Another Stupid Idea: Student Led Conferences

Maybe we should just let the Feds run our schools.  After all they are controlling what food is served, what tests we use (that drives the curriculum) and how to evaluate our teachers.  Those are just a few reforms brought to us by the U.S. Department of Education vs...

Email Virginia Barry

This is video from the testimony by Commissioner Virginia Barry. She is the NH Commissioner who opposed legislation to TERMINATE Common Core in NH. Notice at 1:15 she begins to TRASH parents who’ve actually vocalized their opposition to Common Core. Now parents...

Common Core Debate: Jenni White vs. Michael Petrilli

Education Matters!  Did you miss Jenni White last night as she did an amazing job in the Oklahoma Wesleyan University debate on Common Core? Take the time to watch!! We should want the best in education for our children!! Folks it is time to get engaged and protect...

Note to New Hampshire Parents, You Will Be Ignored

This is a letter a NH parent received from State Rep. Gile who is the current Chair on the NH house Education Committee.   It’s important to note that Rep. Gile (D) could have helped terminate Common Core last year when there was a vote on HB 1508.  She chose to...

Don’t label those who oppose Common Core

Scott Marion makes his living off of the over testing of our children in public schools.  His recent letter endorsing Gov. Hassan should come as no surprise since under her tenure, schools are becoming even more damaged by the over-testing with flawed assessments....

Schools to mine kids for mental health issues with feds money

More than half of the money “will be used to develop, enhance, or expand systems of support for implementing evidence-based, multi-tiered behavioral frameworks for improving behavioral outcomes and learning conditions.” ” …data mining that will also be...

NH Parents, You Can Request Replacing Common Core Curriculum

HB 542 was passed a few years ago in New Hampshire.  Below is the law parents can cite when requesting a change in materials that are assigned to their children. If your child is not learning from the academic content the school is providing, please consider...

Smarter Balanced Testing Schedule

PARENTS ARE ENCOURAGE TO “REFUSE” THE SMARTER BALANCED ASSESSMENT!!See: http://nhfamiliesforeducation.org/content/parents-have-right-opt-out-or-refuse-allow-their-child-take-statewide-assessments-suchTesting Window for Spring 2015 Smarter Balanced...

Pittsfield, NH Parent Speaks Out Against Common Core

With permission to post from a Pittsfield mother…..(this was sent to Sen. Shaheen, however Dawn was encouraged to send it to her state level legislators too) Dear Senator, Congratulations on your win last night. I am contacting you to ask, no to beg you to help...