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In March 2019, the ConVal School District sued the State of New Hampshire over its ever-decreasing funding. This is the sixth time the state has been sued for avoiding its constitutional mandate to fund an adequate education.The first lawsuit was in...

Report by Higher Heights and the Center for American Women and Politics shows that Black women are underrepresented in executive government, Congress, and state legislatures despite civic engagement.

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The school voucher bill, SB 130, is likely to be added soon to the NH state budget by the Senate Finance Committee, in spite of the fact that not one person testified in favor of this move at that committee’s budget hearing, and many testified against...

School voucher legislation sparks concern at school board meeting February 17, 2021WOLFEBORO — Governor Wentworth Regional School District Board Member Krista Abear raised concern during the Feb. 8 meeting about proposed legislation in the state house (HB20) in favor of granting $3,700 vouchers to students attending private and religious institutions or engaged in homeschooling. She said it takes money away from public schools, with no financial accountability, a contrast to the "very thought...

John Guilfoil Public Relations LLC New Hampshire School Administrators Association Shares Concerns Regarding Proposed Education Voucher Bill CONCORD -- New Hampshire School Administrators Association (NHSAA) Executive Director Carl Ladd and the NHSAA wish to share information on proposed legislation with the potential to create profound, potentially inequitable and tremendously costly changes to education statewide. For immediate release CONCORD — New Hampshire School Administrators Associat...

Indiana higher-ed chief: Heres how well get 60% of Hoosiers a post-high school education Teresa Lubbers, Indianapolis Star Replay Video UP NEXT Indiana’s historically strong fiscal health gives us an advantage over many states, including the ability to maintain a forward-looking viewpoint even as we encounter challenges no one saw coming. When it comes to funding higher education, Indiana has adopted a similarly future-focused approach. For nearly two decades, state policymak...

The list of education-related expenses the voucher dollars can be used for is long and ambiguous.

Reaching Higher improve prospects for young people in Croydon. Image: Reaching Higher / City of London A youth group in Croydon that helps young people in the borough improve their future prospects are set to "triple" the size of their operation thanks to a funding boost from the City of London. Youth charity Reaching Higher said the new money would make a "huge" difference to young people in Croydon involved in the scheme after the grant — some £143,750 from the City Bridge Trust — wa...

Charity’s Secret Santa scheme brings a smile to disadvantaged children Charity ambassador Olympic Hockey player Henry Weir next to the Giving Tree. Pic: Reedham Children’s Trust People can be a Secret Santa for vulnerable children in Croydon through the Giving Tree scheme Reedham Children’s Trust is running with Centrale and Whitgift shopping centre this year. The scheme will run until December 22 and involves picking a tag from the Giving Tree located in Centrale and Whitgift and bringin...