CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — New Hampshire lawmakers are moving ahead with a new school aid construction proposal that uses a ranking system to determine which projects get state aid.
The Senate passed its plan Wednesday without debate, and the House is s…
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — New Hampshire lawmakers are moving ahead with a new school aid construction proposal that uses a ranking system to determine which projects get state aid.
The Senate passed its plan Wednesday without debate, and the House is s…
Published Online: March 15, 2012
Washington
As a new generation of teachers replaces retiring baby boomers, financially strapped states face a quandary—what to do about teacher pensions.
A majority of states’ teacher retirement funds are underfu…
A growing number of states are starting to award academic credit based on what students know—not how much time they spend learning it
States have established an array of policies in recent years to free schools from having to award academic credit…
Continue Reading →Published Online: March 1, 2012
SALISBURY, N.H. (AP) — Parents and taxpayers upset that Merrimack Valley schools are using a program linked to the United Nations to train teachers plan to voice their opposition at a March 8 meeting to approve th…
Continue Reading →Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley stressed the link between education and job creation in his Feb. 1 State of the State speech in Annapolis.
—Steve Ruark/AP
Here are summaries of recent annual addresses by governors around the country.
ILLINOIS
Gov. P…
Brittany Rollins, 17, a senior at Newfound Regional High School in Bristol, N.H., waits for a friend outside the school office. The school’s Extended Learning Opportunity program enables Brittany to earn credits for a journalism class by spending tim…
Continue Reading →Overriding the governor’s veto, New Hampshire’s Republican-led legislature has enacted a new law that requires school districts to give parents the opportunity to seek alternatives to any course materials they find objectionable.
The measure , a…
From summer travel in the lake region, fall foliage in October and ski areas in the winter, New Hampshire has a lot to offer to the vacationers. It is one of the smaller states of the US that help to add character, personality, and charm into the beautiful region of New England.
New Hampshire is [...]
Continue Reading →Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, and Rhode Island are moving ahead with a joint effort to remake the high school experience in their states.
The New England Secondary School Consortium aims to create high schools that are “flexible, borderless, multid…