Marie Banfield

I connected the dots on The Learning Initiative here: Snake Oil Coming from New Hampshire’s Learning Initiative. As you can see, this organization is focused on pushing failed fads on our public schools. If Competency-Based Education was so successful, why are private and parochial schools so reluctant to adopt it? Perhaps because they recognize that … Read more

Eliminate Student Data Tracking

February 17, 2025 Doris Hohensee

D.O.G.E. just cut $900 million from an agency, the Institute for Education Sciences (IES), which tracks American student data. Did the cuts go deep enough to eliminate funding for the State Longitudinal Data Systems (SLDS) ? This system tracks student data from all fifty states, despite the fact that the federal government has no constitutional … Read more

Snake Oil Coming from New Hampshire’s Learning Initiative

September 28, 2023 Ann Marie Banfield

The Learning Initiative gives you a good idea about the players in New Hampshire that push national education initiatives, whether they work or not. Think about all of the fads that have come through our public schools only to be shown that they did nothing to improve academic outcomes.

Help New Hampshire Support Its Student’s Financial Literacy

September 11, 2023 Steve MacDonald

Can you be at Granite State College this Thursday by 10 AM because your help is needed? The State Board of Education will vote on whether to approve an optional financial literacy course for New Hampshire students, and the opposition is expected to be fierce.

Mental Health Data on Children is Leaving Schools Without Parental Knowledge or Consent

February 24, 2023February 24, 2023 Ann Marie Banfield

After a hearing to re-fund the Multi-Tiered System of Support so that schools in New Hampshire can continue assessing, and treating the mental health of students, I sent this email to Lisa White, Director of Instruction for the NH Department of Education.

A Private Tutor for Every Student

January 4, 2023 Op-Ed

Imagine how well you would have done in school if you had access to a tutor 24/7. Today, this is a real option for New Hampshire students, thanks to a partnership between the Department of Education and Tutor.com.

Back to School in NH: Technical Advisory from the NH Dept of Ed on Colds/Flu/COVID-19

December 1, 2022 Ann Marie Banfield

To better keep parents informed, you will want to see this technical advisory from the New Hampshire Department of Education on Colds/Flu/COVID-19:

No Left Turn in Education NH: Complaints Filed against NH Teachers Who Pledged to Break the Law

February 12, 2022 Op-Ed

No Left Turn in Education (NLTE) is a national education advocacy organization. Its New Hampshire Chapter has requested investigations by affected School Administrative Units (SAUs) and the New Hampshire Department of Education into the professional conduct of 35 New Hampshire educators in an array of SAUs across the state.