N.H.'s latest education initiatives draw support from national, local conservative groups
From lobbying to marketing, conservative groups are backing major initiatives at the state Department of Education.
Stay updated with breaking news from Learn Everywhere. Get real-time updates on events, politics, business, and more. Visit us for reliable news and exclusive interviews.
From lobbying to marketing, conservative groups are backing major initiatives at the state Department of Education.
By Christopher Maidment New Hampshire's GOP legislative majority got right to work after Organization Day, with the Fiscal Committee quickly approving a federal charter school expansion grant the day after the State Board of Education unanimously approved its first Learn Everywhere accredited program. Democrats had successfully blocked both these programs in the previous session, but the new GOP majority wasted no time getting them passed. Subscribe Republicans plan to continue that momentum in January with a bill to establish education freedom accounts (EFAs). Similar bills narrowly failed i...
No, public schools are not modeled after factories. Here’s why Betsy DeVos keeps saying they are. Valerie Strauss (The New Press) For years we’ve heard Democrats such as Arne Duncan, education secretary under President Barack Obama, and Republicans such as Betsy DeVos, education secretary under President Trump, slam America’s public schools as being built on a “factory model” that deprives students of their individuality and churns them out like widgets. Here’s the excerpt, which I have been given permission to publish. The Factory Model Pulling apart a pu...