Applications open for The Brodsky Prize
The Brodsky Prize, overseen by the Nackey S. Loeb School of Communications, was established seven years ago by the late Jeffrey Brodsky and his father, Howard, to encourage innovation by student journalists.
Education
Legislators address public education funding amid ongoing lawsuits
Three lawsuits challenging the legitimacy of funding public schools, all underway and nearing resolution in the courts, have spurred fresh efforts by the Legislature to address issues that lawmakers have dodged for nearly three decades
House grapples with Education Freedom Account Program during HB 402 meeting
A hearing took place earlier this week to define if grants awarded to students enrolled in the EFA program represents taxable income under the federal tax code
As BAE work ramps up, company looks to college boot camp for potential hires
A Nashua Community College program to train students on the detailed work of microelectronics is a “critical” feeder to employment at BAE Systems
ConVal School Board scraps CTE project
The ConVal School Board voted Tuesday to drop a proposed bond for renovations to the Region 14 CTE Center and the high school by a vote of 9-1
Supreme Court hears appeal of Superior Court order boosting school funding $537.5m
Trio of justices to decide outcome of long-running ConVal litigation regarding the cost of an adequate education
Will the justices take a broom to SWEPT?
Supreme Court weighs constitutionality of statewide education property tax (SWEPT)
UNH will receive $24 million to build space weather sensors
Researchers at the University of New Hampshire have been awarded $24 million to help build sensors that can track space weather and warn of dangers.
New Hampshire Supreme Court hears arguments on whether the education property tax is legal
In oral arguments, a group of plaintiffs argued that allowing towns to keep excess state property tax revenue, rather than pass it to less wealthy towns, is unfair to taxpayers and unconstitutional
New guaranteed transfer program could help NH college enrollments
The New Hampshire Transfer Guarantee program assures eligible Granite State students can receive guaranteed admission to the college or university of their choice
