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By EILEEN O’GRADY

The Concord School Board approved the nomination of Tim Herbert as the next principal of Concord High School during a meeting Monday night.Herbert, who has been an assistant principal at Concord High School since 2019, will begin his new role in July....

By EILEEN O’GRADY

Keeping students’ school data private online is an increasingly high-stakes task. But for a small New Hampshire school district, getting a large tech company like Microsoft or Zoom to agree to protect their student data can be a daunting task.After...

By EILEEN O’GRADY

Concord Police are investigating a break-in that occurred at Rundlett Middle School early Monday morning that resulted in damaged property and an unexpected day off for students.Around 1:20 a.m. on Monday, police say three intruders broke into the...

By EILEEN O’GRADY

Concord School District has hired a new diversity, equity, inclusion and justice director, making it the fourth public school district in the state to create such a position.At a meeting Monday night, Concord School Board members voted unanimously to...

By EILEEN O’GRADY

When Barb Higgins spotted the billboard with her face on it for the first time, it was July and she was driving through midtown Manhattan with her husband Ken, daughter Gracie and one-year-old son Jack, on their way home to Concord from Florida....

By EILEEN O’GRADY

In Concord, elementary school students scored higher on state reading and math assessments than they did last year, but proficiency levels at Concord High School continue to decline, according to state data.Districtwide, math scores have risen...

By EILEEN O’GRADY

The former director of Capital City Charter School and her mother have agreed to pay $80,000 as part of a settlement agreement in a bankruptcy lawsuit accusing them of misusing funds for personal use.Stephanie Alicea, founder and former director of...

By EILEEN O’GRADY

Since cell phones were banned in class at Concord High School at the start of the year, 11th grader Skyler Hubbard says she has been able to focus better.After a tough stretch of remote learning when students could easily escape the gaze of their...

By NORA DOYLE-BURR

HANOVER — At the end of the second week of fall term classes, roughly 500 members of the Dartmouth College community gathered the evening of Sept. 23 in front of Baker-Berry Library to listen to the college’s president, chaplain and student leaders...

By EILEEN O’GRADY

A group of educators and business leaders have been working for more than a year to revise the rules and definitions for New Hampshire public schools and an early draft has drawn concern from public school advocates.The changes could affect “nearly...

By NORA DOYLE-BURR

NEW LONDON — Starting next fall, Colby-Sawyer College will reduce its tuition to $17,500, it announced Wednesday.The new price will be 62% less than the current list price of $46,364. The actual difference for students and families will be less, as...

By EILEEN O’GRADY

Nearly 3½ years after ex-Concord High teacher Howie Leung was arrested, he has yet to face a jury in Massachusetts, where he is accused of sexually assaulting a former student. Meanwhile, across state lines, New Hampshire officials say their case...

By EILEEN O’GRADY

The Concord School District has agreed to pay more than $1.5 million to two former students who said they were abused by former teacher Howie Leung.The most recent payout of $1 million was made five months ago to an unnamed former student who is now...

By EILEEN O’GRADY

There will be some big leadership changes in Franklin schools next year, as the district has hired three new principals for each of its three schools.Dave LevesqueDave Levesque will take over as the new principal at Franklin High School in July,...

By SARAH GIBSON

Mackenzie Verdiner goes to one of the most diverse schools in New Hampshire, Manchester’s West High School. Students there speak about 50 different languages.“If I grab a fistful of kids randomly, it would be a different color on each finger — it’s...

By DEVIN McDONALD

Devin McDonald is a junior at St. Paul’s School in Concord, New Hampshire. Founder of The Medusa Project, McDonald has devoted much of her time outside of classes over the last several years to researching the connections between women in antiquity...

By EILEEN O’GRADY

When Concord school psychologist Melissa Pazdon heard the news Tuesday evening about the school shooting in Uvalde Texas, she immediately sent out an email to all her fellow employees at Christa McAuliffe School, to prepare them for work the next...

By EILEEN O’GRADY

Second-grade teacher Carmel Lunt has been busy this week, preparing to pack up the classroom materials she has accumulated throughout her 25 years of teaching at Union-Sanborn School in Northfield.Books, folders and student artwork from over the years...

Weare Middle School and Center Woods Upper Elementary School will have a new principal next year. SAU 24 Superintendent Jacqueline Coe announced last month that Jon Barry will become the new principal of the school, effective July 1.Barry will be...

By ROBERTA BAKER

Noah Lira took his job as a social studies teacher at Franklin High School to spark enthusiasm for subjects he loves, and to make a difference. Then COVID-19 hijacked the world, taking education with it.After 18 months of remote and hybrid learning,...