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By EILEEN O’GRADY

Deerfield parents who want to expand school choice options in their town are holding a panel discussion with state education officials Tuesday night as the town prepares to vote on a contract with Concord High School in March.It’s a conversation...

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Amid a national scramble for trained workers in many fields, the Community College System of New Hampshire is looking to boost a five-year-old apprenticeship program that lets students learn as they work at local businesses.“It has really accelerated,...

By EILEEN O’GRADY

Hopkinton is holding a public hearing Wednesday on the proposed town and school district budgets for 2023-2024. The hearing, hosted by the Hopkinton Budget Committee, is an opportunity for members of the public to weigh in on the budgets before Town...

By EILEEN O’GRADY

Passing a town operating budget of $10.6 million, purchasing town vehicles and adopting a new community power plan will be the focal points for Pembroke voters at town meeting in March.The proposed town budget is a 6.7% increase over the current...

By EILEEN O’GRADY

In Allenstown, steel framing rising two stories high reveals the steady progress on a new K-8 school on River Road.Construction of the school, which will replace the town’s current separate elementary and middle school buildings, has been underway...

By CATHERINE MCLAUGHLIN

LACONIA — By writing policy, overseeing the superintendent, making plans and implementing goals, school boards shape the vision and current performance of their districts. A state law passed last year now requires New Hampshire school boards to have...

By EILEEN O’GRADY

Pembroke is holding a public hearing Thursday on the proposed town, sewer commission, water works and school district budgets for 2023-2024. The hearings are an opportunity for members of the public to weigh in on the budgets before Town Meeting in...

By EILEEN O’GRADY

Judy Tibbetts recalls that when she was interviewed for her first teaching job at Franklin High School back in 1970, the superintendent at the time told her he was interested in hiring her only if she planned to stay in the district.“I said, ‘Yes,...

By ETHAN DEWITT

A Democratic bill seeking to limit New Hampshire’s “education freedom accounts” to students who have spent at least one year in public school has reignited debates over who should have access to the program.Sponsored by Rep. Dave Luneau, a Hopkinton...

By EILEEN O’GRADY

Increasing wages for teachers and renewing a tuition agreement with Andover are focal points for the Merrimack Valley School District this year.At the annual meeting on March 10, voters will be asked to approve a new contract with teachers and a...

By EILEEN O’GRADY

Following a record year for school building aid applications in New Hampshire, state legislators are introducing bills this month aimed at increasing the amount of funding available for school construction and renovation projects.One of the bills,...

Tech Ed and Family and Consumer Science have returned to the middle school experience at the Henniker Community School at the hands of one versatile and creative teacher.Henniker teacher Todd Storro teaches Tech Ed and cooking classes to students in...

Plymouth State University will be receiving $2.1 million in federal funding next year to support nursing workforce expansion. New Hampshire Sen. Jeanne Shaheen visited the school last week to meet with nursing program students and faculty and to tour...

By EILEEN O’GRADY

The Hopkinton School District will propose a new, pared-back school budget to the town budget committee this week after receiving some feedback that their first proposed budget was too high for taxpayers.The Hopkinton School Board had originally...

By EILEEN O’GRADY

A new public charter school is coming to Loudon this fall with plans to emphasize history education and hands-on learning in a small-school environment.The school, called Benjamin Franklin Academy Charter School, is planning to open in September on a...

By EILEEN O’GRADY

Republican lawmakers are seeking to expand the eligibility for the state’s Education Freedom Accounts program that allows lower-income students to use state dollars for non-public types of education, including private and parochial schools.Meanwhile,...

By EILEEN O’GRADY

Four years after Concord school officials quietly investigated reports of a popular teacher kissing a student in a car – an episode that later led to criminal charges in Massachusetts, public outrage and millions of dollars in legal costs – most of...

By EILEEN O’GRADY

The school budget will take center stage for John Stark School District voters on Election Day in March, as it’s the only big cost item that voters are being asked to consider.The district’s proposed school operating budget for 2023-2024 is $14.66...

By EILEEN O’GRADY

On a chilly December morning four years ago, three Concord High School students approached a school administrative assistant and asked her if they could talk about something private.“We didn’t want anyone to know we were the ones who told,” the...

By HOLLY RAMER

Communism and cursive would be part of the mandatory curriculum in New Hampshire schools under a pair of bills harking back to bygone eras of history and handwriting.The House Education Committee held public hearings Wednesday on Republican bills to...