Intro to Homeschooling – Concord
May 20, 2019
Intro to Homeschooling – Concord WHERE: Concord Public Library 45 Green Street, Concord, NH 03301 WHEN: Wednesday, June 12th from 5:30pm to 7:30pm Are you considering home education for your child? Are you new to homeschooling and want to make sure you’re off to a solid start? This is a great opportunity to learn
Schedule for Week of May 20, 2019
May 19, 2019
The legislative session is winding down, and this week the NH House has important school-choice bill votes. We are monitoring numerous bills this year and those include our analysis and commentary. Legislators’ contact information is at the end. With your help, we successfully neutralized eminent threats to the Education Tax Credit (ETC) scholarship program, HB
Schedule for Week of May 13, 2019
May 12, 2019
The Senate Education and Workforce Development Committee will vote on all remaining legislation, including one school-choice related bill. This is a good opportunity to contact them with your thoughts on these important bills. The full Senate will vote on the Manifest Educational Hardship (MEH) bill on May 15th; this is the time to contact your
Schedule for Week of May 6, 2019
May 6, 2019
The Senate Education and Workforce Development Committee will vote on all remaining legislation, including a couple school-choice related bills. This is a good opportunity to contact them with your thoughts on these important bills. The full Senate is likely to vote on them when they reconvene on May 15th, so it is also a good
Questionnaire re the Annual Statewide Assessment
May 2, 2019
New Hampshire public schools — charter and district — are required to administer annual statewide assessments to all 3rd and 8th grade students. It is often referred to as the NH Statewide Assessment System. 11th graders participate in the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) that is also for college admissions. Although most students participate in these
Questionnaire re NH’s Equal Access Statute
May 1, 2019
Lately we have received several questions regarding NH’s Equal Access statute, RSA 193-1:c which states: 193:1-c Access to Public School Programs by Nonpublic, Public Chartered Schools or Home Educated Pupils. – I. Nonpublic, public chartered school, or home educated pupils shall have access to curricular courses and cocurricular programs offered by the school district in
Schedule for Week of April 29, 2019
April 29, 2019
Three school-choice bills will have executive sessions in the House Education Committee in the coming couple weeks. This is a good opportunity to contact these Representatives with your thoughts on these important bills. We are monitoring numerous bills this year and those include our analysis and commentary. Legislators’ contact information is at the end. With
Intro to Homeschooling – Dublin
April 28, 2019
Intro to Homeschooling – Dublin WHERE: Dublin Community Center, the DubHub 1123 Main Street, Dublin, NH WHEN: Friday, May 10th from 4:00pm to 6:00pm Are you considering home education for your child? Are you new to homeschooling and want to make sure you’re off to a solid start? This is a great opportunity to learn
Schedule for Week of April 22, 2019
April 22, 2019
It’s a mostly-quiet week in Concord for school-choice legislation; one bill has a public hearing in the senate. Homeschoolers are encouraged to review the proposed changes to Ed 315, the rules that govern home education, and get in touch with the Home Education Advisory Council (HEAC) before their meeting on April 25th; more information below.
Special Presentation by Kerry McDonald
April 17, 2019
Educational Opportunities & Unschooling presentation by Kerry McDonald Tuesday, May 14, 2019 Nackey Loeb in Manchester, NH Meet and Greet at 5:15pm Presentation at 6:00pm Book sale and signing Kerry McDonald is an outspoken blogger for the Foundation for Economic Education (FEE) and Intellectual Takeout, policy advisor to the Heartland Institute, and author of the
