After the COVID-19 pandemic upended public education, New Hampshire’s Department of Education sought a new avenue for state investment: “learning pods.”  Presented by then-Commissioner Frank Edelblut, the idea was to allow parents to send children to smaller classroom environments outside the public school system, run by “tutors,” to allow more one-to-one attention and combat learning […]

Lawmakers in Concord were busy Thursday.  Following Gov. Kelly Ayotte’s State of the State address, the New Hampshire State Senate voted on a slew of bills during its session, including Senate Bill 460.  SB 460 would prohibit tier II and tier III sex offenders who are registered because of crimes against children under the age […]

The New Hampshire House abruptly killed a Republican bill to impose budget caps on school districts Thursday, after some Republicans joined Democrats to dramatically alter the bill.  The chamber also voted against reconsidering the bill, a parliamentary move that prevents the proposal from returning to the House floor this year, in a major setback for […]