Education

Bow School Board delays language program for early grades

Sunday, May 19, 2013

After granting preliminary approval in December, the Bow School Board has decided it wants more time for administrators to develop a district-wide foreign language program that would include the elementary grades, rather than start it next fall. The board voted, 3-2, last week against a proposal from Superintendent Dean Cascadden – supported by elementary school Principal Deborah Winings and middle school Principal Adam Osburn – to implement a world language … 0

Kira Zannoni, of Winchester, Massachusetts, shares a moment with her mother, Mary Boissonneault, of Pelham, after the graduation ceremony at New England College, where she finished her undergrad degree in fine arts. The ceremony was held at the Henniker campus on Saturday, May 18, 2013.

(JOHN TULLY / Monitor Staff)

Kelly Ayotte speaks to New England College graduates

Sunday, May 19, 2013

At Sen. Kelly Ayotte’s own college graduation, she wouldn’t have believed she would someday hold public office. “But I’m living proof that life surprises you,” she told New England College graduates yesterday. Ayotte was the keynote speaker at the college’s commencement ceremony in Henniker, where she received an honorary degree. The Republican senator … 11

Graduates walk out of the University of New Hampshire School of Law building and towards their commencement on May 18, 2013 at White Park in Concord.

(ANDREA MORALES / Monitor staff)

Bush v. Gore lawyers send off UNH law school’s 2013 graduates

Sunday, May 19, 2013

Graduates from University of New Hampshire School of Law won’t cure diseases or rid the world of poverty, said commencement speaker, famed lawyer David Boies. But what they will do can be just as extraordinary. “You are probably not going to invent a cure for cancer,” Boies said. “That’s not your educational background. … 1

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Winni Derby instates lie detectors for winners. Dakota Wright, 17, of Laconia, a Bishop Brady student, skipped prom to fish the derby with his father Mark and won in the overall salmon category. He will have to take a lie detector test at some point to verify that he caught it in Lake Winnipesaukee.

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Fishermen subject to scrutiny at annual Winni Derby

Geoff Campbell of Grace Limo details one of the stretch limousines that will be dispatched out for prom season this year.

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SNHU creates low-cost degree program based on skills

Monday, May 6, 2013

Leaders of Southern New Hampshire University in Manchester think they’ve found a solution to addressing two of the biggest issues plaguing higher education: Cost and accessibility. Their answer? College for America, a competency-based degree program that costs $2,500 a year. “The days of families sustaining meaningful work with … 0

New NH charter schools face uncertain future

Sunday, May 5, 2013

Charter school advocates say funding for new charters included in Gov. Maggie Hassan’s budget proposal is being held hostage by House lawmakers who want to use that money as a bargaining chip when they begin to negotiate a final budget with the Senate. If the funding isn’t replaced, … 0

Dartmouth pushes to publish results of clinical trials

Friday, May 3, 2013

Dartmouth College is backing an effort to publish more information about clinical trials and their results. The Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth and the Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice this week became the first U.S. academic institutions to join the AllTrials Campaign, which was … 0

UNH associate prof fired for changing evaluations

Friday, May 3, 2013

An associate professor at the University of New Hampshire has been fired for altering student evaluations of another faculty member. The university said yesterday that Marco Dorfsman, who teaches Spanish, admitted to intentionally lowering the other faculty member’s evaluations. Provost John Aber made the decision to fire Dorfsman … 0

Practicing at the Formula Hybrid racing competition at New Hampshire Motor Speedway on May 1, 2013.

(ANDREA MORALES / Monitor staff)

PHOTOS: Formula Hybrid racing at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway

Thursday, May 16, 2013

This year, the seventh year since the Formula Hybrid racing competition started, the Dartmouth team went fully electric. The event, founded by the Dartmouth Thayer School of Engineering and takes place this week at the New Hampshire Motor … 0

Ganesh Sharma, a Concord High student, is one of 1,000 students to win a Gates Millennium Scholarship. More than 54,000 students applied for the scholarship. Here Sharma poses for a portrait at the park by his family's apartment; Friday, April 26, 2013.

(SAMANTHA GORESH / Monitor staff)

Concord High student from Nepal wins Gates Foundation scholarship

Sunday, April 28, 2013

Ganesh Sharma, a 19-year-old Concord High School student from Nepal, has big plans for his future, including working with hypersonic jet engines and joining with humanitarian organizations to help better prepare students from the Indian subcontinent for careers … 8

Norovirus, not food poisoning, delayed Pembroke play

Thursday, April 25, 2013

A second test this week confirmed that the Pembroke Academy drama club was waylaid by norovirus – not food poisoning – as they prepared for their annual production last week. More than half the cast of A Midsummer Night’s Dream took ill at the dress rehearsal last Wednesday. … 0

$1.5M donated to N.H. school in honor of trustee

Thursday, April 25, 2013

An anonymous donor has given $1.5 million to the White Mountain School, and part of the amount will go toward a new arts center to be named for a former trustee killed in January. It’s the largest donation in the Bethlehem school’s 126-year history. The Caledonian-Record reports $300,000 … 0

30 years later, nation remains at educational risk

Thursday, April 25, 2013

U.S. students are falling behind their international rivals. Young people aren’t adept at new technology. America’s economy will suffer if schools don’t step up their game. “A Nation at Risk,” the report issued 30 years ago by President Ronald Reagan’s Education Department, was meant as a wake-up call … 0

Hillsboro-Deering teacher honored at D.C. ceremony

Wednesday, April 24, 2013

Hillsboro-Deering High School music teacher Heidi Welch did not receive the national Teacher of the Year title at a ceremony yesterday in Washington, D.C. The honor went to Jeff Charbonneau, who teaches chemistry, physics, engineering and architecture in Zillah, Wash. Welch, the New Hampshire Teacher of the Year, … 0

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