When Gov. Chris Sununu was asked by reporters Wednesday about the Israel-Hamas war protests around the country, with one expected to start at Dartmouth College in Hanover later in the day, he said it was all about hatred.
Education
Heated Hearings on Efforts to Unravel Trans Rights Bill in Senate Judiciary Committee
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Where should transgender students go to restrooms at school, what teams can they play on, which cell block should they reside in if incarcerated and when can they have gender-affirming surgery were the subjects of two legislative hearings on Thursday.
Education
Parent Notification and Student Trans Sports Bills Mostly Opposed in Panel Hearings
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A school parental notification bill and one that would separate high school and college athletic teams by biological gender at birth received lengthy hearings in the House Education Committee Monday with opponents far outnumbering supporters.
Education
YDC Rape Victim Tells Jurors He Knew He Wouldn’t Be Believed
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Michael Gilpatrick had trouble telling his story on the witness stand Tuesday, pausing and holding back his emotions as he recounted for jurors the first time he was gang raped by Sununu Youth Services Center staff.
Education
House Committee Seeks to Kill Senate Education Freedom Account Bill
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Rep. Alicia Lekas, R-Hudson, introduced House Bill 1665 to increase the income threshold for Education Freedom Accounts to 500 percent of the federal poverty level Tuesday before the Senate Education Committee.
Education
NH Fiscal Policy Institute Shines Light on a Drowning Child Care System
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The first installment explained how child care in New Hampshire is currently suffering, leaving families without access to vital child care or unable to pay for it, while child care workers remain underpaid, burnt out, and their facilities understaffed.
Education
NH House Increases Education Aid, Backs Legalizing Pot and PFA Ban
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Rep. Karen Ebel, D-New London, speaks in favor of her bill to ban products that have had PFAs intentionally added to them at Thursday’s House session.
Education
NH House Kills Bills to Help Homeless and Hungry Youth
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By the slimmest of margins, the House defeated two bills that would address homelessness and hunger among students and young people Thursday.
Education
Council Approves $21M for Duprey’s Building; More Than 60,000 Came For Eclipse
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The Executive Council was told at least 60,000 vehicles above the normal flow passed through the tolls for the Solar Eclipse, and approved $21 million for the purchase of Granite Place South from developer Stephen M. Duprey of Concord.
Education
House Members Question Key Elements of Proposed Education Rules
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A House Education subcommittee on administrative rules raised some fundamental concerns about the new proposal for the state’s minimum standards for public school approval.