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Claremont Crisis 2.0: Teacher Shortage Threatens Middle School Opening
1+ hour, 31+ min ago (670+ words) Just one year after a $5 million financial disaster nearly prevented Claremont schools from opening, the dysfunctional district is facing a new threat: a severe staffing shortage that could prevent its middle school from opening. New Superintendent Tim Broadrick, who will…...
NH Teachers Give Passing Grade to ‘Bell-to-Bell’ Cellphone Ban
6+ day, 1+ hour ago (651+ words) New Hampshire’s “bell-to-bell” classroom cellphone ban has earned strong marks from teachers, according to a survey of the state’s educators. The survey, conducted by the New Hampshire Department of Education, included more than 1,000 teachers and 150 administrators. The results were good…...
AVARD: Property Tax Relief Is Finally on the Ballot
2+ week, 5+ day ago (857+ words) Here’s something I have to admit: I never thought I’d be excited about a ballot question. I know, I know. Ballot questions aren’t exactly the stuff that gets your heart racing. But when you’ve been fighting for years to give…...
SCOTT/NOBLE: NH vs CT Homeschool Divide: Trust Parents or Trust Bureaucrats?
2+ mon, 4+ week ago (734+ words) In the span of just a few days, two very different visions for education policy have come into focus in New England. In Connecticut, lawmakers have passed sweeping new restrictions on homeschooling. The legislation cleared both the House and Senate…...
Students Flee, Teachers Stay: NH Schools Failing Enrollment Math
2+ mon, 4+ week ago (563+ words) New Hampshire public school enrollment continues to decline at a faster rate than teacher employment, a Josiah Bartlett Center for Public Policy analysis of state data shows. Over the last 15 years, public schools in New Hampshire lost students at nearly…...
Even Open Enrollment Opponents Admit it Will Benefit Students
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (519+ words) The debate over public school open enrollment is over. How do we know? Opponents have conceded the main point: Open enrollment benefits students. Under the bill, students would be assigned to their district public school, as usual. Those who’d like…...
State Asks Supreme Court to Overturn Claremont in Sweeping School Funding Appeal
5+ mon, 6+ day ago (672+ words) After decades of debate and dealmaking over the state’s level of funding for local schools, the Ayotte administration is asking the state Supreme Court to wipe the slate clean. It wants the court to review — and reverse — the original Claremont…...
KLEINER: From Truman to Trump: How Licensing Replaced Unions as Labor’s Gatekeeper
5+ mon, 6+ day ago (603+ words) Ask a room of labor economics students or politicians which two U.S. presidents were union members and subject to occupational licensing, and most will hesitate. The answers — Harry Truman and Donald Trump — bookend a profound shift in how entry into the…...
PACKARD: Strengthening School Safety Through Accountability
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (242+ words) HB 1827-FN-A advances that commitment. The bill establishes a secure, five-year clearance system using fingerprint-based background checks conducted through the New Hampshire State Police and the Federal Bureau of Investigation, along with verification through national educator discipline databases to ensure…...
Democrats: June Is Too Hot for School — So Let’s Start in August
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (616+ words) It’s too hot to keep kids in school in June, some Democrats argued Tuesday. Which raises an obvious question: What do they think late August feels like? Legislation that would prevent New Hampshire children from starting public school until after…...