A parent stood up at a school board meeting in New Hampshire earlier this month to get something into the public record. It will sound familiar to long-time readers. What appears to be board harassment of members of the public.
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PROTECTING the INSTITUTION and NOT YOUR CHILD
I’ve been advocating for parental rights and excellence in education for over a decade in New Hampshire. I’ve done this without any compensation. I’ve never looked for those kinds of rewards; I’ve done it because it’s the right thing to do. I can say without a doubt that if parents do not become more involved with their local schools, they may end up regretting that decision.
The 603 Alliance Announces Free Training for Candidates for Local Office
Good government starts at the local level. Do you want to keep taxes low? Prevent wasteful spending? Fight for quality education? This January, please consider filing to run for local office!
Our Students Should Be Looking at 100% in-Class Instruction
I have an exercise that I hope that every person in Windham will go through. Please humor me as I lay out what I am asking all of you to do.
Oops, They Did it Again- Merrimack School District Sinks Deeper into Shambles
The Merrimack School Board doubled down recently on continuing their quest to run the district into the ground.
Manchester School Board Vote on “Student Voice” Not Legal
Despite staunch and consistent opposition of student representatives from the city’s high schools, the Manchester Board of School Committee voted to add student representatives to their ranks.
Say No Mo’wer: Merrimack School District Goes from Bad to Worse
Just when you thought things couldn’t get any worse in the Merrimack School District, along comes Chuck Mower, the new Chair of the School Budget Committee.
Nashua Teachers Engage in Parades and Unprofessional Behavior
Nashua teachers recently held parades across the city on March 27th, reminding students and parents on just how much they “missed their students.” These parades were held with taxpayer-funded police escorts. Interesting, isn’t it?
Nashua School District Staff Should Not be a Protected Class
On Friday, March 13th the Nashua Board of Education voted to provide full compensation to all district personnel for five days from March 16th to 23rd while shutting down the schools. There was no discussion of the cost to taxpayers as these funds were already in this year’s budget.
Bullying Discussion Derailed by Nashua Board of Education
If you ask parents, bullying is a growing problem in Nashua schools that continues to be swept under the rug by the School Board. There will be no discussion of bullying at the upcoming Policy Committee meeting, despite promises to address it at that meeting.
“Productive” Board of Education Meetings in Nashua: No Data, No Discussion, No Debate
Last night the Nashua Board of Education held its first meeting of the year. Despite welcoming five new Board members, the Board was able to quickly approve an additional budget item of $693,568 for K-5 reading materials. As we all know, reading is an important life skill.
Nashua: Public officials are required to perform due diligence before they commit public funds.
As a professional project manager, I know what a Feasibility Study is supposed to accomplish. Look at defining requirements, research them, make recommendations, evaluate risk, and provide contingencies. Along the way, you look at costs, human resources, vendors, insurance, liabilities. Essentially, you uncover all the rocks and make sure you have done your due diligence. … Read more
Superintendents in New Hampshire are dropping like flies. Here’s how to fix it
Honesty, integrity, ethics, morals are all still qualities you find in a great leader. So what’s going on in New Hampshire?
Nashua Politics – Alderman Jan’s Latest Schmidt Storm!
Democrat Nashua Alderman Jan Schmidt is plumbing new levels of discrimination. She is openly opposing candidates for the Nashua School board, which she is welcome to do. But because they don’t have children “in our schools?”
School Board: No Changes After Nashua Student Beatings – Right to Know Expelled Instead
The Nashua School Board has met since our last report on a student beaten and bullied at Fairgrounds Middle School. There was no action or policy change on this matter. That doesn’t mean that nothing happened.
Why Does the Wakefield NH School Board suddenly Want Common Core?
I recently received word that the town of Wakefield, that after years of resisting, it is opening its arms to Common Core Standards.
Manchester School Board and Teacher’s Union Make Progress
MANCHESTER, NH September 13, 2019– The Manchester Board of School Committee’s Special Committee on Negotiations and the Manchester Education Association’s Negotiations Committee met for nearly three hours on September 11, 2019.
Gilford School Board – Public Comment session(s) testimonies – Part 3
And the last of the video clips from the latest Gilford School Board: Part 7: Part 8: Part 9: During this whole meeting I kept thinking one thing: Does the School Board even know that Gilford sports coaches have approached me on this topic? Do they know that the Normal public sees this as being … Read more
Gilford School Board – Public Comment session(s) testimonies – Part 2
There is a reason why we are starting to roll out MicroGroks. The Gilford Steamer (the weekly that covers Gilford) is ignoring the transgender policy, rammed through by the School Board BEFORE the authorizing legislation (SB263) has taken force.
Op-Ed: Our Turn: In Franklin, school board proposal is a budget buster
By Kathy Lauer-Rago, Paul Trudel, and George J. Dzjuna Fellow taxpayers and citizens of Franklin: Once again, budget season is upon us in the city of Franklin. We, the members of the city’s finance committee, wanted you to be well informed on where our budget stands this year. The school board recently presented the city … Read more