Superintendent Archives

BANFIELD: NH’s Growing School Budgets-Where Is the Money Going?

October 6, 2026October 6, 2026 Ann Marie Banfield

Article Summary: New Hampshire taxpayers are repeatedly told that local school budgets must continue to increase because the cost of educating children keeps rising. But there is another question taxpayers should be asking: How much of that growing school budget is actually reaching the classroom—and how much is being spent on an expanding layer of … Read more

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UNDERWOOD: The George Costanza Act

December 11, 2025 Ian Underwood

Someone mentioned to me recently that Rep. Hope Damon has introduced a bill to change the way school superintendents are credentialed. It’s classic Damon: Some parts of the bill refer to other sections of the bill that don’t exist. And the bill makes no reference to the Ed Rules that already exist. The bill reads like … Read more

Rochester’s Ex Superintendent Is In Court Over Spying, And Now Working in Concord

May 10, 2024 Ann Marie Banfield

It’s not just your child who has almost no privacy protections in a public school, but it looks like school board members and elected union officials may not have privacy, too.

Radical Community Organizers on College Campuses Who Created Them? Connecting Some of the Dots

May 4, 2024May 4, 2024 Ann Marie Banfield

College students, and trained Marxists, do not just wake up one day illiterate and acting like cult members– they have to be trained. The dumbing down of public education certainly helps sway students to support a political movement like Marxism, especially if they are illiterate in history, and economic systems.

Pelham School Budget, Child Sexual Abuse, and the Superintendent

February 11, 2024February 11, 2024 Ann Marie Banfield

Some Pelham residents attended the annual Deliberative Session this week. Residents listened to the details of the school operating budget that will be placed on the ballot in March. Residents will then decide if they want to support the budget as presented or vote it down. If they do not support the budget, the default budget will be the budget that will be used.

Former NH Superintendent that Supported Dumbing Down of Our Public Schools

September 20, 2023September 19, 2023 Ann Marie Banfield

Bill Gates was a primary funder of the dumbed-down Common Core Standards and once said something about knowing if Common Core would work after a decade. Common Core was adopted by most states in 2010. We now have over a decade to see that this fad failed.

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SAU16: Pornography and Grooming Students [Content Warning]

April 4, 2023April 4, 2023 Ann Marie Banfield

It wasn’t that long ago when Exeter’s school counselor Kristie Torbick pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting a 14 year old student.

Parents in SAU34 Calling On Superintendent and School Board to Stop Teaching Children to Have Sex With Adults

November 18, 2022 Ann Marie Banfield

This post has gone viral in New Hampshire. Parents are fed up with schools grooming and sexualizing their children. This isn’t about a difference in opinions on a book. This is about sexually explicit material and photos being shared with children through the Sora App.

SAU16/Exeter Finally Does Something Right; They Helped Open a Hillsdale Charter School

November 13, 2022November 13, 2022 Ann Marie Banfield

After a years of parents pleading with Superintendent David Ryan and the SAU16 school board to focus on improving academics, only to have those efforts fall on deaf ears, several parents and residents decided to open a Hillsdale Charter School.

NH School Administrators Pimping Out Your Children in School?

November 13, 2022November 13, 2022 Ann Marie Banfield

Parents are starting to feel like public school is no longer a safe place for their children to go for an education. That’s what one New Hampshire parent told me recently. Enrollment continues to decline along with proficiency scores in the core academic subjects.

Another NH School Vaccinates a Child After The Parent Told Them No!

October 31, 2022 Ann Marie Banfield

As I warned months ago, the CDC’s agenda of turning schools into medical and mental health clinics will become a big problem. Recently children in Nashua and Rochester were vaccinated despite their parents’ objections.

SAU16 : Still Masking Little Children, the Disaster Explained by a Parent

October 3, 2022 Ann Marie Banfield

Did you think masks were over in school? Not so fast. In spite of the CDC dropping their recommendations on masks, one parent in SAU16 found out that her child was masked at school.

David Ryan’s Departure from SAU16/Exeter: Tips on Hiring a New Superintendent

November 15, 2024June 23, 2022 Ann Marie Banfield

Good Superintendents are hard to find, and yet, they are the leaders of our schools. We can learn a lot from the problems that plagued SAU16/Exeter school district under the leadership of David Ryan- so let’s start by looking at what parents can do when it’s time to hire a new Superintendent.

SAU16 – Exeter Parents WIN!

June 10, 2022June 10, 2022 Ann Marie Banfield

Congratulations to all of the parents who have been working hard to improve their public schools in SAU16. It was reported that David Ryan, Superintendent, will be leaving the district because the board chose not to renew his contract. After months of parents organizing to change the direction, they finally see that the first step has … Read more

Where is the Money Tree in SAU16/Exeter? Fiscal Irresponsibility?

December 5, 2021December 5, 2021 Ann Marie Banfield

The New Hampshire Union Leader published an editorial speaking directly to the expense of going to court over a pending lawsuit in SAU16. In Gender gymnastics: How much is this going to cost?, the editor makes several good points regarding the tax dollars that will be spent on this lawsuit.

The Self-Destruction of Public Schools

October 6, 2021 Ann Marie Banfield

Earlier this week the U.S. Attorney General issued a memorandum calling on the FBI to address parents who attend school board meetings to voice their opinions. He does mention those who have been violent or made threats of violence. I would hope those rare instances have been addressed by local law enforcement because that kind of behavior is unlawful and should not be tolerated.

Due to Public Pressure, Merrimack Backs Off A Little From 2Revolutions

September 30, 2021September 30, 2021 Ann Marie Banfield

Merrimack residents are quickly finding out that 2Revolutions offers their district nothing they want for their kids. Their focus on Critical Race Theory should tell parents that this organization is not hired to help their children with math, science, history or any other important core subjects.