Her laugh was contagious. Her mission was electrifying. Her plans for the future were inspiring. Since the Challenger disaster in 1986, Christa McAuliffe’s story has been told and retold numerous times. This project explores her legacy as a teacher, astronaut, pioneer woman and ordinary citizen. Here in Concord, 40 years later, we remember her especially as one of our own. Click here to read the full project.

Concord’s election brought residents’ worries over affordability to the fore. Voters reaffirmed their support for incumbents while showing openness to a new generation of candidates. Visit our page to read more in-depth coverage.

The Concord Monitor hosted conversations with groups of students, parents, teachers, and school administrators about phone use in schools and the ramifications of the new phone ban.

Over the last four years, New Hampshire’s school choice program has become one of the most controversial education topics in the state. Monitor sought out answers to many lingering questions.

In New Hampshire, when a homeowner falls behind on their property taxes, state law allows the local government to seize and sell their property. The Monitor’s Seized and Sold investigation dove into how communities use this law and talked to the Granite Staters who were at risk of losing their homes.

New Hampshire children are sent to live-in residential treatment programs across the country. For kids in foster care, this decision is made by state officials who say they have few other options.

The future of Concord’s Rundlett Middle School hung in the balance as two referendums challenged the decision to build at Broken Ground. Rethinking Rundlett equipped voters with actionable insights about one of the city’s most divisive capital projects.