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New Hampshire state education policies, including its voucher program and school funding formula, received legal pushback this year from teacher unions and taxpayers. At the individual school level, focus on social and emotional learning ramped up in...

The lawsuit alleges that the state is unlawfully using funds earmarked for public schools to pay for its newest school choice program.

CONCORD — New Hampshire’s second-largest teacher union is suing Education Commissioner Frank Edelblut over the state’s Education Freedom Account program, saying the voucher system of using public money to fund private schools violates the state’s...

New Hampshire’s second-largest teacher union is suing Education Commissioner Frank Edelblut over the state’s Education Freedom Account program, saying the voucher system of using public money to fund private schools violates the New Hampshire...

The leader of one of New Hampshire’s teachers’ unions is suing to stop public dollars from being spent to fund private schools.

The leader of one of New Hampshire’s teachers’ unions says money from the Education Freedom Account cannot be used for private education purposes.

The lawsuit in Merrimack County Superior Court this week seeks an injunction to stop the voucher-like program that began last year, contending it violates the New Hampshire Constitution.

About 330 retired teachers are continuing to work part-time in New Hampshire schools while collecting their retirement pensions, as permitted by a state law that allows retired public employees to return to work if they keep their work under 1,352...

About 330 retired teachers are continuing to work part-time in New Hampshire schools while collecting their retirement pensions, as permitted by a state law that allows retired public employees to return to work if they keep their work under 1,352...

New Hampshire continues to lag behind other New England states and fell two spots in an annual ranking of best states to work, advocates for higher wages and worker protection said Thursday.Gathered outside the State House ahead of Labor Day, the...