Manchester School Board gives teachers union “Bonus Day” over contract dispute
Just before the end of the November 9, 2020 meeting of the Manchester Board of School Committee,...
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Humble Host Tackles Special Education in the Queen City
(Hour 2a) Rich opened the hour by talking about his decision to shut down the Girard at Large...
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Trouble in SAU 55: An Unlawful Hire and Donna Green’s Complaint
(Hours 2a,b,3a) Rich tackled an issue that recently occurred within SAU 55, which includes...
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Cause and Effect: Teacher Layoffs in Manchester
(Hours 2a,b,3a,b) After conveying listener feedback concerning the opt out movement’s impact...
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Government Benefits Vote and Disfunction in MSD’s Enrollment Report
(Hours 2a,b) Rich spoke about last night’s Manchester School Board meeting. He shared...
Read MoreSue Ellen Hannon and Dealing with Teacher Pay Raises
(Hour 3b) Rich spoke about Sue Ellen Hannon, President of the Manchester Education Association, and the financial burden of the teacher pay raises. He shared about the issues of social justice and class sizes and discussed...
Read MoreState Senate Race: A Question of Eligibility
(Hour 2b) Rich spoke about a recent development that occurred in District 16 of the State Senate race. He told the listeners about statements made by Ray Buckley concerning the potential ineligibility of Don Winterton’s...
Read MoreMSD Still Facing Budget Deficit
(Hour 3a) After telling us about a unique holiday in Vermont, Rich addressed a question regarding his decision to vote to deny teacher layoffs at last night’s Manchester Board of School Committee meeting. He spoke about...
Read MoreOn Air News Read for December 17, 2015
In a follow up to a story we brought you yesterday, it looks as if the New Hampshire General Court will expedite legislation designed to enable the creation of drug courts in all ten of
Read MoreMillyard Parking Facility Plans
(Hour 2a) Rich kicked the second hour off by talking to us about a new business surprise contract at this week’s Manchester School Board meeting. He talked about Karen Defrancis’ contract and addressed his confusion...
Read MoreManchester School District Contract Questions
(Hour 1b) Rich took the time to discuss Assistant Superintendent David Ryan. He answered the question regarding whether or not Ryan got his contract. He talked about the terms of Superintendent Debra Livingston’s...
Read MoreHow Many Students Are In Manchester?
(Hour 1b) Rich opened up discussing an issue that Manchester’s Board of Mayor and Aldermen discussed on Tuesday. He talked about school enrollments in Manchester and shared about a discrepancy between numbers given by the...
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