(Hour 3a,b,c) Sid GlassnerRich talked to us about the issue in Hampstead.  He discussed what Superintendent Earl Metzler has done and expressed his annoyance with the situation.  He got the opinion of Sid Glassner, Senior Fellow with the New England Society for the Study of Education and Anchor of Is Our Children Learning, in the matter.

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(Hour 3b) We took a call from Arthur Green who wanted to chime in on Glassner’s question about the breakdown in the democratic process.  Sid then talked to us about our interview with Manchester Health Officer Tim Soucy.  He commented on his statements and shared about ESSA.  He went after GOP candidate Chris Christie over his stance on Common Core.

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(Hour 3c) Sid joined us for a final segment this morning.  He and Rich talked about the federal Department of Education.  They shared about the departure of Arne Duncan, the former U.S. secretary of education.  They talked about the poor choice of replacement and discussed the political maneuvering that took place.  Tune in for more details[soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/243060524″ params=”auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&visual=true” width=”100%” height=”450″ iframe=”true” /]