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What’s next for the state’s education minimum standards?
11-19-2024 10:49 AM

By RHIANWEN WATKINS

Long-awaited updates to New Hampshire’s education minimum standards for schools, otherwise known as the 306s, are being voted on this Thursday by the Joint Legislative Committee on Administrative Rules, known as JLCAR.On Aug. 14, the State Board of...

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Q&A: How to avoid misinformation around the elections
10-28-2024 12:47 PM

By RHIANWEN WATKINS

David Scanlan has served as New Hampshire secretary of state since January 2022. In that job he oversees all aspects of state elections. He served as deputy secretary of state for 20 years before assuming his latest role.Q: What is your role as...


Critics blast adequacy of PragerU online personal finance course
10-14-2024 12:27 PM

By PATRICK ADRIAN

The state Department of Education is drawing criticism again from educators and some lawmakers for renewing its partnership with PragerU, a conservative media nonprofit, to provide online instruction to students for high school credit.In addition to...


Political polarization and the nation’s ‘perception gap’: Nonprofit says people have more in common than we think
10-14-2024 11:18 AM

By SUSAN GEIER

Americans are not as far apart on issues as we think we are.During what seems like high political polarization, there is research that shows what we believe isn’t reality.It’s called the “perception gap,” said Kate Carney, chief of staff at More in...


Percentage of low-income families receiving school vouchers has dropped significantly since start of EFA program
10-07-2024 11:24 AM

By SUSAN GEIER

More New Hampshire families that don’t qualify as low-income are receiving publicly funded school vouchers to pay for private, religious and homeschooling expenses through the state’s Education Freedom Account program.The information, based on data...


Audit of N.H. school voucher program to begin, but key information will be off limits
09-23-2024 12:56 PM

By SUSAN GEIER

Sometime next spring, the public will get to see a performance audit of the N.H. Department of Education’s oversight of the Education Freedom Account program, which gives millions of tax dollars to eligible families to spend on private, parochial and...


Lack of audit for state’s Education Freedom Account program raises concerns
08-14-2024 9:28 AM

By SARAH DONOVAN

New Hampshire legislators and public education advocates say they’re increasingly concerned that financial information about the state’s Education Freedom Account program is being hidden from public view.Since its inception in 2021, the...


What’s behind the demise of work release programs in New Hampshire jails?
08-07-2024 9:34 AM

By RHIANWEN WATKINS

Work release programs have been phased out at New Hampshire's county jails, the result of a shift in the criminal justice system that has reduced the number of eligible prisoners.As incarceration rates for lower-level offenses have dwindled, jails...


Laconia Daily Sun files motion to reconsider ombudsman’s rejection of legal fees
07-23-2024 10:09 AM

By RHIANWEN WATKINS

The Laconia Daily Sun is continuing to press its right-to-know case against the Laconia School Board, contending the state right-to-know ombudsman’s office wrongly ruled in favor of the school board, and pushing for reconsideration of the ruling.The...


Wheels to Work program remains in limbo in New Hampshire
06-17-2024 11:03 AM

By MARK QUIRK

On Feb. 1, early in the 2024 legislative session, the N.H. House of Representatives rejected House Bill 1520 by a slim 193-184 vote. The bill was aimed at reviving the state’s long-dormant Wheels to Work initiative.The program had been sustained for...


Public comments on minimum ed standards revision are overwhelmingly in opposition
06-11-2024 11:25 AM

By RHIANWEN WATKINS

The N.H. Department of Education’s proposed update of minimum standards for public education is drawing significant backlash from the public, at least according to the overwhelming opposition contained in over 200 written comments sent to the...


N.H. schools go beyond academics in crafting a ‘portrait of a graduate’
06-03-2024 10:21 AM

By KELLY BURCH

Earlier this year at Franklin High School, a group of cheerleaders got together to present their physics project. But there was no PowerPoint or test papers. Instead, the girls used cheerleading and stunting to demonstrate principles of the...


N.H. legislators continue to ignore three-year-old school-funding recommendations
05-23-2024 11:00 AM

By KELLY BURCH

As decades of litigation centered on funding an adequate education for Granite State children linger on, New Hampshire lawmakers still have not addressed a potential solution outlined by a bipartisan commission they established over three years...


Legislature’s lawyers say revisions to minimum education standards could violate the N.H, Constitution
05-22-2024 11:24 AM

By KELLY BURCH

The N.H. Department of Education’s proposed revisions in New Hampshire’s minimum standards for public schools may violate the state constitution. That’s according to written feedback on the standards, known as the 306s, provided by the Office of...


Solving New Hampshire’s food waste problem one step at a time
05-20-2024 11:30 AM

By MICHAEL McCORD

Joan Cudworth had a burst of show-and-tell inspiration in the summer of 2018.Cudworth, who was then solid waste supervisor for the town of Hollis, came to the select board meeting with a partial solution to tackle the rising costs of trash disposal....


For the first time, education commissioner speaks publicly about minimum standards revision, but he faces skepticism
05-15-2024 11:00 AM

By KELLY BURCH

After an hour-long public conversation with the commissioner of the N.H.  Department of Education, school board members in Manchester – the state’s largest school district –  remained frustrated by a lack of clear answers and unconvinced that proposed...


Lawyers and lawmakers assert the Department of Education is on the verge of violating the law
05-07-2024 1:10 PM

By RHIANWEN WATKINS

New Hampshire’s state funding of public schools is the lowest in the nation, despite the state Constitution requiring the state government to finance an adequate education for every child.The arguments over state school funding have raged in the...


N.H. Educators voice overwhelming concerns over State Board of Education’s proposals on minimum standards for public schools
04-22-2024 10:43 AM

By RHIANWEN WATKINS

Teachers, school superintendents and members of the public are criticizing the State Board of Education’s proposal for updating minimum standards for public schools, saying it would weaken education and reduce state funding, forcing taxpayers to...


New Hampshire lags behind other states in dealing with greenhouse gases from vehicles
04-02-2024 1:26 PM

Kylie Valluzzi

Emissions from motor vehicles are the single largest source of greenhouse emissions in New Hampshire, according to the 2024 Priority Climate Action Plan.Yet New Hampshire, unlike every other New England state, has not adopted California’s...


Years-long waits for vouchers worsen the pain of New Hampshire’s housing crisis
03-16-2024 6:00 PM

By RHIANWEN WATKINS

Lisa Morales of Keene finally received her housing voucher after 18 months of waiting — a relatively short time compared to the sometimes years-long process others face in obtaining one. Waiting was not the main issue she encountered, however —...


Opioids in NH Part III: The view from the frontlines
01-29-2024 12:00 PM

By ANTHONY TONE PAYTON

Healthcare professionals, first responders and community workers are at the forefront of dealing with the opioid epidemic, facing challenges and responsibilities as they strive to save lives, provide care and address the devastating consequences of...

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