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Educators in New Hampshire say the states approval of a financial literacy course by conservative nonprofit PragerU spells trouble for public schools. PragerU describes itself as "an alternative to the left-wing ideology...in education." Its "Cash Course" requires students to watch a series of videos and pass a multiple-choice test for school credit. Megan Tuttle, president of the National Education Association in New Hampshire, says the course lacks rigor a...

The state Board of Education vote to approve controversial PragerU’s financial literacy course caused quick reaction in a flurry of news releases Thursday with Democrats opposed and Republicans in favor.

CONCORD — Attorney General John Formella removed any legal barrier to the state Board of Education awarding the conservative PragerU a contract to teach a financial literacy course.

MANCHESTER – Claiming they may be involved in deceptive trade practices, Democratic gubernatorial candidate and Executive Councilor Cinde Warmington went aft

Claiming they may be involved in deceptive trade practices, Democratic gubernatorial candidate and Executive Councilor Cinde Warmington went after PragerU at Wednesday's Executive Council meeting calling for an investigation by Attorney General John Formella.

A LONGSHOT presidential candidate who filed a lawsuit in Merrimack County Superior Court to knock former President Donald Trump off the ballot in New Hampshire’s first-in-the-nation presidential primary has quite

A LONGSHOT presidential candidate who filed a lawsuit in Merrimack County Superior Court to knock former President Donald Trump off the ballot in New Hampshire’s first-in-the-nation presidential primary has quite

Volunteers used a chop saw to dismantle 31 firearms that were turned in at a Guns to Gardens event in Concord Saturday.Organized by GunSense NH and Granite State Progress, the event allowed community members to donate guns to be reforged into garden...

How the right’s school-themed extremism has triggered a nationwide backlash.

Days before the New Hampshire House takes up a contentious vote on a “parental bill of rights,” a group of church leaders are voicing opposition. In a letter Monday, 80 religious leaders, including pastors, priests, rabbis, and nuns, urged the House...