Annmarie Timmins
Senior Reporter, Youth and EducationI write about youth and education in New Hampshire. I believe the experts for a news story are the people living the issue you are writing about, so I’m eager to learn how students and their families are navigating challenges in their daily lives — including childcare, bullying, academic demands and more. I’m also interested in exploring how changes in technology and funding are affecting education in New Hampshire, as well as what young Granite Staters are thinking about their experiences in school and life after graduation.
Annmarie can be reached at atimmins@nhpr.org.
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In 2022, Easterseals NH promised to use $23 million in federal pandemic money to build a campus with permanent housing and 30 "respite/retreat" beds for veterans and their families. By 2025, the plan's language had changed those respite beds to "22 hotel rooms." -
Special education advocates fear services that have allowed students with disabilities to succeed alongside their classmates are under threat as costs rise and the Trump administration dismantles the U.S. Department of Education. -
The Northern Border Regional Commission Catalyst program grants went to 15 New Hampshire projects, including child care centers in Claremont and Keene. -
The $50 million complex in Franklin was meant to provide affordable housing, support services, and therapy to New Hampshire’s military veterans and first responders. But two months into operations, top employees have resigned amid disagreements and frustration with Easterseals, the nonprofit behind the initiative. And some veterans living on the campus allege that Easterseals has prioritized the site’s money-making hotel and conference center that share the site, and has disregarded their needs. -
At least four New Hampshire mountains are already welcoming skiers and most expect to open by early December. State tourism officials are predicting a 3% increase over last year in the number of skiers visiting downhill and Nordic ski trails. -
David Meehan was awarded $38 million by a jury for abuse he endured at the state’s former juvenile jail. The trial judge reduced it to $475,000, citing state law that caps the state’s civil liability. The court’s ruling in Meehan’s appeal could have implications for hundreds of survivors with similar lawsuits. -
Special education protections under IDEA remain uncertain after mass layoffs by the Trump administration at the U.S. Department of Education, despite staff reinstatement through January. -
Nearly three thousand New Hampshire fourth and fifth graders entered this Secretary of State's sticker contest. -
NHPR’s Annmarie Timmins talks with Henry Klementowicz and former Chief Justice Bob Lynn about how New Hampshire’s courts and legislature shape the state budget and funding for public services. -
Educational Talent Search has provided college and career counseling to first-generation and low-income in New Hampshire for 50 years. The Trump administration’s decision to abruptly pull funding leaves nearly 1,200 students suddenly without help.
