Conservatives hope bipartisan bill could lead to end of New Hampshire Common Core

By: Ethan DeWitt

Outlets: NH Bulletin

Published: March 23, 2026

Words: 1,081

Last Updated: 4 months, 1 week ago

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Conservative critics of New Hampshire’s academic standards have an unlikely source of inspiration: Massachusetts.

Specifically, the academic standards used by Massachusetts before 2010, when the “Common Core” standards swept the country, says Ann Marie Banfield, an education activist.

“Prior to adopting Common Core, Massachusetts implemented rigorous, content-rich standards,” Banfield argued in a recent hearing. “As a result, their students did rank at number one in the country … and were competitive with the …

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