(Hour 1ab) Our show has garnered more national attention on Common Core, but will Manchester’s School Board take notice? Get the scoop on how our recent interview with Dr. James Milgram WENT VIRAL and whether or not our local leaders will start giving Common Core the attention it deserves. 
Moreover, our Poll Question includes all audio and video given to the Manchester School Board regarding Common Core. Should the School Board fess up?
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The NH Board of Education will hold a second public hearing on:
September 9, 2013 at 10 a.m.
Lincoln-Woodstock Elementary School, 72 Linwood Drive, Lincoln NH.
For more information on the rulemaking process:
http://www.education.nh.gov/legislation/adopt_amend_repeal.htm
These are the preliminary Ed 306 rules:
http://www.education.nh.gov/legislation/documents/306_initial_proposal.pdf
NH Families for Education has posted concerns regarding these Ed 306 rules:
Ed 306 rules weaken the tradition role of guidance counselors, who
historically have counseled students, helping them achieve their
individual, personal goals. They are being replaced by a mandatory
program of psychologists, who use “data-driven decision making” and
therapeutic methods to transform our children’s values and goals. This
change is chilling, completely unauthorized by statute, as well as
creating significant downshifting of cost to districts.
Another major concern is the lack of any reasonable expectation or
guarantee of privacy for student records. The only safeguards possible
are exemptions from national assessments and opt out provisions from
digital portfolios. These are reasonable protections, which need to be
devised and included in these regulations, given the current lack of
safeguards or guarantees of privacy available.
Detailed objections can be found at:
http://nhfamiliesforeducation.org/content/problems-nh-board-educations-initial-proposal-ed-306