Tag: Education

LGBTQ, Child Welfare, and Public Education Advocate Statements on Senate Passage of HB 1431, New Hampshire’s Version of a “Don’t Say Gay” ‘Parental Rights’ Bill

HB 1431 will create unsafe learning environments for students, risk their mental health, and undermine the state’s obligation to provide an adequate and inclusive education for all students CONCORD, NH – Today, the NH Senate passed HB 1431,… Read More

Pro-Public Education School Board Candidates Win All Across New Hampshire in Record-Shattering Turnout

I Love Public Education Sign Visibility

In race after race across New Hampshire on Town Meeting Day, concerned parents and community members in communities large and small successfully organized to elect pro-public education candidates and reject those seeking to dismantle public education and censor history.

Governor Sununu Handpicked Education Commissioner’s Latest Political Ploy: Candidate Roundtable with Far-Right School Committee Candidates

Education Commissioner Frank Edelblut is hosting a “Manchester Education Roundtable” with conservative candidates for School Committee, and he’s doing it on taxpayer time Concord, NH – Governor Chris Sununu’s handpicked Education Commissioner Frank Edelblut is once again using… Read More

NH Republican State Rep Pitre Says Money Spent on “Black Children and Latinos” Could Close SB 193 Funding Gap

Vote record shows Pitre is no stranger to targeting racial minorities Concord, NH – Republican State Rep. Joseph Pitre (R-Farmington) put his racism on display at the State House today, stating during a funding discussion on SB 193… Read More

Granite State Progress Applauds NH Senate Education Committee for Rejecting Commissioner Frank Edelblut’s Blank Check Request

Governor Sununu’s Education Commissioner Edelblut requested broad new authority to make unilateral decisions impacting the future of education in New Hampshire Concord, NH – The NH State Senate Education Committee voted 3-2 today to reject an amendment requested… Read More

BREAKING: NH State Board of Education Releases Letter of No Confidence in Governor Sununu’s Education Commissioner Nominee

BREAKING: NH State Board of Education Releases Letter of No Confidence in Governor Sununu’s Education Commissioner Nominee Letter cites gaps in qualifications and overwhelming concern from “a broad and extensive cross-section of the public” that “virtually all have… Read More

Statement, Video on Governor Sununu’s Consultation with the NH State Board of Education

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, February 14, 2017 Media Contact Zandra Rice Hawkins, (603) 225-2471 Statement, Video on Governor Sununu’s Consultation with the NH State Board of Education Concord, NH – Governor Chris Sununu held a consultation with the… Read More

Science Wednesday: Frank Edelblut, NH Commissioner of Education Nominee, on Climate Change Denial and Creationism in the Classroom

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, February 8, 2017 Media Contact Zandra Rice Hawkins, (603) 225-2471 Science Wednesday: Frank Edelblut, NH Commissioner of Education Nominee, on Climate Change Denial and Creationism in the Classroom In testimony Frank Edelblut said he… Read More

Take Action: Frank Edelblut Is Unfit For Commissioner Of Education

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Flashback Video: Frank Edelblut Testifying Against Banning Unethical Gay Conversion Therapy for Minors

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, February 7, 2017 Media Contact Zandra Rice Hawkins, (603) 225-2471 Flashback Video: Frank Edelblut Testifying Against Banning Unethical Gay Conversion Therapy for Minors It’s not quite like the story he told the Executive Council… Read More