CONWAY — Frank Edelblut is excited about education and believes the sky's the limit in educational opportunities for Granite State children.
The commissioner of the state Department of Education was in town Thursday afternoon, and in a 45-minute visit at the Sun, he touted the creation of New Hampshire Career Academy; the Learn Everywhere program; and New Hampshire School Choice Week, which runs Jan. 20-26
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It's disappointing that the Sun bought Edelblut's snake oil. The crisis facing NH schools is failure to fund the schools we have. Berlin is closing its last elementary school. Newport's tax rate is rising by over $5 because Republicans cut education stabilization grants. NH has never fulfilled the state's founders' vision for public education, which they wrote into the NH Constitution. But Edelblut couldn't care less if schools are closing. In fact, closing public schools is his objective. "Learn Everywhere" is another gimmick and a distraction from things that will help our schools and our children succeed.
We count on journalists to be informed and look critically at policy makers. This piece un-critically parrots Edelblut's nonsense. Give us a reason to support journalists.
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