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ROPER: Vermont’s Public Schools Are Now Worse Than Mississippi’s

November 24, 2025 Rob Roper

This is not breaking news but deserves repeating. Mill Moore, writing for Campaign for Vermont exposed this startling new reality earlier this month in a terrific article highlighting Vermont’s decade-long public school performance nosedive, which has coincided with an upward trend in math and literacy scores in Mississippi. Yeah, that Mississippi. The (formerly) “Thank God … Read more

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

2024 in Education: Costs Rise, Performance Declines

December 31, 2024 Michael Bielawski

In 2024, the Green Mountain State saw education costs, aka property taxes, rise more than 13%. All while academic performance continued to decline. The 13% rise could have been higher had the tax rate not been bought down with one-time funds. The low staff/student ratio, increased compensation costs, the Legislature’s incentivizing local school spending, and … Read more

Ruth Ward et Rick Ladd Removenda Est

November 25, 2024November 24, 2024 Ian Underwood

[Updated 11/25/2025, to reflect new information that has been brought to my attention. Although Sen. Ruth Ward sponsored the bill, the requirement that schools actually teach all kids to read and do math was deleted in an amendment offered by Rep. Rick Ladd. I can find no indication that Sen. Ward voted against, or objected … Read more

Shake Up In The Seabrook Schools, GOOD

May 15, 2024May 15, 2024 Ann Marie Banfield

The Seabrook school board has been dealing with frustrated parents for a while now. Many of the complaints seem to center around the district’s poor proficiency scores and unresolved behavior problems.

Notable Quote – Blame It on the Democrats That Blacks Can’t Spel

March 11, 2022 Skip

If the Grand Dragon of the Ku Klux Klan wanted to sabotage black academic excellence, he could not find a more effective means to do so than the government school system in most cities. -Prof. Walter Williams (Black Americans and liberty) Doubt him? If you are angry at that, or the title, start reviewing the … Read more