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Coverage involving education and schools.
As cybersecurity attacks have become more widespread, towns, cities, and school districts are finding that the measures they were taking to prevent data breaches have fallen short of what is needed to prevent data theft, fraudulent money transfers, and wholesale takeovers of their computer systems.
MANCHESTER — Two of the most controversial bills before the House this week were tabled and will die at the end of January unless they are acted on by the end of the month.
School and child-care providers peppered top state officials with questions about CDC’s new quarantine and isolation guidance in its regular, virtual briefing Wednesday, telling them it is making their job harder.
Friends and colleagues are mourning the death of state Rep. Barbara Shaw, D-Manchester, who served 11 terms in the General Court.
Students from almost every school district in the state are participating in the new “Education Freedom Account” program with some school districts more impacted than others.
CONCORD — After considerable discussion, the Joint Legislative Fiscal Committee Friday approved a federal infusion of $73 million to hire and retain workers in the Home and Community Based Services program.
New Hampshire Electric Cooperative (NHEC) has entered into a partnership agreement with Conexon, a national fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) rural broadband solutions provider that works exclusively with electric cooperatives, to deliver high-speed internet to NHEC members in 118 communities who now lack it.
Released Tuesday by the Department of Education, the assessment scores show New Hampshire students fell well short of past results for proficiency in math, less so in English and just slightly below in science
Today the New Hampshire Women’s Foundation announced the release of The Status of Girls in New Hampshire, a data-driven report on the well-being of girls in the Granite State.