The Teacher evaluation debate comes to New Hampshire The national debate about the future of American public education – the “education reform” debate that has taken shape over the past 10 years – has two major parts. One is essentially about privatization of our public school systems – either though for-profit charter schools (unlike those we [...]
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Education Advocate Andru Volinsky Endorses Jackie Cilley
By Dean Barker on August 30, 2012 in
Tags: Andru Volinsky, Claremont, Education Funding, Jackie Cilley, public education
Yesterday, Andru Volinsky, public education advocate and lead counsel for the historic Claremont School District v Governor of New Hampshire decision, endorsed Jackie Cilley for governor of New Hampshire. Fosters on the endorsement: An attorney involved in one of the most significant court cases in New Hampshire’s recent history is endorsing Jackie Cilley for governor. [...]
Defending Against the N.H. GOP’s War on Education
By William Tucker on May 5, 2012 in
Tags: Bill Duncan, Education Funding Amendment, public education, School Vouchers
The always informative email update from Bill Duncan at Defending New Hampshire Public Education has the latest details on the New Hampshire GOP’s War on Education. Here are some excerpts. If you care about the future of public education in the state, I strongly recommend you read the entire report and subscribe to the updates. [...]
Shilled By A State GOP Political Shell Game
By Gary Patton on February 14, 2012 in
Tags: "Tea Party", donor towns, Education Tax Credit Bill, Free State, HB 1607, public education, SB 372
Do you like to play shell games? No? Why not? Because in the end, you lose your money. Well, the state legislature is playing a shell game with your tax money, and finally, after all the deceptiveness has ended, you’re going to lose. Republicans have proposed and strongly support the State Senate’s Education Tax Credit [...]
The GOP Effort to Dismantle NH’s Public Schools
Defending New Hampshire Public Education, led by Bill Duncan, is doing a superb job of tracking and publicizing the Republican effort to dismantle New Hampshire’s public schools. The latest DNHPE email update identifies over 20 anti-public education bills on the agenda for the 2012 session of the New Hampshire legislature. I’ve included an excerpt and [...]
Future Shock
By Gary Patton on March 29, 2011 in
Tags: guns, public education, separation of church and state, Union Busting
Whoa, this time I really overslept. It was 10:00 a.m. on March 27, 2030. I stumbled out of bed; threw on my clothes; and hurried outside. A boy greeted me in the street. “Good day, sir. Could you spare a quarter?” I was taken aback. Begging in New Hampshire? “What’s going on here?,” I shot [...]