Education

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.

The law allows K-12 schools to hire faculty from New Hampshire’s colleges and universities to teach up to 20 hours a week of classes.

In an email to schools earlier this month, the New Hampshire Department of Education advised districts to use the funds they had but to not plan on the other funds while they are reviewed.

This year’s legislative session saw many changes that will affect New Hampshire’s schools, students, and educators.