Gov. Chris Sununu signed the final version of the New Hampshire budget last week, which included millions in property tax cuts. NHPR’s Morning Edition host Rick Ganley talked with Ethan DeWitt , education reporter for New Hampshire Bulletin , about how these cuts might affect education funding for local cities and towns ..read more

New Hampshire's high school Career and Technical Education centers will have more flexibility in hiring under a bill signed by Gov. Chris Sununu ..read more

It’s school budget season in New Hampshire - and this year, the numbers are more convoluted than usual ..read more

A group of parents in Nashua is looking to remove multiple members of the city's Board of Education, citing frustrations with the district's decision to forgo in-person learning for most students. Students with special needs and those in grades K-2 have been given the option of a hybrid learning model, but the majority of students have been fully remote since April. Board members say community transmission of the virus in Nashua remains too high to send students back at this time. Morning Edition host Rick Ganley spoke with Heather Raymond, president of the board ..read more

The coronavirus pandemic has upended the education system across the country, and in New Hampshire. NHPR’s “COVID & the Classroom” tells the stories of how Granite Staters are weighing the necessity of employment and school with the realities of the pandemic. And we want to hear from you. How are you dealing with the uncertainty around schools closing due to rising COVID cases? How are you keeping busy at home and staying connected to friends from school? What are your biggest worries about the long term effects of COVID on learning — and what surprising bright sides have you found? Write ..read more

Throughout this school year, NHPR’s COVID & The Classroom reporting initiative has asked students, teachers and parents to share their stories of what education looks like during the pandemic. Although many New Hampshire schools are currently in hybrid or remote status, many are still moving forward with winter sports. COVID-19 transmission in school buildings has remained relatively low, but high-contact sports have raised some safety concerns. There are strong feelings about this. Many school boards are in favor of continuing sports — while school administrators have pushed back. As scho ..read more

As coronavirus cases surge, a growing number of school districts in New Hampshire are closing their doors and offering mostly virtual instruction instead of in-person classes. But Gov. Chris Sununu and state health officials are urging schools to stay open, saying virus transmission in schools is limited and the payoff of in-person learning is high. NHPR’s education reporter Sara Gibson has been following this and spoke with All Things Considered host Emily Quirk ..read more

The coronavirus pandemic has upended the education system across the country, and in New Hampshire. NHPR’s “COVID & the Classroom” tells the stories of how Granite Staters are weighing the necessity of employment and school with the realities of the pandemic. And we want to hear from you. How are you dealing with the uncertainty around schools closing due to rising COVID cases? How are you keeping busy at home and staying connected to friends from school? What are your biggest worries about the long term effects of COVID on learning - and what surprising bright sides have you found? Write ..read more

Despite disruptions in school due to the coronavirus pandemic, Gov. Chris Sununu says he will not waive requirements for special education. Over 30,000 K-12 students in New Hampshire are legally entitled to special ed services, but many of these were postponed or limited during statewide school closures earlier this year ..read more

The Nashua School District, like many across the state, plans to reopen its schools this fall under a hybrid learning model, with students in school a few days a week and then learning remotely for the rest of the week. The district announced a reopening plan Monday to begin the semester fully remote, but transition to that hybrid plan starting in October. But how do teachers feel about that plan? NHPR's Peter Biello spoke with Adam Marcoux, the president of the Nashua Teachers' Union, to find out. Update, Wednesday, 7 p.m. : Superintendent Jahmal Mosley and Marcoux, in a joint statement Aug ..read more