House Bill 1050 would prohibit cities and towns from enacting zoning ordinances that “restrict or prohibit the provision of educational instruction” anywhere within that municipality. (Photo by Dana Wormald/New Hampshire Bulletin)
After the COVID-19 pandemic upended public education, New Hampshire’s Department of Education sought a new avenue for state investment: “learning pods.”
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