Universal Preschool Hasn’t Delivered Results

San Francisco Chronicle Early education advocates want you to believe that the case for universal preschool is so airtight that raising any questions about it is an act of heresy. But there is a strong and growing body of literature showing that preschool produces...

Serious Questions About Job-Placement Schools

NCLC Report: Serious Questions Need Answering to Back Up Job-Placement and Graduation Claims of Proprietary Schools Self-Reporting, Flawed Formulas for Gauging Results Cast Doubt on Current Data Dreams and Financial Futures of Schools’ Vulnerable Student Populations...

Hodes and Porter Not Looking Out for Taxpayers

by Ed Naile As luck would have it, being involved with local taxpayer issues gives one a unique perspective of people who run for office in this small state. Case in point: Ashland, the year 2000, where the Town Manager, Rosie McNamara, misappropriated at least,...

Voter Fraud Overlooked but Suppression is a Felony

October 13, 2008 Voter Suppression Made Felony in NH Voter suppression — purposefully preventing a specific group of people from voting — is now a class B felony in New Hampshire, after a bill proposed by state Rep. David Pierce, D-Grafton, became law this spring. The...

Chief Consentino saga continues

October 14, 2008 by Ed Naile Let’s do some quick math – municipal style. The Atkinson Town Budget has a line item appropriation of $19,000 for Elderly Affairs. This money pays for the jazzed up cruiser Police Chief Consentino uses to shuttle little old ladies to...