(Hour 3b&c) In Sid Glassner’s absence, we were joined by Ann Marie Bannfield this morning for a segment of Is Our Children Learning. Ann Marie kicked off the segment by discussing different pieces of legislation. She...
Read More“It was an outstanding day on the senate floor for parents across the state. The senate put themselves out there to block the over reach of the Department of Education and in support local control of our schools.”...
Read More(Hour 2a) Does the current wording of House Bill 323 strip parents of the right to opt out of the Smarter Balanced Testing program? This archive explores the mechanics of this piece of legislation, and what it means, to parents...
Read MoreThe New Hampshire Senate voted to pass H B 563, which would increase the state grant for each pupil in a public chartered school by one thousand dollars per year. The bill was then tabled in order to be considered in the Senate...
Read MoreThe New Hampshire State Senate will take up several bills of interest to education advocates today and they are pulling out all the stops.
Read More(Hour 3a) NH Right to Life president Jane Cormier called in this morning to urge her listeners to support House Bill 403, the so-called “Buffer zone” law. She sites numerous examples of why this legislation is...
Read MoreDear Senators, As the New Hampshire Senate votes on HB323 Thursday, it’s important to explain the numerous problems that currently exist. Given the failures on the part of the NH Dept. of Ed when choosing the Smarter...
Read More(Hour 3a&b) Mayor Gatsas joined Rich at the microphone this morning to give us his take on last night’s (05/04) MHT school board meeting. They touch on the NH Board of Education, Tom Raffio, the upcoming Board of Mayor...
Read More(Hour 1a&b) We will be going to, and recording, the Manchester School Board meeting tonight. It will be a noteworthy one, and we invite you to listen in at girardatlarge.com or 90.7 WLMW. This is not something that you...
Read MoreThere are some votes of note coming in the New Hampshire State Senate this week and conservative groups are urging folks to contact their senators in advance. Cornerstone Action is urging, as we do here at Girard at Large, an...
Read MoreDear New Hampshire State Senators: Next week two important Bills will be coming to the floor of the senate for a vote. We encourage you to support HB603 and vote against the Senate Education Committee’s “Inexpedient...
Read More(Hour 2b) In this segment about Timberlane, Rich discusses how Superintendent Debra Linvingston is openly flouting the Manchester School Board and the Right to Know law. The advisory committee to the superintendent said up...
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