New Hampshire leads nation in child well-being, lags in student proficiency
New Hampshire continues to lead the nation in overall child well-being, securing the top position for the third consecutive year.
Education
Ayotte nominates Caitlin Davis to lead state Department of Education
Hours after approving the defining hallmark of Frank Edelblut’s tenure as commissioner of the state Department of Education — universal access to Education Freedom Accounts — Gov. Kelly Ayotte nominated his successor.
NH Supreme Court rules wealthy municipalities can keep excess education property tax
In a decision dissenting Senior Associate Justice James Bassett called “an unfortunate triumph of form over substance,” the NH Supreme Court has ruled that some 30 municipalities with abundant property wealth are entitled to retain proceeds from the Statewide Education Property Tax (SWEPT) that exceed their costs of an adequate education.
Local colleges’ new grads enter a job market in flux
More than 1,000 students graduated from Keene State and Franklin Pierce University earlier this month. For many, that means it’s time to get to work.
The danger of vouchers
Private schools should have to play by the same rules as public schools
Dartmouth student workers plan to strike
After failing to reach an agreement on a new contract during seven months of negotiations, Dartmouth student workers informed the college on Wednesday, May 14, of their plan to strike.
CCSNH’s ApprenticeshipNH and Lonza launch new biomanufacturing apprenticeship program
ApprenticeshipNH, the workforce training program of the Community College System of New Hampshire, is collaborating with Lonza on a new apprenticeship program at its Portsmouth facility
UNH anticipates a $15m to $20m cut for the next academic year
As the academic year draws to a close, the University of New Hampshire is staring down an anticipated budget cut of $15 million to $20 million for the 2025-26 fiscal year.
WLC director of technology concerned over data breach
Members of the Wilton-Lyndeborough Cooperative School Board are concerned about student information that was released as a result of a computer hack in January.
NH GOP lawmakers move ahead with push to control local school spending
The state would take significant control of local school spending under a bill Republicans passed in the New Hampshire House Thursday, March 13.
