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Coverage involving education and schools.
The Republican-backed parental bill of rights was killed in the House of Representatives Thursday by just five votes with opponents saying the bill would force schools to “out” gay students to their parents.
Guadalupe Camacho Alvarez cries inside Sacred Heart Church in Uvalde while praying on Tuesday. Alvarez’s granddaughter was inside Robb Elementary School at the time of Tuesday’s shooting but survived. Credit: Sergio Flores for The Texas Tribune.
In recent sessions, what was once unthinkable, is now law, using public money to pay for religious and private schools as well as buy textbooks that advocate one religion.
The Croydon school budget that was cut in half at the annual meeting in March on a motion by Free Stater Ian Underwood was restored to its full $1.7 million at a special meeting with a huge turnout Saturday.
The House has voted with the Senate to support an election law change related to identification for same-day voters, but it may face an uncertain future with Gov. Chris Sununu.
Letter: “We oppose any attempts by the federal government to act as a national charter school board, impose a top-down and one-size-fits-all approach, and undermine the authority of parents to choose the educational option best for their child. Specifically, we take issue with both the substance and process of the proposed rule, and therefore, we ask that the comment period be extended, the community impact analysis requirement be removed, and implementation be delayed by one year.”
In a party line vote Thursday, Senate Republicans killed SB 426, Sen. Jay Kahn’s bill relative to the adequate education grants for fiscal year 2023.
A bill that would alter administering a long-standing biennial health survey conducted with high school students has passed the House and is headed to a hearing in the Senate Education Committee.
Students from high schools across Southern New Hampshire will converge on Pinkerton Academy on April 6, 2022, for the Southern New Hampshire College Fair.