Tag: HB 356 Amendment
House lawmakers hit pause on sweeping school choice bill | AP
Kathleen Ronayne writes for the AP in the Concord Monitor,
House lawmakers hit pause Tuesday on a sweeping school choice bill over concerns it would improperly...
Bonnie Dunham on the plan to reorganize Education Department, “There is no real emergency”...
David Solomon reports that the Senate Education Committee voted down the Edelblut request for open ended authority to reorganize the New Hampshire department of education because Republican Sen. Ruth Ward heard so much opposition from constitutents.
State Senate panel recommends killing bill to give Education Commissioner broader management authority |...
WMUR reports that the New Hampshire Senate Education Committee sent a major department of education reorganization proposal to study committee.
Three opinions on Education Commissioner
Letters to the Seacoast Media papers and the Union Leader express varying opinions about New Hampshire Education Commissioner Frank Edelblut.
Concord Monitor: Voucher bill probably to be retained over the summer and state employees...
The Monitor provides background on the lack of sufficient Republican support for the ambitious voucher bill and reports that the State Employee Association has weighed in heavily against Commissioner Edelblut's proposed reorganization plan.
Amendments would give Commissioner some latitude, but would look at DOE structure in depth...
The Concord Monitor reported on two amendments proposed by Senator David Watters (Dover), one of which creates a committee to study the structure of the...
Union Leader: Public hearing scheduled for amendment to restructure DOE amid “mounting pressure”
The Union Leader reported on yesterday's Senate Education Committee meeting yesterday, where they announced a public hearing on the amendment to restructure the Department of Education:
At...
Senator David Watters to propose alternative to restructuring Department of Education
According to the Union Leader, Senator David Watters (Dover) plans to introduce an amendment that would potentially create a study committee to reorganize the...
Union Leader: “Not so fast, Frank: Edelblut should outline reforms”
The Union Leader, in its lead editorial today urged the legislature to reconsider Senator John Reagan's (R-Deerfield) amendment to restructure the Department of Education:
Education Commissioner Frank...
WMUR: “New proposal would study possible reorganization of state education department”
The Senate Education Committee has set April 25 (probably 9:00 AM) for a public hearing on Education Commissioner Edelblut's proposed reorganization plan. WMUR reporter John DiStaso details the competing proposals.