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Franklin School Board rejects offer to review DVD showing post-game altercation

Tuesday, May 21, 2013

As expected, the Franklin School Board rejected a request late Monday night to view a DVD that supporters of the fired high school football coach said would have cleared his name and, they hoped, led to his reinstatement. Charles Carey, the father of a player on the team, was one of at least 20 people who spoke on behalf of … 0

Greg Husband, of Franklin, N.H., the coach of the New Hampshire team, is seen during a practice session for the Shrine Bowl 2009 at the Kimball Union Academy football field in Meriden, N.H., on Friday, July 24, 2009. Valley News - Jakob M. Berr

Video of post-game altercation was planned for Franklin School Board meeting

Tuesday, May 21, 2013

The father of a member of Franklin High School’s football team had hoped to show a DVD at last night’s school board meeting that he said would prove that a post-game incident of unsportsmanlike conduct by Franklin after its win in the state championship game had been overblown by the state’s governing body … 3

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 … 0

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Award-winning educator named new principal of Salisbury, Webster elementary schools

Friday, April 12, 2013

Stephanie Wheeler will bring a love for teaching math, knowledge of the Merrimack Valley school community and experience as an administrator split between two buildings to her upcoming role as the new principal of Salisbury and Webster Elementary schools. “I’m just very excited to be coming on board,” … 0

Pembroke School Board chooses Doherty for vacancy

Friday, April 12, 2013

The Pembroke School Board has filled a sudden vacancy left when a newly elected board member resigned last month before joining the board. The board chose Dave Doherty to fill the vacant seat on the board until the next town election. Doherty was one of two people to … 0

Literacy Day to be held at Merrimack Valley school complex

Friday, April 12, 2013

Kids and their families are invited to spend tomorrow afternoon playing with animals, having their faces painted and, most importantly, receiving a handful of free books at the annual Literacy Day, held at Merrimack Valley Middle and High schools. The event runs from 9 a.m. to noon, with … 1

Literacy Day to be held at Merrimack Valley school complex

Thursday, April 11, 2013

Kids and their families are invited to spend Saturday afternoon playing with animals, having their faces painted and, most importantly, receiving a handful of free books at the annual Literacy Day, held at Merrimack Valley Middle and High schools. The event runs from 9 a.m. to noon, with … 1

Tilton school alumnus gives $1.3M gift

Thursday, April 11, 2013

The Tilton School has received a $1.3 million gift from an alumnus. The gift from J. Christopher Burch will be used to construct an artificial turf field. Burch, Class of 1972, was active on the soccer, hockey, skiing and tennis teams; as a member of the chess and … 1

UNH Law’s Rudman Center to launch with conference on federal budget issues

Tuesday, April 9, 2013

Two current and four former U.S. senators will be at the University of New Hampshire School of Law later this month to help launch the Warren B. Rudman Center for Justice, Leadership and Public Policy. The new center’s first conference, “The Federal Budget and the Law: Finding a … 1

Merrimack Valley High School junior, Kevin Crutchfield asks his girlfriend, sophomore Emily Masse, to prom by changing the sign in front of the school with Principal, Dr. Mike Jette; Thursday, April 4, 2013 (SAMANTHA GORESH / Monitor staff)

For prom invitations, the bigger the better

Sunday, April 7, 2013

When Pembroke Academy senior Emily Connor was called down to Headmaster Michael Reardon’s office several weeks ago, she had no idea what was going on. She had been a few minutes late to a class earlier in the … 0

Cursive’s death knell sounds

Sunday, April 7, 2013

The curlicue letters of cursive handwriting, once considered a mainstay of American elementary education, have been slowly disappearing from classrooms for years. Now, with most states adopting new national standards that don’t require such instruction, cursive could soon be eliminated at most public schools. For many students, cursive … 0

In this photo taken Nov. 15, 2012, Peter Struck, Associate Professor of Classical Studies at the University of Pennsylvania prepares to record a lecture on Greek Mythology in Philadelphia. In 15 years of teaching, Struck has guided perhaps a few hundred students annually in his classes on Greek and Roman mythology through the works of Homer, Sophocles, Aeschylus and others — "the oldest strands of our cultural DNA." But if you gathered all of those tuition-paying, in-person students together, the group would pale in size compared with the 54,000 from around the world who, this fall alone, are taking his class online for free — a "Massive Open Online Course," or MOOC, offered through a company called Coursera. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

Coursera looks to second year of online college courses

Saturday, April 6, 2013

The online education company known as Coursera has racked up gaudy numbers within a year of its launch: 3.1 million users from around the world have signed up for an ever-expanding menu of courses offered for free from … 0

Dunbarton to welcome new principal

Friday, April 5, 2013

The Dunbarton School Board has hired a new principal to replace Carol Thibaudeau, who is retiring at the end of this school year. Owen Harrington, an assistant principal at Hampstead elementary and middle schools, will take over as elementary school principal July 1. In addition to his administrative … 0

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