Education

“The breadth of the anti-DEI laws’ prohibition is startling,” wrote Judge Landya B. McCafferty, with the U.S. District Court in Concord, New Hampshire. “The definition of ‘DEI’ contained [in the law] is so far-reaching that it prohibits long-accepted — even legally required — teaching and administrative practices.”

SchoolCare, a nonprofit insurer, sent invoices to 65 school districts and about 25 other public employers or insurers Wednesday to cover a $30 million shortfall. It cited an unanticipated spike in health care claims and pharmacy costs.

The lawsuit came after a board meeting last August where the plaintiff was barred from making comments about a student's appearance during a discussion about the state's new law banning transgender girls from participating on girls' sports teams.

Somersworth High School welcomed back ninth graders a day early to help them feel comfortable before everyone else arrives. By the end of the day, they had their schedules, learned the attendance and updated cell phone policies, and knew where to find help when they needed it.

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A group of school districts argue the law, signed into the state budget this year, could disrupt learning plans for students with disabilities.

The White Mountain Community College won a $100,000 prison education that will help it expand the associate degree programs it began in the Berlin prison in 2023 to the men’s and women’s prisons in Concord.

This is the second court in six weeks to conclude New Hampshire is failing to adequately fund public education. The state Supreme Court said the state is underspending on general education.

Congress defunded adult education programs in July then reversed course two weeks later. But that money still has not reached New Hampshire providers who have been unable to hire for the fall semester.

Caitlin Davis said she’d support public education, evaluate the programs that outgoing Commissioner Frank Edelblut established, and, unlike Edelblut, keep the agency out of divisive political debates.