The inability of public education to adapt along with the demands of union teachers is sending a message to parents across the country. Teaching Students is not the most important part of that equation. They are also discovering that there are options and this bodes ill (ironically) for the Government Monopoly.
Articles tagged as
school choice
Towns can now Tuition Students to Religious Schools
In 2017, the Town of Croydon implemented a town tuitioning program. While getting approval from the State Board of Education, it was told that no religious schools could be included in the program.
Huge School Choice Win: SCOTUS Rules States Can’t Prohibit Scholarships to Religious Schools
The NH Democrat Party has invested a great deal of blood, treasure, and BS, selling the idea that private education scholarships that create tax credits can’t go to religious schools. But now what? The US Supreme Court, ruling in a Montana case today, has declared that unconstitutional.
Are Public School Teachers Giving Up on a Normal School Year for 2020-2021 (And is that Bad?)
File this under people send me stuff. A teacher who shall remain anonymous (no relation to me in case you are curious) shared some observations from several teachers’ groups with which they are a member. Summary: people are ALREADY giving up on a typical school year next year.
NH Dem Deb Pignatelli: Some NH Educations are “More Equal” than Others
A New Hampshire Democrat Executive Councilor has a problem when it comes to New Hampshire’s students and federal funding. Some students and their educations, in her mind, are “more equal” than others.
An Online Seminar: School Choice for School Boards
The School District Governance Association is proud to announce An Online Seminar: School Choice for School Boards The discussion will start with an overviepw of how schools and districts are handling remote learning across New Hampshire. After that, we will focus on your responsibilities and powers as school board members with regard to school choice … Read more
School funding alone won’t help children out of poverty
To The Daily Sun, Haley Thomas’s 1/29/20 letter makes valid points about childhood and generational poverty, and their negative effects on peoples’ lives. But Thomas’s apparent solution, increased school funding, is simply inadequate, and, based on decades of history, unlikely to improve educational results or reduce poverty. Calling for school funding increases may make people … Read more
Brilliant! Team Trump Twitter Video Takes Nancy and Her Speech Tearing Antics to the Wood Shed
My first take on the State of the Union was that Nancy screwed up. Tearing up the speech was terrible optics. A speech loaded with good news (in particular) for women and minorities. Pelosi tore it up and team Trump is making Democrats pay a price.
Stupidity is not hypocrisy
I don’t know why it bugs me so much, but it does bug me when people try to make a big deal about the fact that Elizabeth Warren sent one of her children to private schools, claiming that this somehow makes her a hypocrite.
Democrats Seek to Add “Climate Science” to the Definition of an “Adequate Education”
My sense is that if you pick a random Republican activist off the street and ask him or her why the Democrats oppose school-choice the response will be something like: “The teachers’ UNION; the UNION; they only care about the UNION, … ” My short response: WRONG. This is primarily why: That is, Democrats oppose … Read more
Wouldn’t it be refreshing to hear a Democrat make the case for a charter school in his hometown?
Presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg is all over the news. The latest is for failing to acknowledge an innovative charter school in the city where he was Mayor, South Bend, IN. His silence is not surprising.
More Attacks on Learn Everywhere
Children learn through a variety of activities, including those outside the traditional school environment and schedule. This is no different if the student is five-years-old or fifteen.
School choice doesn’t only mean choosing a different school
I recently came across the following interesting quotation, from Bill Gates:
And what do taxpayers deserve?
A recent Grok post begins: All our state’s students deserve the best education possible…
I’m sorry, but that’s just wrong.
Do Liz Warren’s Supporters Lie As Easily As She Does?
Elizabeth Warren lies. Her whole life the Pretendian has been casting falsehoods by the look of it. Running for President has just given her more opportunity. To get caught. Her takeover of health care has had her lying left and right but mostly left. And now she’s lying about where she sent her kid to school.
Politicizing Public Education
In a blatant politically-charged vote on Friday, the Joint Legislative Fiscal Committee decided to table a $46 million federal grant awarded to New Hampshire to support 20 new chartered public schools focused on at-risk and educationally disadvantaged students.
Who is Opposed to Educational Opportunities
Children have one opportunity at an education that fits their needs. Education is not one-size-fits-all; even good public schools cannot meet the unique needs of every child. This is why we are passionate about supporting children and families to access that “right fit” educational option, whether it is local public schools, chartered public schools, private … Read more
State of Our Schools
Empowering Educational Options is a Priority of the US DOE Deputy Secretary Dr. Mick Zais visited New Hampshire on September 30th as guest of the Department of Education and Commissioner Frank Edelblut. He spoke to a large group of educators, administrators, legislators, parents, and family advocates about the US Department of Education’s view of … Read more
Why does public education fear school choice?
Over 90% of today’s school-age children attend public schools, with the remaining going to private schools and home education programs. But, heaven forbid, a person speaks up about a bad experience with the public schools or why they chose an alternative for their children.
Exposing Compromised Elected Officials Who Defend NH Public School Monopolies
The Sununu administration, led by its able and innovative Commissioner of Education, Frank Edelblut, has made great strides. By enacting legislation that promises to allow parents to choose educational options that best meet the needs of their children (despite bitter opposition from public school administrators and their teacher union fellow travelers.) SB 8 (2017), “the … Read more