Manchester Proud: An objective effort or a stacked deck?
Now that serious, undisclosed conflicts between Manchester Proud and Reaching Higher NH have been...
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Tag: Dr. James Milgram
(Don’t) Ask the School Board about MHT Academic Standards
(Hour 3a) We were surprised to hear about the actions of Manchester School Board member John Avard’s actions on a Facebook page he startedback in April. Ask the School Board became a very popular FB Group during the Jewett...
Read MoreOn Air News Read for July 16, 2104
07-16-2014 News Assistant Manchester Superintendent of Schools David Ryan might have some explaining to do. At Monday’s meeting of the Board of School Committee, Ryan said that nationally renowned English Language Arts...
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MHT Academic Standards: A Failure to Communicate
(Hour 3a) Strother Martin couldn’t have said it better in the Paul Newman film “Cool...
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Gatsas on Academic Standards, Jr. Steam Ahead, Job Corps
(Hour 3b, c) We never have a failure to communicate with Manchester Mayor Ted Gatsas. He answers...
Read MoreOn Air News Read for July 9, 2014
07-09-2014 News Well does she or doesn’t she? That’s now the question as Simon Says Senator Jeanne Shaheen, Health Care Queen, scrambles in light of Portsmouth Herald reports that she supports an increase in the...
Read MoreOn Air News Read for June 10, 2014
06-10-2014 News Last night’s meeting of the Manchester Board of School Committee somehow managed to be all that was expected, a let down and more than predicted all rolled into one. Interim Central High School Principal...
Read MoreOn Air News Read for June 9, 2014
06-09-2014 News A big week for the city of Manchester is ahead as both the Board of School Committee and the Board of Mayor and Aldermen will meet and big items are on their agendas. Tonight, the school board is in session. On...
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Math Teacher Pans MHT Academic Standards
(Hour 1b) The final drafts of the Manchester Academic Standards are coming next week. At least...
Read MoreLivingston Responds on MHT Academic Standards, OCR Report
(Hour 1b) Our humble host received a surprise phone call from the Superintendent of Schools, Dr. Debra Livingston. Livingston set the record straight on Common Core alligned curricular guides in the schools, the Academic...
Read MoreCommon Core: Hassan Fails to Lead Schools to Excellence
In 2010 four “appointed” members of the NH State Board of Education voted to adopt national standards in Math and English. Since then, resistance has been growing across the country as parents and teachers begin to see the...
Read MoreMHT Academic Standards or Common Core Standards?
(Hour 1a) Jeff Furlotte was in the house this morning for co-host and sports reporting duties. He joined in with the humble host on a conversation about integrity. “Wolfman” Dave chimed in, too. The integrity of...
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