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By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI
With the Hunger Free New Hampshire Act, Becky Whitley wanted a buffet of solutions to eliminate food insecurity. In the end, Gov. Chris Sununu signed a small portion of her original bill into law. Students who are eligible for free and reduced lunch...
By JEREMY MARGOLIS
Last fall, high school teacher Penny Culliton received a notice from the New Hampshire Department of Education that appeared to expand the scope of a parental notification law passed in 2017. The department’s initial advisory to schools had said that...
By JEREMY MARGOLIS
A University of New Hampshire prosecutor this week dropped criminal charges against seven of the people arrested during a May 1 pro-Palestine protest after they accepted plea agreements.The seven cases were dismissed nearly three months after UNH...
By JEREMY MARGOLIS
Last month, Kim DeRego, the vice president of enrollment at the University of New Hampshire, received a call from the mother of two UNH students. Her fall tuition bill, the mother told DeRego, was slated to go up $20,000.The staggering jump was due to...
By JEREMY MARGOLIS
The New Hampshire Department of Education is appealing a federal court ruling striking down the state’s controversial “divisive concepts” law, reopening a court case about whether the state can regulate how educators discuss race, gender, and other...
By JEREMY MARGOLIS
Cafeterias in 10 New Hampshire school districts are set to receive an influx of local food in coming years, following the creation earlier this month of a statewide reimbursement program.The program, signed into law by Gov. Chris Sununu, will...
By JEREMY MARGOLIS
Governor Chris Sununu on Friday banned transgender girls in New Hampshire from competing on school-sponsored girls’ sports teams in the state starting in fifth grade.The law – which makes New Hampshire the 26th state to implement transgender sports...
By JEREMY MARGOLIS
Tuition at New Hampshire’s seven community colleges will not increase this coming school year, the Community College System of New Hampshire announced Thursday.Since 2018, a full community college course load has cost $6,450 per year or $215 per...
By JEREMY MARGOLIS
The ACLU of New Hampshire on Wednesday called on the University of New Hampshire and Dartmouth College to drop trespassing and disorderly conduct charges against pro-Palestine protesters arrested on May 1.In a letter to the presidents of the two...
By JEREMY MARGOLIS
Despite expressing considerable discomfort with the potential price tag, Concord School Board members voted Monday to cap the controversial middle school building project at $152 million, paving the way for it to move forward to a four-month design...
By JEREMY MARGOLIS
A New Hampshire teacher who took a student to get an abortion agreed to drop her lawsuit against the Department of Education following the reinstatement late last month of her teaching credential.The teacher, who filed her lawsuit anonymously, alleged...
By JEREMY MARGOLIS
A University of New Hampshire student charged with assaulting the chief of the school’s police department during a pro-Palestinian protest on May 1 was mistakenly identified and then violently arrested, the student said in an interview Friday.During...
By JEREMY MARGOLIS
A group of at least 11 students plans to sue the University of New Hampshire and Gov. Chris Sununu for violating their civil rights during a May 1 pro-Palestine protest in which 11 students were arrested.An intent-to-sue letter is set to be sent...
By DAVID BROOKS
The former Magdalen College of Liberal Arts in Warner, which closed in May after 50 years as the state’s smallest college, is up for sale. The campus with eight buildings on 129 acres was put on the market this week for $5.5 million.The sale, which...
By CRAIG WALKER
Craig Walker served as zoning administrator for the City of Concord for over 13 years during a 32+ year career with the city. He retired in 2021. In the debate about the placement of the next middle school, there are some lingering questions that I...
By CATHERINE McLAUGHLIN
A group of Concord residents trying to overturn the school board’s vote to place a new middle school on the east side of the city got a green light from the state this week.Members of Concord Concerned Citizens have proposed changing the independent...
By JEREMY MARGOLIS
At 274 students, Loudon Elementary School is too small to sustain both a principal and vice principal, but the school’s size doesn’t completely diminish the scope of administrative responsibilities that must be handled.At some schools without an...
By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN
While maintaining that Broken Ground is the ideal site for the new middle school due to its ample space, the Concord School Board has started downsizing the building and cutting amenities, bringing the project cost to a tentative $152 million.This is...
By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI
As Olivia Sylvester lined up to lead Franklin’s 100th Class Day Parade, she put her sunglasses on and lifted her drum up onto her shoulders. With her blue cap and gown, this year’s class co-valedictorian led the parade with the rolls of her sticks and...
By DEB HOWES
Deb Howes is the president of AFT-New Hampshire. A funny thing happened on New Hampshire’s way to threatening to fire teachers for teaching so-called divisive concepts involving gender, race, history and identity. U.S. District Court Judge Paul...
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