Melinda Treadwell, who served as Keene State College president for eight years, is leaving the state for another job. Plymouth State University President Donald Birx will fill her role through at least June – while keeping his.

Active duty students at several N.H. schools can find partial or full tuition coverage amid the ongoing shutdown.

Dartmouth was one of nine colleges and universities asked to sign the White House’s “Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education.” The compact offered schools preferential access to federal funding in exchange for adopting several Trump administration policies.

The Legislature will take up more than 1,000 new bills in January. Some would bring changes to the classroom and the playground.

The White House’s 10-point memo issued to Dartmouth and eight other highly regarded schools asks them to commit to a number of conditions that align with the administration’s policy positions and vision for higher education.

The microschool model gained traction during the COVID-19 pandemic, and as many as 2.1 million children in the U.S. attend these schools, per a May 2025 study from the National Microschooling Center, a nonprofit advocacy organization that offers resources to micro-schools.

“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.

After two years of delays and botched rollouts, the U.S. Department of Education opened its application for college financial aid last week. Experts say students should apply early so they have time to compare financial aid offers.

The U.S. Department of Education said the college and career preparation advising is “not in the best interest of the federal government.” It would not say why.