Keene’s 34 West: When Government Doesn’t Listen

Voters in Keene have clearly instructed the city to sell property at 34 West Street. However, this property is still in the hands of the school district AND they are “giving away” the rent for $1 a year because they think they “hurt the...

Meet the New Press’s “Education Stew”

This past Saturday June 7th, CNHT appeared on WEMJ 1490 AM’s “Meet the New Press” with Doug and Skip from GraniteGrok.com They talked about what’s going on in education today. Fuzzy academics and the liberal ‘agenda’, the school...

Universal Preschool Benefits Miscalculated and Overstated

June 6, 2006 Reason Foundation RAND study compares apples and oranges, exaggerates pre-k’s benefits, underestimates costs by Christopher Cardiff and Edward Stringham On June 6th, California voters will decide whether to enact Proposition 82, the Preschool for...

Special Education Issues Mount up at Hillsboro-Deering

From the The Villager At the beginning of the Hillsboro-Deering school board on Monday, the parents of a middle school special education student asked to speak with the school board. At first they were told by acting chairman, Kathy Pepper that the board would not...

Parents Vow to Sue Hillsboro-Deering if Son Kept in School

From the The Villager Disabled student, parents vie with H-D, Department of Education to keep him at Crotched Mountain by Michael Pon The Hillsboro-Deering school board voted three to two on Monday against ruling on the decision by Superintendent Dr. Baker and her...

Parents Question Hillsboro-Deering to Place Disabled Son In-District

From The Villager Cynthia and Joel Durham wonder why the Hillsboro-Deering (H-D) school district insists on keeping their son, Joel, 17, who is severely disabled, in the district, rather than supporting him out of district at the Crotched Mountain facility. The...