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The Good and Bad Economic News for NH.

By Mark Bevis on Wednesday, October 31, 2001.

THE NEW ENGLAND ECONOMIC PROJECT HAS SOME GOOD NEWS AND SOME BAD NEWS FOR THE REGION.
JUST LIKE THE REST OF THE COUNTRY, NEW ENGLAND IS LIKELY HEADING INTO A RECESSION….THAT’S THE BAD NEWS.
THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT NEW HAMPSHIRE SHOULD PULL OUT OF IT MORE QUICKLY THAN ANY OTHER NEW ENGLAND STATE.
DENNIS DELAY, AN ECONOMIST WITH PUBLIC SERVICE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE EXPLAINS THE PREDICTIONS TO NHPR’S MARK BEVIS

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Making Sense of School Test Results

By Jon Greenberg on Wednesday, October 31, 2001.

Today, newspapers across the state published the latest statewide test results for third, sixth and tenth graders. The results show how each school district and each individual school performed. The results can be difficult to interpret. NHPR?s Jon Greenberg spoke with Mark Joyce, Executive Director of the NH School Administrators? Association. Mark Joyce says that the first thing to look at is not the most recent test scores but the scores from the past three years.

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Anti-Terror Effort Strains Local Resources

By Josh Rogers on Wednesday, October 31, 2001.

Recent news that workers at the national visa center at Pease International Tradeport may have been exposed to anthrax has brought the threat of terrorism ever closer to home. Meanwhile, that threat has for weeks been a reality for state agencies and local law enforcement. NHPR's Josh Rogers reports.

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