Independence Day and the Life of Samuel Blumenfeld
(Hours 3b,c) Guest hosts Hal Shurtleff of Camp Constitution and Ed Naile, Chairman of the...
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Tag: US Dept. of Education
The Passing of State Rep Steve Vaillancourt and the President Trump Report Card
(Hour 1a) Guest host Greg Mason opened the show by talking about the passing of State Representative Steve Vaillancourt. He then gave his President Trump Report Card, beginning by commenting on the failure of Trumpcare....
Read MoreBetsy DeVos and the Fight Over Education
(Hour 1b) Rich talked about the fights that are breaking out over Education at state and federal levels. He informed the listeners about the Senate vote regarding the nomination of Betsy DeVos as Secretary of Education and...
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Inside Education: A Tale of Two Nominations
Ann Marie Banfield joined Sid today to discuss the hearings of two nominations for major...
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Sid Glassner on Frank Edelblut’s Commissioner of Education Hearing
(Hours 3a,b,c) Rich spoke to Sid Glassner, Senior Fellow with the New England Society...
Read MoreGlassner on School Changes and Betsy DeVos
(Hours 3a,b,c) Rich spoke to Sid Glassner, Senior Fellow with the New England Society for the Study of Education, about the departure of Bedford from the Manchester School District. They then discussed the teaching...
Read MoreDr. Duke Pesta on the Crisis in American Education
(Hour 2b) Doctor Duke Pesta called in to discuss the crisis that is being seen in American education. He talked about Common Core, pointing out that it has become a much more permanent system within American schools. He and...
Read MoreTechnology v The Human Touch and Five Problem Solving Steps
(Hours 3b,c) Sid Glassner spoke to Rich about technological issues for Is Our Children Learning. “There is nothing that replaces the human relationship…in teaching,” he shared. He discussed the movie...
Read MoreSteve Kenda – GOP Candidate for State Senate in District 24
(Hours 2a,b) Rich spoke to Steve Kenda, who is a GOP candidate for State Senate in District 24. After informing the listeners (and Rich) about what towns fall within the District 24 lines, Steveshared his impressive background....
Read MoreLice, Abuse and Waste
(Hours 3a,b,c) We started the hour by taking a phone call from Harriet in Deerfield, who wanted to inform us about House Bill 1144. We took a call from Patrice, who wanted to inform us about an upcoming school play. Sid...
Read MoreGovernor’s Race and State Assessments
(Hours 3a,b,c) We were joined this morning by Ann Marie Banfield, Education Liaison of Cornerstone Policy Research, for Is Our Children Learning. She and Rich started by hearing some breaking news about the Governor’s...
Read MoreGlassner on Hampstead, ESSA and the Dept. of Education
(Hour 3a,b,c) Rich 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...
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