The group chat allegedly shows NH House Education Committee Chair Kristin Noble suggesting test scores would rise if students were split into white and non-white schools. A leaked group chat — seemingly used by Republican members of the New Hampshire House...
“The Perks of Being a Wallflower” was recently removed from a Concord school’s recommended reading list. Many have expressed displeasure over the decision.
The Trump administration is moving closer to dismantling the US Education Department, shifting some of its biggest grant programs to other federal agencies.So this week we asked readers: What do you think of Trump's efforts to dismantle the Department of Education? Here's what they had to say...
The university system is still reeling from a $35 million — 17.6% — two-year cut to state funds imposed by the Legislature last June in the latest two-year budget, says Catherine Provencher, chancellor of the University System of New Hampshire.
In an education system where students increasingly enroll in schools based on fit rather than geography, questions will arise about transportation, special education services and athletics, among other things. Open-enrollment schools are not required to provide transportation to students who live outside their school district. Some superintendents say this raises equity concerns about access.
Earlier this month, the Trump administration laid off 466 employees within the Department of Education office responsible for ensuring states are complying with the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. The layoffs at the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, which administers roughly $15 billion in federal special education funding, are the latest in a series of cuts to the Department of Education that President Donald Trump and Education Secretary Linda McMahon say is part of their promise to return education policy and governance to the states. Ultimately, the administration says it hopes to shutter the Department of Education entirely.
Republican lawmakers are reviving an effort to impose mandatory budget caps on school districts, arguing the state should intervene to rein in rising local property taxes.
Do you have student loans to pay off? You're certainly not alone. Personal finance company WalletHub released its list of states with the highest student loan payments, and New Hampshire took the No. 3 spot.
A federal judge on Oct. 2 blocked New Hampshire's new ban on diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives in public schools from taking effect, ruling that the law would prevent school districts from operating “at even a basic level.”
It's one of the best colleges in the country, according to U.S. News & World Report 2026 ranking of the country's best colleges, but it also hold another prestigious honor: the oldest college in New Hampshire.
