Education
Lawmakers Seek Education Freedom Account Expansion
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Under a cloud of shrinking state revenues some lawmakers are proposing a bill that could add $102 million or more a year in state spending.
Business & Economy
Senate Republicans Lay Out Plans; May Include Banning Cell Phones in Classrooms
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From banning cell phone use in classrooms to passing a balanced budget and working to find more affordable housing units, Senate Republicans said they will keep New Hampshire among the safest states in the nation and along the path to prosperity, despite what is expected to be a tough economic period.
Business & Economy
NH Nonprofit Organization Earns National Award
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The New Hampshire Association of Special Education Administrators (NHASEA) has been awarded the 2024 CASE Exemplary Small State Unit Award. CASE, Council of Administrators of Special Education, is an international nonprofit professional organization providing leadership, advocacy, and professional development to more than 5,700 administrators responsible for the implementation of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA).”
Education
Another Union Forms at Dartmouth College
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The teaching staff at the Dartmouth College Child Care Center has voted to unionize and affiliate with Local 560 of the Service Employees International Union, which already represents hundreds of campus workers.
Education
Reaction Forceful to Sununu’s Decision To Withdraw State Librarian Nomination
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Reaction to Gov. Chris Sununu’s decision to withdraw the nomination of Mindy Atwood to be state librarian was forceful from both sides with some claiming she advances a “woke” agenda and others saying she simply opposes book censorship, which NEA-NH called a mainstream belief.
Business & Economy
About 98,000 People Lived in Poverty in New Hampshire During 2023, NHFPI Says
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Coos County residents in northern New Hampshire have a median income that is about half as much as someone living in Rockingham County in the south and they face higher costs of living than their counterparts near the Massachusetts border, according to some statistics gleaned from recently released U.S. Census Bureau data.
Education
Sunset Heights Elementary School recognized as a Nationally Distinguished School
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This honor, awarded to approximately 100 schools nationwide, recognizes Sunset Heights Elementary for their exceptional student achievement in 2024.
Courts & Corrections
State Quiet, School Districts Cautiously Optimistic About School Funding Case
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Supporters of a group of school districts led by Contoocook Valley (ConVal) that sued the state over education funding were cautiously optimistic after oral arguments before the state Supreme Court on Tuesday, while the defendants – the state Legislature, governor, Department of Education and Education Commissioner Frank Edelblut – largely remained silent.
Courts & Corrections
School Districts Argue for Immediate Increase in School Funding; State Objects
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For the second time in less than a month, the state Supreme Court heard arguments Tuesday over whether New Hampshire’s current school funding scheme is constitutional.