Growing Concerns in SAU 53: Unlawful Creation of a Position and a Push for PACE
(Hours 1c,2a) Rich talked to Kevin Verville of the Deerfield Budget Committee. He opened by...
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Tag: PACE
Cause and Effect: Teacher Layoffs in Manchester
(Hours 2a,b,3a,b) After conveying listener feedback concerning the opt out movement’s impact...
Read MoreWARNING to NH TEACHERS: Will you be evaluated on your students’ mental health?
The Common Core education reform required states to tie a teacher’s evaluation to standardized testing. This was done by the former Obama administration who used the power of the federal government to tell local school...
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House Bill 356 and Bill Duncan’s Warning
(Hour 1b) Rich spoke about an email that State Board of Education member Bill Duncan sent to him...
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Is the NH State Board of Education snookering parents?
When the New Hampshire Department of Education signed on to the Smarter Balanced Assessment (SBAC)...
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PACE assessments? A Standardized Assessment That Breaks State Law? Are we going from bad to worse?
Some schools are transitioning from the Smarter Balanced Assessment to the PACE Assessment....
Read MoreStatewide Standardized Assessments and the Opt Out Movement
(Hour 3a) Rich tackled the movement to opt out of the statewide standardized assessments, aimed specifically at the Smarter Balanced Assessment. He shared about the SATs and wondered aloud about whether or not his children...
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Commissioner of Education Criticisms and Superintendent Vargas’ Budget
(Hour 3a) After sharing the Bad Weather Bureau report, Rich tackled Tom Raffio’s concerns...
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Glassner on Frank Edelblut’s Confirmation as Commissioner of Education
(Hours 3b,c) Rich spoke to Sid Glassner, Senior Fellow with the New England Society for the Study...
Read MorePsychological Profiling Students in New Hampshire Schools
Parents, teachers and even medically licensed professionals have all been sounding the alarms on the kind of data collected on students and the kind of standardized assessments students take each year. Achievement tests measure...
Read MoreRedistricting in the Manchester School District
(Hours 3a,b) Rich spoke about the Manchester School Board’s committee meetings, which are scheduled for tonight. He talked about a redistricting plan and the effect that it will have on West High School and her students....
Read MoreRochester School Board Member Issues Stern Warning on Competency Based Ed. in NH
With permission to share this information, this comes from Sue O’Connor who is a current member of the Rochester Board of Education. Rochester implemented Competency Based Education a few years ago along with the PACE...
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