While New Hampshire tops child well-being rankings again, overall progress is mixed
For the fourth consecutive year, New Hampshire took the top spot in a national ranking of child well-being.
Author: Jeremy Margolis-Concord Monitor
Bucking national projections, some NH colleges report strong fall 2026 enrollment figures
With the number of applications down and a demographic cliff looming over higher education, administrators at the University of New Hampshire projected earlier this year that they would enroll about 100 fewer students this coming fall than last year.
New administrator of YDC fund confirmed
Nearly nine months after a controversial change to the Youth Development Center abuse claims process pushed the administrator from his job and stalled the proceedings for survivors, the fund now has a new leader.
Concord school district faces $5m budget shortfall
The district recently received an unexpected $2 million bill from the risk pool that administers its health insurance, part of a debt shared by dozens of school districts across the state
Amid Claremont crisis, Pittsfield school district works to dig out of its own million-dollar hole
As a crippling financial crisis uncovered in recent weeks in Claremont makes headlines, Pittsfield, too, is reckoning with a budget shortfall of more than a million dollars as a new school year gets underway. Pittsfield’s deficit, discovered early this year, is roughly $1.8…
New England College expands $10,000-per-year offer to Concord, Bishop Brady graduates
The partnership, which started many years ago as a cross-town agreement between the college and John Stark, has steadily grown. Graduates of Hopkinton, Kearsarge Regional and Hillsboro-Deering, among several other high schools in the state, were already eligible.
Concord’s John Fabrizio named New Hampshire’s special education administrator of the year
A three-decade career in special education took John Fabrizio from a teaching position in Timberlane to administrative roles in Merrimack, and in 2021, to the Concord School District.
Boscawen’s Commercial Street revitalization kicks off as residents share their visions for new housing and a restaurant
Residents prepare to vote in March’s town meeting on whether to designate the area a tax increment financing district, which grows the town’s tax base while offering incentives to potential developers to reinvest into the area
Rethinking Rundlett: Teachers say current building is ‘falling down around us’ in expressing support for Broken Ground site
Reversing course on the new middle school’s location and rebuilding it next to the current school would likely delay the project’s completion until 2030
State appeals federal court order striking down ‘divisive concepts’ law
Appeal comes two months after a federal court judge ruled that the 2021 law was “unconstitutionally vague,” a characterization that AG John Formella argues was an overstep
Concord school board places $152 million cap on middle school project, moves forward to design phase
An ultimate decision on whether to complete the project has not been made and will not come until at least next June, when the district expects to learn whether it will receive state building aid
UNH Faculty Senate calls on university to investigate police response to protest
Resolution came 12 days after UNH police arrested a dozen people during a protest that demonstrators say was non-violent until police intervened
State Rep. Jonah Wheeler seeks passage of bill that would increase state funding for schools
Earlier this year, Wheeler, one of the youngest members in the House, sponsored a bill that he says would address the disparity between ConVal and Conant and provide what advocates argue is desperately needed state money for underfunded school districts across the state.
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While New Hampshire tops child well-being rankings again, overall progress is mixed
For the fourth consecutive year, New Hampshire took the top spot in a national ranking of child well-being.
Education reforms dominated the NH Legislature this year, most efforts failed
Education issues have been front and center across New Hampshire this legislative session, with Republicans vowing to expand school choice and Democrats fighting to prioritize public education.
Bipartisan group seeks discussion and legislation on key NH issues
The recently formed New Hampshire Forum has been whittling down — from 18 to four to one or two — important issues that will be addressed in the 2027 session of the state Legislature.
Deal reached on open enrollment, but chances appear dim
State lawmakers reached an agreement Thursday, May 28, on a bill that would authorize parents to enroll their children in any public school in New Hampshire, but Gov. Kelly Ayotte said she would not sign the legislation if it reaches her desk.
(Opinion) New Hampshire is producing the talent. Now let’s keep it.
NH is getting older, employers need talent; higher ed can help retain, attract more students here
Bucking national projections, some NH colleges report strong fall 2026 enrollment figures
With the number of applications down and a demographic cliff looming over higher education, administrators at the University of New Hampshire projected earlier this year that they would enroll about 100 fewer students this coming fall than last year.
ApprenticeshipNH collaborates with LandVest to develop registered apprenticeship program
ApprenticeshipNH, a workforce training program of the Community College System of New Hampshire (CCSNH), LandVest, a national leader in integrated real estate, land investment and forest management services, have partnered to create a new Registered Apprenticeship Program (RAP) to meet growing workforce needs for LandVest’s Forest Management division.
A market demand for nurses boosts NH supply
There is a critical need in the Granite State for nurses, and the market has responded with more supply, with more interest than ever in nursing.
