Why some NH schools are restricting use of phones inside classrooms
While New Hampshire has no state-level policy restricting the use of phones inside school premises, some schools have taken down to making their own rules.
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In New Hampshire where there are no school gun safety laws, the community steps up to protect kids
As the state fails to keep guns out of schools, local school districts and advocacy groups strengthen efforts to keep kids safe
Meet the finalists for 2025 NH teacher of the year
Four teachers have been named finalists for the 2025 New Hampshire teacher of the year award.
Felt like a ‘witch hunt’: NH teacher on what it was like to work under the divisive concepts law
How an ambiguous classroom censorship law instilled fear among teachers and put their jobs at risk.
Op-ed: New Hampshire Education Under Fire
Just a few weeks ago, the New Hampshire Senate voted to pass a bill enabling widespread book bans throughout the state. The House has continued attempting to increase the income cap to use school vouchers or even remove it entirely. All while students and teachers...
‘Breaks my heart’: NH mom looks forward to summer food assistance program for her son
If SB 499, also known as the "anti-hunger" bill is signed into law, it would help thousands of NH kids, including Owen Sefton during the summer.
VIDEO: NH Senate Expands School Voucher Program
Republicans on the New Hampshire State Senate voted to dramatically expand the state's school voucher program that gives taxpayer money to private and religious schools. We spoke to Senator Debra Altschiller to get her take on what this means for Granite Staters....
NH federal court strikes down classroom censorship teaching law
In his decision, Judge Paul Barbadoro held that the law, known by opponents as the “divisive concepts” or “banned concepts” law, violated teachers’ 14th Amendment rights because it is too vague for them to follow.
“The Amendments are viewpoint-based restrictions on speech that do not provide either fair warning to educators of what they prohibit or sufficient standards for law enforcement to prevent arbitrary and discriminatory enforcement,” Barbadoro wrote, referring to the statutory changes passed by the law.
VIDEO: Electric School Buses are Coming to NH!
🚌 The wheels on the bus ... well, you know that song. Under President Biden's plan for building better school infrastructure, two NH school districts were awarded grants under the Clean School Bus Program to add electric school buses to their fleets. While the...
These New Hampshire Public Schools are the top in the country
New Hampshire ranked 13th in the country for having the best high schools, according to U.S. News and World Report’s 2024 Best High Schools list. And while the state’s ranking slipped from being ninth in 2018, more than two dozen schools made it in the top 25% in...
