This is an attempt to “break out” memes, links, and my commentary about the situation in Israel / the Middle East so as to not overload the standard meme posts that I do.  My last “normal” meme post.  In these Israel-related posts I don’t just have memes such, but lots of informative links as well as hopefully-insightful commentary.

Note that this is not meant to be a day-by-day update about what’s going on.  Rather, to highlight uncomfortable truths about the actual nature of the conflict, deep-history background, and so on, as well as to show the at-present immutable nature of Islamic Jew hate and why that matters to today’s events.

Note that these posts do not repeat information – so there is a lot of stuff in prior posts.  Please do check them out too if this is a topic of interest to you:

Israel: Ongoing Links, Memes, and Commentary – Granite Grok

Israel: Still More Links, Memes, and Commentary – Granite Grok

Israel: Ongoing Memes, Links, and Commentary – Granite Grok

Israel: Ongoing Memes, Links, and Commentary – Granite Grok

Israel: More Memes, Links, and Commentary – Granite Grok

Israel: Even More Memes, Links, and Commentary – Granite Grok

Israel: More Memes, Links, and Commentary – Granite Grok

Israel: Memes and Commentary – Granite Grok

Israel: Memes and Commentary – Granite Grok

With some Israel-related materials here:

Meme Overflow – Granite Grok

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WAR & WHEN WILL IT END?

What if Palestinians don’t want peace? | Washington Examiner

I know I’ve seen videos of people cursing Hamas.  That’s good.  But then take a look at this poll:

Poll shows yet again: Palestinians across the board overwhelmingly support the most heinous terror attacks ~ Elder Of Ziyon – Israel News

On paper, it is possible to see all sorts of deals. But we need to face up to the fact that none of them has been accepted. Perhaps, instead of projecting our own reasonableness onto the belligerents, we need to face up to the uncomfortable possibility that they are marching to an older and harsher drum. If they are not primarily interested in a normal and peaceful future, it doesn’t much matter what the rest of us say.

Yes.  The drum that says Islam MUST reconquer every square inch of land that was once held by Islam.  Take a look at these women: https://granitegrok.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/women-of-gaza.mp4 One of the big mistakes I see people making is assuming all people want the same thing out of life: What do the Palestinians want? – JNS.org

In short, the results from the Birzeit poll do not expose a peaceful people interested in coexistence and peace. They present a clear-cut portrait of a genocidal society.

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Westerners assume that the Palestinians seek a future of prosperity and freedom and peace because that is what they aspire to preserve for themselves. But this isn’t the case—or at least not in the way that Westerners think. The Palestinians want a better life. But their conception of a better life is a life of jihad, of killing infidels. What motivates them is not prosperity but genocide. And this is why their hope needs to be extinguished.

Related: Should Israel Spare the Gazan “Innocents”?: Madeline Brooks | the “silent” majority no more! (thesilentmajoritynomore.com) Hamas’ threats to “cut off heads,” slit throats,” and “slaughter every Jew on the planet” in 2019 were ignored Hamas bodycam video shows early moments of massacre and tunnels under Gaza | CNN Don’t forget – that bodycam footage was being livestreamed to the “home audience” in Gaza.  You don’t set that up unless you think it will be well-received. —

 

 

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A Ceasefire Deal With Hamas Would Be a Mistake | Frontpage Mag

The only way to justify this operation is to pin Hamas in place and destroy it. The failure to do that will drag this out until international pressure forces an end to it. Hamas forces will slip away, regroup and relaunch their operations.

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On the Moral Rehabilitation of Gaza | Frontpage Mag

Some very interesting points from history… but it’s not quite analogous.  Hamas and other Islamic fanatics don’t care about this life; they care about the next life.  How do you convince such people to let go and accept the new reality?

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CNN never questions displays of captured weapons – unless it is Israel capturing them. The media message: “The Jews cannot be trusted.” ~ Elder Of Ziyon – Israel News

Not made easier by the media taking sides.

 

(Image from here)

 

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‘Welcome to Hell’: Israeli Soldiers Troll Hamas From the Ruins of Gaza (freebeacon.com)

OOH, I can see why this could trigger outrage in the SJW set and in Hamas.

OTOH, ridicule and mockery can trigger people to make mistakes.  And a clever military capitalizes on those.

 

 

ISLAM: PRACTICES, HISTORY, AND MENTALITY

 

Rockets hidden under a young girl’s bed in Gaza

 

 

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Reminder: Israel was obeying the ‘ceasefire’ on October 7, its enemies were not! – American Thinker

Incredibly important point.  There was a ceasefire in effect… which Hamas violated.

 

https://granitegrok.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/finished-showing-restrait.mp4

 

Correct.  How many times do you get a “ceasefire” and then violate it… and expect restraint?

 

 

 

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UN 242 For Anti-Israel Dummies – The Lid (lidblog.com)

The impulse to deceive runs deep.

 

 

ON INTERSECTIONALITY / LEFTIST SUPPORT

 

 

I bet this woman – who would instantaneously become a “Captive of the Right Hand” with all that entails were she to truly be in a Sharia state – thinks of herself as good and noble for doing so.

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What ever happened to “Believe all women”.  I guess that doesn’t apply to Jewish women.  More:

Eyewitness Accounts: Palestinian Terrorists Gang Rape Israeli Girl, Cut Off Her Breasts While She’s Still Alive, Then Shoot Her In Her Head And Continue to Rape Her – Geller Report

“THEY FAILED US”: Women’s Organizations SILENT as Shocking Scale of Hamas’s Sexual Violence Against Jewish Women Becomes Horrifyingly Clear – Geller Report

And a former head of Human Rights Watch basically says that Israel / Jews were asking for it:

‘Jews Were Asking for It.’ Former Human Rights Watch Exec Implies Jews Deserve Antisemitism – Twitchy

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One of the standard tropes is that Jews are all “white” and, thus, not deserving of attention because they’re all “Persons of Pallor” doing colonizing.  Uh huh.  Demographically, there are more descendants of the refugees from Arab countries (Sephardic & Mizrahi) than from Europe (Ashkenazi).

 

https://granitegrok.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/columbia-u-jewish-woman-speaks-out.mp4

 

Speaking of on-campus:

The Plight of Jews on College Campuses – American Thinker (link in the original):

Israel has learned to honor Machiavelli’s adage that it is better to be feared than loved.  This lesson should be applied to campus life.  The lessons of Gaza are relevant: when you attack Jews, they will hit back ten times as hard.

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PALLYWOOD

One of the comments I see is “Why won’t Israel offer to share the land”?  Well, dummy, Israel’s offered many times to do so.

 

 

You see, Israel used to be controlled by Islam.  It is, as I’ve mentioned multiple times with citations, a Koranic command for Muslims to reconquer every square inch of the planet that was once held by Islam – as a milestone marker to conquering the whole thing.  But people don’t know that.  Likewise, they don’t know about the 800,000-odd Jews kicked out of Muslim countries.

 

 

Control the information flow, control what people believe.  Oh, and an interesting tidbit question to ponder:

Why, as Israel was giving back the Sinai, didn’t Egypt want Gaza?

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The IDF is presented as this evil force out to ethnically cleanse Gaza.

 

Hamas HATES this video. Israeli IDF soldiers giving water to Gaza citizens #israel

 

 

If the IDF wanted genocide, wouldn’t it be easier to just let them die of thirst?  Related:

On the ground inside Gaza, where Israel is trying to save civilians from Hamas (nypost.com)

There are “As-A-Jews..” There are also “As-A-Genocide-Historians” in the pages of the @NYTimes – like @BartovOmer – who lie about Israel with impunity. ~ Elder Of Ziyon – Israel News

There’s Genocide And Then There’s ‘Palestinian Genocide’ – American Thinker

Israel attempts to warn civilians and safeguards evacuation corridors.  Israel evaluates infants to Egypt coordinated with the UN:

 

https://granitegrok.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/idf-evacuates-infants-to-egypt.mp4

 

Some genocide.  A short video about civilian casualties in war:

 

https://granitegrok.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/urban-combat-casualties.mp4

 

Related to the “As a Jew…”

Fake “progressive Jews” stoke antisemitism ~ Elder Of Ziyon – Israel News

This is what is known in real Judaism as a “chilul Hashem,” a desecration of God’s name, by making all Jews look bad. There are very few sins that are worse than this.

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Warning: Some “uncouth” language in the below video.

 

https://granitegrok.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Lying-map.mp4

 

The above and below are debunking of the progressive map showing “loss of Palestinian land”.  Watch the above, read the below, bookmark it, and send it to your friends.

Debunking “The Map that Lies” ~ Elder Of Ziyon – Israel News

Remember, the other side is a master of deceit and propaganda:

Israel haters really are master propagandists ~ Elder Of Ziyon – Israel News

After all, deceit is hard-coded into Islam:

Taqiyya: Deception and Lying in Islam (thereligionofpeace.com)

And two videos, links only, from the founder of Political Islam:

Bill Warner, PhD: Sacred Deception — Taqiyya – YouTube

Bill Warner, PhD: Deception in Political Islam – YouTube

And growing from the deception theme:

ANOTHER HATE HOAX: Muslim Man in Ohio Arrested For Faking Hate Crime, Claiming He Was Injured by Driver Who Screamed “Kill All Palestinians” | The Gateway Pundit | by Cristina Laila

The Apartheid charge, the Abraham Accords and the “right side of history” ~ Elder Of Ziyon – Israel News

And peripherally related… who is doing the reporting:

SHOCKING: Western media let Hamas author their ‘news’ stories – American Thinker

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UK doctor who worked at Shifa confirms Gaza hospital used for ‘non-medical purposes’ | The Times of Israel

IDF Publishes Trove Of Evidence Documenting 55-meter Hamas Tunnel Under Gaza Hospital – I24NEWS

Dramatic footage: Hostages led through Shifa Hospital on October 7th (israelnationalnews.com)

It’s fascinating that eye witnesses like this are so readily dismissed.  Related to medical care:

Infant photos at Shifa are not believable ~ Elder Of Ziyon – Israel News

The caption from Reuters says, “Newborn babies in al-Shifa hospital are swaddled and laid down seven or eight to a bed in a desperate effort to keep them warm and alive.” But if you want to keep the babies warm without an incubator, you would swaddle all of them – not leave some naked. You would cover their heads with the knit caps some of us are familiar with.Or, ideally, you would find people to hold them – preferably their mothers – and give them skin to skin contact to keep them warm. You don’t just lie them on a bed, some of them without clothes, one of them (who does not look premature or sickly at all) with their face pushed up against the sharp corner of a box.

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Gaza beaches packed as Israel-Hamas ceasefire holds | AFP

(Restricted: must watch on youtube)

Two years ago.  That’s one harsh-looking “concentration camp”…  related, a couple of other videos from the heart of the “open air prison”:

A Stroll Through Gaza | Islamic Relief Canada – YouTube

While propaganda for Islamic Relief Canada, not the markets filled with food and other interesting tidbits.

Ramadan: Gaza’s green markets are alive with colour – YouTube

The Best Ramadan Food in Gaza – YouTube

OMG the privation and starvation!

5 places to visit in Gaza – YouTube

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Highlights of Hamas Propaganda (barenakedislam.com)

Short clips.  Reprise this post:

The 2019 Pallywood Oscars – Israellycool

 

 

TERROR COMING HERE?

 

 

Minds Of A Feather: … to the shores of …

And yet, today, we welcome them in and then wonder why there are so many anti-Americans of Muslim descent here in the US.

We have learned nothing in the past 300 years…

Meanwhile, terrorists here… do bad things while watching 10-7 footage (no graphic content, but graphic/adult discussion):

Manhattan Muslim describes doing bad things while watching the Oct 7 footage (link to video)

Remember, he’s HERE in the US.  And in Canada:

 

https://granitegrok.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Sahar-Shehadeh-at-Durham-college-in-Canada.mp4

 

This is the terror these vermin here, in the West, are applauding:

Just When You Thought Hamas’ Savagery Couldn’t Get Any Worse (legalinsurrection.com)

And another GRAPHIC image (link only – be warned):

Disrespecting the dead

And this video (Link to short vide0):

Pay attention to the next murder by Hamas in the … [below video], the citizens flee from a terrorist who pursues them, shoots one of the Jewish citizens and then shoots the girl.

just plain murder

 

 

TREADING ON THE POLITICAL

I was right about Massie – Gun Free Zone

According to Open Secrets, Israel is rabked (sic) number nine for foreign lobbying dollars, after Russia, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE.

But Massie says ISRAEL is the problem.  Lest anyone thing I’m ONLY pointing anti-Semitism out on the Left.

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Biden must call out antisemitism on the left – The Forward

He won’t.  He can’t.  There are too many Islamists entrenched in the Left now… and they need those votes as Jews are starting to wake up:

The Israeli Left woke up to find it had no progressive friends – www.israelhayom.com

Not just the Israeli Left.  Quote from the article:

The global Left turned out to be very progressive in its antisemitism. In the Israeli newspaper Haaretz, for example, many were deeply offended. There are many editorials from left-wing supporters explaining their disappointment with the global left-wing community. Suddenly they discovered that Western universities are a poison swamp and of twisted incitement against Jews in the name of universal justice.

More: Diogenes’ Middle Finger: Democrat Rep. Dan Goldman Surprised His Party of Hateful Bigots is Filled With Hateful Bigots. (diogenesmiddlefinger.com)

If you go where extreme leftists hangout, they’re comfortable with spewing out their bigotry among their echo chamber comrades. It’s just now these same people are feeling bold enough to verbalize their once internal dialogue of hatred and have now gone public. They are the cult of hate and destruction. They are university marinated minds of fools and anti-American immigrants. They are Dan Goldman’s people.

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Heads-Up Jewish Americans–Democrats Are Your Enemies! (independentsentinel.com)

Yes, they are.  More:

Bringing American Jews to the right side of politics – American Thinker

 

 

MISCELLANEOUS

A few topical memes:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Watch Host’s Face as Thomas Sowell Exposes the Real Origin Jews Are Hated

 

 

This is a chapter in his book Black Rednecks and White Liberals.  Sowell is an incredible intellect and one of my goals in life is to read every book he’s written.  Right now I’m reading A Conflict of Visions.  Not an easy book.  Here’s a little about that book and what it contains by one of my favorite internet commentators:

 

The Battle of Big Ideas, Part 1: CONSTRAINED vs. UNCONSTRAINED

 

 

Another by him about “Palestinians”:

 

TERRORIST NATION

 

 

And he is the voice-over for this:

 

Debunking the Palestine Lie

 

 

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This is kind of cute:

 

https://granitegrok.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/isri.mp4

 

Everyone loves the perceived underdog.  That’s why it was an oh-so-shrewd shift from BIG ARAB WORLD against TINY ISRAEL… to POWERFUL ISRAEL against HAPLESS PALESTINIANS.

 

 

GIVING SUPPORT TO ISRAEL

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My thanks to the person who just bought me TEN coffees!  Get a T-shirt too?  Oh, wait, you can’t… Zazzle’s pulled it.

 

 

 

A CONCLUDING THOUGHT FOR THIS POST

As I plan, this week, to cook the turkey and other things for my family for Thanksgiving – I’m the family cook – I think of people without.  Without or low on food and other things I take for granted.  Without homes.  Possibly without countries.  And… I think of the families and friends who are missing relatives who were taken hostage or were killed in Israel and I am grateful that nobody I know – my friends and my family – have been directly impacted.  I also weep for those who have been impacted; them, and their loved ones were were caught in the attacks themselves.

And in truth I also mourn those in Gaza who are afraid of Hamas.  Though poll after poll shows enormous support for Hamas and its genocidal plans for Israel, I have to believe – I am driven to believe by faith – that there are those who do, genuinely, wish for a way out and for coexistence side-by-side.  But I am a realist: I understand these people are a minority, likely a vast minority.

I’ve asked this question before, with no cogent answer: How do you coexist side-by-side with someone whose foundational wish is your destruction?

 

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If you’ve never heard of SAU 16 in Exeter, New Hampshire, then you’ve missed an opportunity to watch the decline and fall of civilization. It’s not quite as bad as Loudon County, Virginia, but if I had to guess, SAU 16 sees them as a role model for shoveling woke social justice garbage at kids.

Except that the folks in Loudon are pushing back a lot harder. A lesson for the parents in Exeter? As is this.

Grokster Ann Marie Banfield is out of the country but still on the job. She sent me this. It is a Field Trip permission slip she received (presumably form a parent in Exeter). Note the purpose -to meet student activists – with the note “no chaperones needed.”

 

 

Also from Ann Marie.

 

So your school district has been slipping for several years academically. What do you do? You send the 1st graders to the DEIJ director to learn how to become political activists!! I’d suggest a few parents join your kids on this field trip and video tape it. Just let them know you will be videotaping the presentation!!

 

That permission slip for parent approval – remember, these are first graders – caused a bit of a stir that produced this follow-up from the School/District.

 

 

And then this from Ann Marie.

 

SAU16 in damage control. They are working to turn 1st graders into political activists!! As I said years ago, Competency Based Ed is a way to change the values, attitudes, and beliefs in students. I rest my case. Nothing academic about this.

 

Rumor has it one of the teachers pretending to teach 1st grade is on the Zinn Ed Project list to teach CRT, even if it means they’d get arrested. If you recall, some states have passed laws (or tried) that would restrict aspects of critical race theory in public education.

I was not able to confirm or deny the rumor before publication, but it would not surprise me, given that this field trip is effectively a social justice activist training primer for six and seven-year-olds under the cover of a history lesson.

History as reimagined by the politics of the left.

 

 

HT | Ann Marie Banfield

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Music is more than just sound. It is a powerful force that influences our emotions, thoughts, and actions. It can inspire us, motivate us, comfort us, and even heal us. Music can also shape our lives in unexpected ways, from enhancing our productivity to transforming our gaming experience.

In this article, we will explore the fascinating journey of music from Mozart to Slots. We will tell you how it has influenced various aspects of human society.

Mozart: The Genius of Classical Music

Mozart was one of the most influential composers of all time. His music was admired for its beauty, complexity, and originality. Mozart’s music had a profound impact on the world of classical music, as well as on the minds of his listeners.

One of the most intriguing theories about Mozart’s music is the Mozart Effect. This theory suggests that listening to Mozart’s music can improve one’s cognitive abilities. It works for our memory, attention, and creativity. The theory is based on the observation that some people who listen to Mozart’s music perform better on IQ tests than those who do not.

However, the Mozart Effect is not a proven fact. It is still a subject of debate among scientists and psychologists. Some argue that the effect is too small or too specific to be significant. Others suggest that there may be other factors that contribute to the improvement in cognitive performance.

Regardless of its validity, the Mozart Effect shows how music can affect our minds in subtle and profound ways.

Rhythm: The Key to Mental Well-Being

Music is not only about melody and harmony. It is also about rhythm. Rhythm is the pattern of beats and sounds that create a sense of movement and flow. Rhythm can have a positive effect on our mental well-being, as it can regulate our mood, stress level, and sleep quality.

Rhythm can also enhance our focus and concentration by synchronizing our brainwaves with the musical beat. This phenomenon is known as binaural beats or brainwave entrainment. It can help us achieve a state of relaxation or alertness by matching our brainwaves with those of the music.

Rhythm stimulates our creativity and imagination by activating different parts of our brain. For example, listening to complex rhythms can increase our problem-solving skills and divergent thinking. Listening to slow-paced or simple rhythms can improve our memory and recall.

Rhythm is not limited to classical music; it can be found in any genre or style of music that has a regular beat pattern.

Slots: The Adventure of Gaming

Slots are one of the most popular forms of gambling in the world. They are games that generate random numbers based on a set of rules and symbols. Slots are designed to provide entertainment for players who enjoy spinning reels.

But slots are not just online casino games; they are also soundtracks for gaming experiences. Slots use different types of sounds to create atmospheres and emotions for players. Some sounds are soothing and relaxing; others are thrilling and stimulating. They immerse players in games by creating a sense of realism and immersion. Soundtracks can also influence players’ behavior by affecting their expectations, decisions, and actions.

For example, some studies have shown that playing slots with energetic sounds can increase motivation. Playing slots with calm or relaxing sounds can reduce stress levels and anxiety.

Soundtracks are not only used in casinos. They are also used in other settings where gaming takes place, such as arcades, video games, or online platforms.

The Future: The Power of Music

Music has been around for centuries; it has evolved with time and culture. Throughout history, melodies have also been used for purposes from entertainment to therapy.

Music has the potential to continue to shape our lives into the future. As technology advances, so does the production and consumption of music.

We can see more personalized soundtracks that match our preferences and moods. Captivating sound trills transport us to different worlds. We can hear more therapeutic sounds that heal us from physical or mental wounds.

We may also see more cross-cultural collaboration between musicians from different backgrounds. There will be more genres and styles of music to come, reflecting diversity. In the future, we can expect even more beauty and harmony in the music itself.

Music is more than just sounds. It is a universal language that connects us across time and space. It is an enchanting melody that guides us through life’s journey from Mozart’s elegance to slots’ adventure.

 

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So, a new NBC poll shows “young voters” (39 years and younger) souring on Biden. BUT … it is not because of runaway inflation. Most of them don’t even know what inflation is. It is not because of the weaponization of government to deny the political opposition freedom of speech and due process.

They like that.

It is not because the Biden regime is “transforming” America through illegal immigration. They approve of that.

To cut to the chase … it’s because of the Biden regime’s support of Israel.

The youth vote is STUPID.

 

It will never not be crazy to me that young people are more turned off politically by the war in Gaza, than they are at the fact that they’ll never be able to afford a home or raise a family in this country https://t.co/aoIppp95YX

— a newsman (@a_newsman) November 20, 2023

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Education Freedom, both the idea and its actual embrace, has seen significant growth in recent years—a result of policy choices by Democrats who hate it. COVID oppression locked kids down and out of schools for months or years – and parents with them putting Ed-Choice on the radar.

This is how it is, they said, to which more parents than ever replied, this is how it was – we’re done with that. The result has been a steady exodus from traditional government schools to charter schools, private schools (both affordable and not), home school collectives, and more of the traditional parent-child version people might picture when asked about it.

New Hampshire added Education Freedom Accounts, which recently survived a legal challenge and has had a number of education freedom options in place for years. Despite these improvements, the state ranked 18th on the Heritage Foundation’s recent Education Freedom Report Card. What killed them?

 

 

• New Hampshire ranks 43rd in return on investment (ROI) for education spending.
• New Hampshire spends the 10th-most per pupil among states, spending $18,442 in cost-of-living-adjusted terms annually.
• New Hampshire ranks fifth in its combined fourth-grade and eighth-grade math and reading average NAEP score.
• The Granite State employs 0.85 teachers for every non-teacher in its public schools.
• New Hampshire’s unfunded teacher pension liability represents 7.5 percent of its state GDP.
• New Hampshire can improve its ROI ranking by reducing per-pupil spending, stopping growth in non-teaching staff, and addressing its considerable unfunded teacher pension liabilities.

 

This will sound familiar—cost per student, results, and administrative overhead. And there is plenty of room for improvement. That said, we are in better shape – according to Heritage, than every other state in New England. While Maine is a disappointing 35th on their report card, Connecticut is 50th (Oregon was 51st), Rhode Island was 49th, Massachusetts ranked 47th, and Vermont 46th (New York was 48th).

We’ll look at Vermont because we like to pick on them and not just because we give a Grok about the state; it dropped 22 spots in one year.

 

Vermont ranks #46 in overall education freedom in 2023, dropping 22 spots, the largest one-year decline in the country. Vermont declined in every category, most notably a nation’s-worst 39 spots in transparency.

 

Ouch.

 

Vermont ranks 50th overall in return on investment (ROI) for education spending. Vermont spends the third-most per pupil among states, spending $22,281 in cost-of-living-adjusted terms annually. Vermont ranks 20th in its combined fourth-grade and eighth-grade math and reading average NAEP score. The Green Mountain State employs 0.75 teachers for every non-teacher in its public schools. Vermont’s unfunded teacher pension liability represents 10.1 percent of its state GDP. Vermont can improve its ROI ranking by lowering per-pupil spending, improving academic outcomes on the NAEP, stopping growth in non-teaching staff, and addressing its significant unfunded teacher pension liabilities.

 

Everything wrong with NH’s return on investment is worse west of the Connecticut River, and – a wake-up call – NH Dems want that for the Granite State. They are surrounded by bad examples, which they see as things for which they should strive, to hell with parents and students.

And Vermont? They want to be like Connecticut or maybe even Oregon.

 

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