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. We talk about this story and more in this edition of the New Hampshire News Recap.

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.

The decision to increase tuition after six years of keeping costs stable was made independent of the state budget, but the decrease in funding didn’t help either.

New Hampshire ranks last in the country in spending on public higher education. That could discourage local students from attending one of the state’s colleges and choosing to make their careers here.

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.

The University of New Hampshire is cutting 36 positions, in addition to cutbacks earlier this year, in response to a $17.5 million state budget reduction.

The lawsuit, filed in federal court Thursday, raises two main issues: the new law’s far-reaching implications for students’ ability to learn, and the potential financial penalties for private schools as well as public schools.

"AI is a tool," the state's new education commissioner said at a recent hearing. "It doesn’t replace educators. It doesn’t replace learning.”

New Hampshire lawmakers expanded the Education Freedom Account program to all families, regardless of income, in June. Fall enrollment has reached the 10,000 student limit.