Consortium of reformers to change NH high schools

December 15, 2008 EdWeek The education commissioners of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, and Rhode Island today launched a joint effort to remake the high school experience in their states. News conferences were scheduled in three of the four states today to detail the...

NH will not escape ‘reformers’

December 15, 2008 Seacoast Online AUGUSTA, Maine — Maine is joining three other New England states in a partnership that hopes to boost graduation and decrease dropout rates, while putting more emphasis on learning experiences outside the traditional classroom, Gov....

Baccalaureate Program is not good value for schools

December 13, 2008 by Anne Marie Banfield Families and companies all around the country are cutting expenses in these tough economic times. Surprisingly, many state governments are doing the same. I guess they figured out that spending like there’s no tomorrow...

Hudson pushes ahead with kindergarten suit

December 9, 2008 Nashua Telegraph HUDSON – Instead of meeting its Dec. 1 deadline by submitting a plan to implement kindergarten by fall, the Hudson School District sent a letter to the state Department of Education reminding it the district is suing instead....

The “Nazification” of our educational system?

December 8, 2008 [from April 2008] Education Week Forum Seeks A New Vision for U.S. Role Report Calls for Moving Away From K-12 Tests and Sanctions Congress and the next president need to offer a new vision for the federal role in K-12 education, creating a sustained...

Monadnock School Chair Apologizes

Keene Sentinel – Monadnock’s school board aims to bring civility to its meetings SWANZEY CENTER — With people still reeling from an overexcited meeting Nov. 18, Monadnock Regional School Board Chairman Eugene M. White 3rd of Swanzey said he’d try to maintain a...