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MANCHESTER — First, she lined up the pink and purple spotted kittens. Then she huddled the narwhals and unicorns.

Manchester school board members have voted to end the practice of giving no grade or “NG” to high school students who are passing a class for which they have five

The full board will also consider asking the Board of Mayor and Aldermen to increase the stipend for Board of School Committee members from $2,000 to $4,000 per year. The new recommendations come after a request that the Manchester School District return to an 80-20 split on the cost of health insurance for school board members— with the district picking up 80%...

May 15— A RECOMMENDATION THAT the Manchester school district return to an 80-20 split on the cost of health insurance for school board members— with the district picking up 80% of costs for elected officials— has been sent back to committee for more discussion. Members of the Policy Committee— Leslie Want, Nicole Leapley, Peter Perich, Sean Parr and Jason Bonilla—...

The first-ever student-written Manchester School District policy is heading to the Manchester Board of School Committee (BOSC) for final approval.

Manchester School District joins ConVal’s education funding lawsuit A ConVal School District bus. (Benji Rosen/ Monadnock Ledger-Transcript) Benji Rosen Published: 5/18/2021 3:13:57 PM The Manchester School District will be joining the Con-Val School District and several other school districts across the state as co-plaintiffs in a lawsuit against the State of New Hampshire regarding education funding. Filed in March 2019, the lawsuit claims that the state government does not meet its duty in...

The vote was 9-4 in favor, with Mayor Joyce Craig among those opposed. “In my view, it is unconscionable for the school board to give 5% and 2.1% increases to our highest-paid executives while we are facing a potential $9 million shortfall in the coming budget year, with the real possibility of program reduction, school closures and teacher layoffs,” board member Jim O’Connell said Wednesday of the Nov. 23 vote. Copies of the contracts were not provided by the school district unt...