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ArchivesSome Question Proposed Dropout BillBy Amy Quinton on Friday, January 13, 2006.This month, legislators will begin debating a bill that would raise the compulsory age of school attendance to 18. Current state law allows students to dropout at 16, with a parent’s consent. The measure has bipartisan support. But many educators say changing the law without successful dropout prevention programs in place, may only harm students. New Hampshire Public Radio’s Amy Quinton reports. listen:
  Governor Lynch Visits Groveton WorkersBy Mark Bevis on Friday, January 13, 2006.Governor John Lynch and other state officials paid a visit to Northumberland Thursday. They went up to meet with some of the 108 workers who have lost or will soon lose their jobs when the Groveton Paper Board company closes its doors in March. The state officials said they would do what they could to help those laid-off get the assistance and training they need to secure other jobs. Reporter Art McGrath has been following this story for the Caledonia record. He tells NHPR's Mark Bevis, the closing announced last month was not a surprise. listen:
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