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BANFIELD: Parents Again-Call For SAU21 Superintendent to Resign

March 22, 2026 Ann Marie Banfield

Calls for the resignation of Superintendent Meredith Nadeau are resurfacing after a troubling audit conducted by the New Hampshire Department of Education. See Seabrook School Board meeting. The state review found that students with special needs in Seabrook’s elementary and middle schools were not receiving all of the services required under their Individualized Education Programs … Read more

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BANFIELD: Public Ed – Six-Figure Salaries, Rising SPED Costs, and the Questions We’re Not Asking

February 3, 2026 Ann Marie Banfield

Six-Figure Salaries, Rising SPED Costs, and the Questions We’re Not Asking Across our state, SAU superintendents and administrators are paid six-figure salaries to lead public school systems that are supposed to serve all students well. Yet year after year, public confidence erodes, student outcomes stagnate, and special education (SPED) budgets continue to climb. At some … Read more