9:56: Gage says over the summer, all five regions of state putting together professional development for teachers to help with implementing Common Core standards. “We’re going to be working very diligently.”

9:52: Question about impact of students at upper end of academic scale, says his daughter’s needs are not being met. Peterson says the nation is not challenging high school students enough. 

Governor Maggie Hassan will be in Manchester this afternoon to kick off small business week in Manchester.

She will speak at an event at noon at the Derryfield Country Club.

The event also includes a panel discussion featuring local business leaders.

The third annual Manchester Small Business Week is sponsored by the city’s economic development office.

It features a series of programs and events meant to ensure small business owners have the resources and information they need.

No prospective casino developer has been in the news more than Bill Wortman and his firm, Millennium Gaming. Wortman has been courting the town of Salem for years and recently unveiled his concept for a casino at Rockingham Park.

Wortman may have started off as a CPA but he clearly enjoys the role of casino developer that he's morphed into. A beefy man who favors a casual, open collar look, Wortman began his gaming career in 1978 at one of the iconic casinos on the Las Vegas strip:

Wednesday, May 22

>>>Blind Boys of Alabama at Stone Mountain Arts Center ~ Brownfield, ME ~ 8pm ~ www.stonemountainartscenter.com 207-935-7292

Thursday, May 23

Song/ Artist/ Album/ Label

Song/ Artist/ Album/ Label

I Knew This Place/ David Mallett/ Greenin' Up/ North Road Records

Older 'n Everybody/ Lou and Peter Berryman/ House Concert/ Cornbelt Records

Mood Indigo/ Peter Mulvey/ Good Stuff/ Signature Sounds

The Wizard's House/ The Irregulars/ Waiting For Wisdom/ The Irregulars

Storms Never Last/ Robin and Linda Williams/  These Old Dark Hills/ Red House Records

Open any Torah, Bible or Koran, and the passages about homosexuality seem clear: being gay is an abomination; a sin; something that incurs the wrath of God. But for some, these interpretations are changing. "Gay in the Eyes of God" explores the ways in which the major American religious traditions grapple with acceptance of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people. We present personal stories as well as  interpretations of scripture and theology - both traditional and progressive.

New Hampshire is among some forty states to adopt this more rigorous set of standards for math and language arts in public schools. But just as this bi-partisan effort becomes reality, the system is facing some backlash from both the right and left. We’ll find out more about Common Core and the challenges it faces getting off the ground.

Guests:

Four of New Hampshire's more prominent colleges and its only law school are holding graduation ceremonies.

Graduating students at the University of New Hampshire, Plymouth State University, St. Anselm College, New England College and the University of New Hampshire School of Law are collecting their degrees Saturday.