Bedford explains International Baccalaureate expenses

Now is your chance to question the expense and intention of the International Baccalaureate program, a UNESCO-created curriculum for which many school districts are paying EXTRA. Here is your chance to question the extra expense of buying a curriculum from an...

School board cuts budget, but keeps controversial IB

Februrary 6, 2008 Bedford Journal BEDFORD – Getting voters to support staff salary increases is so important to the school board that the board cut the operating budget by another $410,000 in order to offset the cost of the salary articles, which voters will see on...

Salem residents restore kindergarten money

February 6, 2009 Fosters SALEM, N.H. (AP) — Salem, N.H., residents have reversed their school Budget Committee and restored money for a public kindergarten program. Residents voted overwhelmingly Thursday to put $1.6 million back in the proposed school budget. The...

More Pro-Tracy Propaganda From NH Press

Seacoast Online – Tracy has made mark across state in education New Hampshire Education Commissioner Lyonel Tracy has decided to leave his post when his term expires in March. In the past decade, he also served as superintendent of the Portsmouth School...

Why are parents so willing to give up kids to government?

February 5, 2009 AP Free kindergarten eludes the children of a NH town HUDSON, N.H. (AP) — Walk into a public school in Hudson, and you’ll see no kindergartners finger-painting, pushing around building blocks or practicing their ABCs. This city of 25,000 is...

Despite economy, Bedford looks for raises

January 30, 2009 Bedford Journal The Bedford school district deliberative session will be Tuesday, Feb. 3, at 7 p.m. at the Bedford High School Theatre. At the session, registered voters will be given a presentation of the proposed operating budget and other warrant...