Letters to the Elf
Girard at Large and Hooksett School Board Member John “The Elf” Lyscars have teamed up to provide 5 needy families a $50 shopping spree from Lyscars PLUS a $25 Jacques Flower Shop gift certificate and Monarchs...
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On Air News Read for December 17, 2013
Posted by Rich Girard | Dec 17, 2013 | News, On Air Stories |
12-17-2013 News The Manchester School District officially begins the process of developing new academic standards today as the sixty teachers who’ve volunteered to work on the project will meet with Dr. Althea Sheaff to...
Read MoreGAL Publishes NH Education Standards from 1930
Posted by Rich Girard | Dec 16, 2013 | Oh My BLOG! |
Girard at Large obtained the NH Standards in Education from 1930, a document that has been referenced by Manchester resident Patrice Benard in testimony on the Common Core national standards before the Manchester Board of School...
Read MoreOn Air News Read for December 16, 2013
Posted by Rich Girard | Dec 16, 2013 | News, On Air Stories |
12-16-2013 News The town of Goffstown’s looking at zoning amendments again. Town planners seem displeased with a warrant article that will have a public hearing on January 9th that would change current zoning to...
Read MoreLyscars: The Hooksett High School Debate Is Not About Schools
Posted by Rich Girard | Dec 15, 2013 | Oh My BLOG! |
Hooksett, NH December 15, 2013- I find myself on Facebook a lot these past few weeks, with my “In-Your-Facebook” approach to Hooksett School Board politics, similar to my well respected colleague Mr. David Pearl,...
Read MoreCoco Loses Arbitration
Posted by Rich Girard | Dec 14, 2013 | Oh My BLOG! |
Girard at Large has learned that fired Manchester Police Officer Stephen Coco lost his arbitration case against Manchester Police Chief David J. Mara. The decision was rendered yesterday. While Girard at Large has confirmed...
Read MoreOn Air News Read for December 13, 2013
Posted by Rich Girard | Dec 13, 2013 | News, On Air Stories |
12-13-2013 News In what is thought to be a first outside the state of New Hampshire, a public school district has voted to develop its own standards instead of adopting the Common Core national standards. Again from the state...
Read MoreOn Air News Read for December 12, 2013
Posted by Rich Girard | Dec 12, 2013 | News, On Air Stories |
12-12-2013 News “The legislature should aggressively oppose any direct or indirect effort by the federal government to further intrude into…K-12 education. Academic standards shall be adopted locally, without...
Read MoreOn Air News Read for December 11, 2013
Posted by Rich Girard | Dec 11, 2013 | News, On Air Stories |
12-11-2013 News As the Manchester School District continues to gear up for the development of T-MAS, The Manchester Academic Standards, it has released the names of fifty nine of the sixty teachers who will actually do the...
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