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Are the State Courts Trying To Transfer Control of School Districts to Central Command in Concord? (Part II)

In Part 1, I explained the 1993 decision of CLAREMONT SCHOOL DISTRICT V GOVERNOR. Fast forward to “today”: we now have two trial court rulings coming out of the Rockingham Superior Court that is a direct result of this 1993 decision and which essentially order a complete takeover of the New Hampshire School system by …

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Uniform Nonsense

I just finished listening to a webinar by the School Funding Fairness Project. Their whole approach to ‘funding’ (which focuses on fairness in spending while totally ignoring fairness in education) is based on two misconceptions.

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Libs Crying Over Free Money

Imagine you run a daycare. It’s big business, and the state gives you a big bucket of money for each kid you watch. You don’t even watch the kid as much as you should, and sometimes they get exposed to things they shouldn’t, but you still get paid to “watch” them.

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Political Accountability Isn’t

Recently, I came across yet another in a long line of calls for ‘holding accountable those who are supposed to serve us.’  In this case, the writer was talking about public schools. Yes, we should definitely do that.  We should hold accountable the people who operate our public school system.

The Meteoric Rise of Homeschooling in America

We can give you plenty of reasons why you should find a way to homeschool your children, not the least of which is so they learn to read. The public school experiment has failed, and while there’s room for reform, more parents are taking matters into their own hands.

Teacher’s Union President Blames Public Schools …

This is my first dance with the current Chicago Teacher’s Union president. Stacy Davis Gates sent her son to a private Catholic School. When challenged on that choice, she blamed the lack of school choice, which is racist. School choice is racist, not the lack of it.

When A School Board Member Actually Puts Kids First

Curt Hier, a public school history teacher and debate coach for thirty-five years who now runs a business helping students get into college, was elected to the Slate Valley School Board this past March. Hier’s background gives him more insight into the actual workings of the public school system than the average school board member …

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