Today, Governor Chris Sununu announced that Andrew Flockton, of Milford, New Hampshire has been selected as the 2024 ‘Governor for a Day’ competition winner. Andrew will act as Governor for a Day on Wednesday, May 1st, and join the Governor for the entire day at the State House and on the road.
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.
Education
Senate Republicans Back Excluding Transgender Girls from Girls Sports in NH Schools
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Accusing Senate Republicans of “shocking and extreme moves” Friday, Democrats criticized two 14-10 votes in which transgender girls would be prohibited from playing girls public high school and college sports in New Hampshire and one that creates a process for parents across the state to ban books in schools.
Education
Senate Passes Parental Notification Bill On To House Along Party Lines
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A bill that would require teachers to fully answer parents’ questions about their child within 10 days with any omission considered a violation of the state teacher code of conduct was passed by the Senate Friday along partisan lines by the Republican majority.
Education
Analysis: NHED’s Recommendations Overlook Concerns with Minimum Standards Overhaul
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On Wednesday, the NH State Board of Education is holding the first of two public hearings on two initial proposals that overhaul the state’s Minimum Standards for Public School Approval, which are the foundational rules that govern all public schools in New Hampshire.
Education
Lawmakers Disagree Over High Schools Informing Students About Voter Registration
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One of the bills on the New Hampshire House of Representative’s Thursday schedule is HB 1014, a bill that would bolster voter registration efforts among young people by altering public and private school curricula.