Smarter Balanced Assessment

The Final Show: Surprise Guests and Superintendent Metzler’s Antics

by Rich Girard | Nov 17, 2017 | Radio | 0 |

(Hour 1a) Rich opened his final ever radio show by talking about how the listeners will be able to...

On Air News Read for October 20. 2017

by Rich Girard | Oct 20, 2017 | On Air Stories | 0 |

The Smarter Balanced Assessment is gone! That’s what the New Hampshire Department of Education basically said when it announced that American Institutes for Research will provide the statewide standardized assessments that...

Rochester School Caught Logging Data on Student Bathroom Breaks

by Josh Jenkins | Sep 15, 2017 | Radio | 0 |

(Hour 2a) Rich talked about the collection of children’s data. He shared about a visit to a school with Commissioner of Education Frank Edelblut, in which they noticed a non-academic survey being illegally given to...

Educational Entanglements: Critical Thinking and College Readiness

by Josh Jenkins | Aug 8, 2017 | Radio | 0 |

(Hours 3a,b) Rich opened the hour by talking about Senator John Reagan’s Public Higher...

Jimmy Lehoux – Ward 8 Candidate for School Board

by Josh Jenkins | Aug 3, 2017 | Radio | 0 |

(Hours 1b,c) Rich talked to Jimmy Lehoux, who is a Ward 8 candidate for a seat on the Manchester...

The Freedom Caucus Discusses the Budget, a Sobriety Checkpoint, School Choice and More

by Josh Jenkins | Jul 3, 2017 | Under the Golden Dome | 0 |

(Hours 2a,b,c) Guest hosts and State Representatives Victoria Sullivan and John Burt talked...

Ann Marie Banfield on Common Core and State Assessments

by Josh Jenkins | Jun 1, 2017 | Is Our Children Learning | 0 |

(Hour 3c) Rich talked to Ann Marie Banfield of Cornerstone Action for Is Our Children Learning....

One NH School Seeing a BIG Increase in Test Refusals by Parents

by Ann Marie Banfield | May 18, 2017 | Oh My BLOG! | 0 |

Every year more parents catch on that the standardized testing in New Hampshire does nothing to help their children academically. In fact, it actually takes time away from learning in the classroom. One New Hampshire district is...