Ethan DeWitt - New Hampshire Bulletin
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This year, the state's education and health departments have crafted a curriculum to teach better social media practices to K-12 students.
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The judge says the state should fund at least $7,356 per pupil – not the current $4,100. He also found the statewide education property tax unconstitutional.
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A House committee is proposing nine violent offenses that would be disqualified from speedy bail. The committee is also suggesting changes to how the state administers and tracks bail.
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A federal program allows school districts to use Medicaid data to determine which of their students already qualify for free or reduced-price meals, without needing to contact parents.
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Last week, Gov. Chris Sununu announced a new task force to study how the state can react to the steady enrollment drop, and how its public colleges and universities should acclimate to a new reality.
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More than 4,200 New Hampshire students are participating in the Education Freedom Account program this school year – a 158 percent jump from the first year’s enrollment.
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While Granite State farmers are aware of the latest push to legalize cannabis in New Hampshire, few are putting their hats in the ring just yet, according to Robert Johnson, policy director for the New Hampshire Farm Bureau Federation.
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The move comes after the Attorney General’s Office found that Rep. Troy Merner, a Republican, had been living outside his district since August 2022.
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The bill would require background checks for staff of any educational entity that receives funds under the Education Tax Credit and the Education Freedom Account (EFA) Program, as well as any education program approved under the state’s Learn Everywhere program.
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Megan Tuttle, president of the National Education Association of New Hampshire, a teachers union, said the numbers do not represent the experience of schools and staff on the ground.