Dear College and University Systems,
The NH Education Department, led by a non-educator is cheapening our transcripts.
We need your help on a national level. Public school advocates showed up in force at the hearings to encourage the board of education to deny Prager “U” application as a Learn Everywhere opportunity. They are not listening.
To earn a half a credit for Financial Literacy using this option, students watch fifteen, five-minute videos and take a 40 question multiple-guess test. There are no discussions, no teacher, and no performance tasks.
In addition, the content itself is insufficient and offers a biased perspective of financial life in the United States.
It's not the fault of New Hampshire public schools that they must accept Learn Everywhere credit, even when they know it's not rigorous. And, it is the choice of students and families to take advantage of this sub-par opportunity.
By publicly announcing that you will not accept PU credit as part of your transcript reviews, you will be sending a message to students and families that just because you can get this credit, does not mean you should.
Edu-facism is here. We need your help as academic institutions to help us stop it.