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By CATHERINE McLAUGHLIN

He may have been a year behind her in school, but Kayleigh Hollis looks up to her younger brother, Kaiden. 

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

Heather Barber has read “To Kill a Mockingbird” cover-to-cover at least six times.

By JEREMY MARGOLIS

A chaotic week that raised questions about the fate of a widely popular bell-to-bell school phone ban ended with the proposed law added to the latest version of the legislature’s state budget, increasing the likelihood that one of Gov. Kelly Ayotte’s signature policy priorities goes into effect ahead of the upcoming school year.

By JEREMY MARGOLIS

The last time a New Hampshire governor nominated a new education commissioner, the pick sparked fierce pushback. Many on the left perceived Frank Edelblut – then-Gov. Chris Sununu’s recent Republican primary rival – as unqualified, too political and a threat to public education.

By JEREMY MARGOLIS

New Hampshire’s Education Freedom Account program received an influx of about 500 new applications in the first 24 hours following the removal of an income eligibility cap, according to the administrator of the program.

By JEREMY MARGOLIS

The New Hampshire Supreme Court decided wealthier towns can retain all their statewide education property tax payments instead of redistributing a portion to poorer towns, reversing a lower court’s decision that keeping the unused funds was unconstitutional.

By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN

The federal government is seeking to dismiss a lawsuit filed by two transgender high school athletes in New Hampshire, arguing that President Donald Trump’s executive order does not discriminate against them.

By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN

At the tail end of Hopkinton’s graduating class filing into the Durgin Pulling Arena, Constantine Salce rolled in with a bright smile, his electric wheelchair carrying him into a well-earned moment of celebration.

By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN

Alissa Hamberg once saw school — and herself — as a lost cause.

By JEREMY MARGOLIS

Seventh grader Parker Michaud faced the biggest decision of his young life.

By JEREMY MARGOLIS

The financial repercussions of Merrimack Valley’s $2 million over-expenditure will likely spill into a second school year, according to Superintendent Randy Wormald.

By JEREMY MARGOLIS

Shaun St. Onge, the current principal of Manchester Memorial High School, was selected to become Merrimack Valley High School’s next principal.

By JEREMY MARGOLIS

This story is the fifth in an ongoing series about New Hampshire’s Education Freedom Account program. Read the other stories here.

By JEREMY MARGOLIS

When Gov. Kelly Ayotte called on the state legislature to pass a school phone ban in January, the pivotal question wasn’t whether the widely popular policy would pass but how far it would go.

By JEREMY MARGOLIS

Catherine Masterson, a Merrimack Valley High School graduate and longtime teacher and administrator in the district, will serve as its next superintendent.

By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN

At Harold Martin School in Hopkinton, Wednesday mornings don’t usually begin with the morning routines — they start with an impromptu dance party.

By JEREMY MARGOLIS

A series of longstanding financial missteps combined to cause the Merrimack Valley School District to unknowingly spend roughly $2 million it didn’t have last year, superintendent Randy Wormald said this week.

By JEREMY MARGOLIS andCHARLOTTE MATHERLY

The New Hampshire Senate split from the House Thursday when it scuttled a controversial bill that would allow students to enroll in any public school in the state.

By JEREMY MARGOLIS

A federal judge in New Hampshire ordered the Department of Homeland Security to maintain the legal status of an international student who is pursuing a Ph.D. at Dartmouth College.

By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY

The vast majority of state funding to the state’s University System is used to lower tuition for in-state students, which is as high as $15,520 this year at the UNH Durham campus.

By JEREMY MARGOLIS

As Lisa Walker shepherded the Monadnock Regional School District through a pandemic reopening plan in the summer of 2020, she received a pair of emails within minutes of each other.