Courts & Corrections
Edelblut Seeks Subpoena Power To Investigate Educator Misconduct
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State Rep. Glenn Cordelli, R-Tuftonboro, has amended House Bill 533 to give Education Commissioner Frank Edelblut subpoena power in cases of educator misconduct.
Education
Education Freedom Account Program Under Scrutiny By House Committee
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The state’s Education Freedom Account program and whether it should be expanded or reined in was an all-day topic over seven bills Tuesday before the House Education Committee.
Education
State Board of Education adopts Innovation Schools rule
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Upon the designation of an innovation school or school zone, the State Board of Education may then waive compliance with a certain administrative rule specified in the local district plan, with the exception of any requirement of the federal Every Student Succeeds Act.
Education
Unionized Dartmouth College Students Win $21 Wage
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Thirteen months after student dining hall workers at Dartmouth College formed a union to win improvements in pay and working conditions, the Student Workers Collective at Dartmouth (SWCD) has won an agreement with the college that includes a $21 an hour base wage.
Education
Time to Eliminate Statewide Education Property Tax, Panel Told
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The Statewide Education Property Tax has been the subject of several lawsuits against the state with the latest currently before Rockingham County Superior Court.
Education
Opposition Turns Out Against Bill Expanding Background Checks in Non-Public Education
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A bill expanding criminal background checks to employees or volunteers of non-public educational services that take state money drew opposition from a number of homeschoolers Friday at a public hearing before the House Education Committee.
Business & Economy
Higher Education Officials Make Their Case to Budget Writers
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After several years of considerable revenue surpluses, the state’s higher education institutions are seeking to at least return to levels of support they had more than a decade ago when state support was slashed in half.
Education
Milford School Board Compromises on Bathroom Gender Debate
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The Milford School Board heard sometimes tearful testimony about a proposed change that would no longer allow students to use the bathroom and locker room that correspond with their gender identity.
Education
Two Education Freedom Account Changes Fail to Find a Majority
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Changes to the Education Freedom Account program split the House Education Committee Wednesday and will be debated on the floor of the House later this month.