Business & Economy
New Study Highlights Lack of State Aid to Higher Education
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A state with workforce constraints and an aging population faces a stagnant economy without greater investment in higher education, a study finds.
Education
Reaction Strong To Court Finding Education Freedom Account Funding Constitutional
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Attorney General John Formella and Education Commissioner Frank Edelblut praised the judge’s ruling dismissing Deb Howes’ lawsuit challenging the use of the state’s Education Trust Fund money to pay for the Education Freedom Account program.
Education
Court Declares Education Freedom Account Funding Constitutional
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A Superior Court judge has dismissed a suit challenging the use of Education Trust Fund money to fund the Education Freedom Account program.
Education
Sununu Establishes Public Higher Education Task Force
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On Wednesday, Gov. Chris Sununu signed Executive Order 2023-06, an order establishing the public higher education task force to study the strategic alignment of public higher education in New Hampshire.
Business & Economy
School Voucher Enrollment and Costs Grow Substantially in Three Years
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In three years, the enrollment in the Education Freedom Account program has grown 158 percent, while the cost has increased 174 percent in figures released this week by the Department of Education.
Business & Economy
October Restart of Federal Student Loan Payments Could Hurt State Economies
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According to experts, what the resumption of federal student loan repayments will mean for each state will be shaped by a host of factors, including the share of the state’s population with loans, typical loan size, and repayment rates.
Education
Pinkerton Academy students named National Merit Scholarship Semifinalists
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Maxwell Garner of Hampstead, Mira Kondor of Derry, and Keith Sangillo of Candia have been named Semifinalists and are eligible to apply to be considered as Finalists in the scholarship program.
Business & Economy
‘Lifting Our Eyes to the Future,’ Forest Society Meets in Bethlehem, Charts New Course
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About 240 members of the Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests gathered at The Rocks for the unveiling of its new North Country headquarters during its 122nd Annual Meeting at The Rocks here Saturday.
Education
Top Teacher, Alvirne Students Celebrate On Mt. Washington as Hurricane Approaches
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As Hurricane Lee began bearing down Friday and its sizeable wind field spread up to the 6,288-foot summit of Mount Washington Friday, Education Commissioner Frank Edelblut was at the Mount Washington Observatory with the 2023 NH Teacher of the Year and about 27 of his students.