Story Archives of 'Education'

Getting an Early Green Education

By Jacob Eaton on Tuesday, April 29, 2008.

For some, an eco-friendly way of life can’t start soon enough. Parents who wish to instill environmentally friendly values in their children from an early age now have the opportunity to enroll their tykes in Le Petit Paradis in New York City.

House Finance Committee Adopts Ed. Funding Plan

By Dan Gorenstein on Tuesday, April 29, 2008.

The House Finance Committee has endorsed an education funding plan that spends less than the Senate version.

The plan would also eliminate so-called donor towns.

New Hampshire Public Radio’s Dan Gorenstein reports.

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Keene Students in National Environmental Project Competition

By Amy Quinton on Monday, April 21, 2008.

Students from Keene State College are now competing for the Environmental Protection Agency’s “People, Prosperity, and the Planet” award.
Known as the P-3 competition, college teams from across the U-S design projects aimed at achieving sustainable solutions to environmental issues.
New Hampshire Public Radio’s Amy Quinton reports.

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Harvard to Grant Free, Online Access to Some Research

By Jacob Eaton on Monday, April 21, 2008.

The public at large is about to get free access to research coming from arts and science professors at Harvard University. According to an article in Inside Higher Ed, the faculty has approved a plan that will allow the professors to post their academic papers online.

Next Green Thing: Green Campuses

By Virginia Prescott on Tuesday, April 15, 2008.

Our search for the next green thing brought us back to college.

From the Ivy League to community colleges, in dorm rooms and lecture halls, higher ed institutions are finding ways to combat global warming. It's appropriate, given that today's undergrad will likely live to see the planet's ice caps melt.

Andrew Blum wrote about the greening of the American college campus for Metropolis, and talked to Word of Mouth host Virginia Prescott about how environmentalism on campus isn't just about recycling and saving wildlife anymore - it's about reducing the campus's immediate carbon footprint in practical ways. Virginia also spoke with Tom Kelly, director of the University Office of Sustainability and Chief Sustainability Officer at the University of New Hampshire.

Read Andrew Blum's article "Carbon Neutral U" in Metropolis

Visit the University of New Hampshire Office of Sustainability's blog, Discover(ing) Sustainability

(Photo by Joe Dunckley)

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New Standards for Homeschoolers

By Laura Knoy on Monday, April 14, 2008.

A bill in the legislature may require parents who homeschool their children to submit a written curriculum to the state. Supporters say it will provide increased accountability, but opponents call it an unnecessary and even invasive step. We’ll dive into the debate and explore what standards, if any, should those who homeschool their children need to adhere to.

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Emma Rous, Democratic State Representative from Strafford
Jim Parison, president of Christian Home Educators of New Hampshire
Marie Ross, superintendent of Newfound Area School District
Pamela Price, Republican State Representative from Nashua who serves on the House Education Committee

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Will the 9th Time Be a Charm?

By Donna Moxley on Wednesday, April 2, 2008.

Residents in Marlborough are once again heading to the Marlborough School April 8 to vote.

Eight times they’ve turned down a proposal for a new, $11.2 million dollar school.

A powerful minority has kept the project from going forward so far.

It’s turned into a classic fight in cash-strapped New Hampshire schools.

Keene Sentinel's Donna Moxley reports

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Homeland Security 101

By Virginia Prescott on Thursday, March 27, 2008.

Nashua's Daniel Webster College is breaking new ground. It's the first college in New England to offer an undergraduate degree in homeland security. Around the country, more and more schools are beginning to teach counter-terrorism, but critics say they're just capitalizing on a fad...and fear. New Hampshire Public Radio correspondent Sheryl Rich-Kern has the story.