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Governor Jeanne Shaheen on her Agenda

By Laura Knoy on Wednesday, April 4, 2001.

We'll talk to Governor Shaheen about her EXCEL-NH plan for education. She's proposing a 2.5% sales tax with a reduction in the statewide property tax to pay for public schools. She's also proposing various accountability measures for public education. We'll talk with Shaheen about the overall state budget,
electric rates, and other issues. Join host Laura Knoy.

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The Walk, An Unusual Teaching Experience

By John Walters on Wednesday, April 4, 2001.

For more than 30 years, Taylor Morris has led students at Franklin Pierce College in a unique and often powerful educational experience known as "The Walk." Every summer, about 25 students spend the semester walking across Europe - about 1200 miles. It's a very different experience than studying Chaucer and organic chemistry; but according to Morris, many of his students learn as much - and often more - from the experience as from the classroom.

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