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ArchivesH.S. Graduates Not Ready for College and WorkBy Amy Quinton on Monday, February 7, 2005.A new study shows that many public high school graduates are unprepared for college and work. listen:
 DOC Remains Silent on Women's PrisonBy Dan Gorenstein on Monday, February 7, 2005.Last December a report on the women's prison in Goffstown highlighted the need for sweeping changes. Authors concluded female offenders lacked the access to academic and professional training, as well as the counseling to succeed after their release. At the time, the Department of Corrections declined to offer an official reaction to the report, but promised a formal assessment in the next 4-8 weeks. But as New Hampshire Public Radio's Dan Gorenstein reports, seven weeks later there is still no word from the DOC. listen:
Arctic SocietiesBy John Walters on Monday, February 7, 2005.The native populations of the Arctic are facing rapid change, socially and environmentally. We'll talk with Larry Hamilton a University of New Hampshire professor who specializes in Arctic societies in North America, Europe, and Asia. He'll talk about the places he's been, the people he's met, and joys of eating whale blubber. listen:
Targeted AidBy Laura Knoy on Monday, February 7, 2005.In New Hampshire's ongoing education funding debate, Targeting aid to the neediest towns is again all the rage. We'll find out what's being proposed, and whether it might pass the political and constitutional tests that have brought down other plans before. Laura's guests are Frank Sapareto, Co-Chair of the Coalition for Adequate Education Funding and former State Senator from Derry, and Steve Marchand, City Counselor for Portsmouth and the Portsmouth liaison for the Council to the Coalition Communities. listen:
P.J. O'Rourke on Social SecurityBy The Current on Monday, February 7, 2005.Writer and humorist P.J. O'Rourke has been writing about some complicated government policy issues in The Atlantic Monthly lately. And the magazine only gives him one page to explain it all. This week he's trying to get his head around the topic of Social Security so he can brief readers on it in the upcoming issue. listen:
Check-in with the GovernorBy John Walters on Monday, February 7, 2005.Governor John Lynch just released his education funding plan. John Walters talks with him about the details of his proposal and the reaction it's garnered so far. listen:
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