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Student Senate says UNH prof should quit
READER COMMENTS: 21The University of New Hampshire Student Senate is asking for the resignation of Professor Edward Larkin, who was convicted of misdemeanor indecent exposure after he exposed himself to a mother and...
Loeb School Offers Facebook For the Fun of It
READER COMMENTS: 0MANCHESTER - The Nackey S. Loeb School of Communications is offering a half-day workshop to help unlock the mysteries of Facebook.
Only in Print: Student apathy, diversity can hurt NECAP test scores, schools say
READER COMMENTS: 3Twice each school year, students in seven grades sit down for standardized tests they've been preparing for weeks to take. Teachers and administrators concede that schools “teach to the...
Board chooses head of schools
READER COMMENTS: 0LITCHFIELD — The Litchfield school board unanimously selected Brian Cochrane as new superintendent to succeed Elaine Cutler, who will retire at the end of the school year. Cochrane is currently...
Only In Print: Officials defining new MST program
READER COMMENTS: 0BEDFORD — Manchester and state education officials are united in their commitment to have the reconfigured Manchester School of Technology begin offering students a full-time four- or five-year...
Only in Print: Vermin patrol sprays for pests at city schools
READER COMMENTS: 0The city school district consistently treats and sprays each of the city's schools for all manner of pests, city officials said.
NH business groups tout Senate education plan
READER COMMENTS: 0Business groups supporting the constitutional amendment on education that passed the Senate Thursday said maintaining the state's responsibility for public education is important.
Bradley: Constitutional amendment on education brings back “rationality”
READER COMMENTS: 8Senate Majority Leader Jeb Bradley says the constitutional amendment on education will stabilize the business tax climate and provide the educational foundation the state's students need in the 21st...
For now, no pink slips for city teachers
READER COMMENTS: 50For the second time this week, the city school board on Wednesday ignored pleadings from the mayor and school superintendent and voted against issuing layoff notices to teachers.
Feeling queasy? Keep reading...
READER COMMENTS: 6It's that time of year again when the stomach bug bites. School nurses' offices and hospital emergency rooms have been filling up with kids and adults stricken with quick-hitting gastrointestinal...
Only in Print: Students have a special 'Guardian' in therapy dog
READER COMMENTS: 0Guardian, a therapy dog in training, is a shaggy fixture at a Londonderry Montessori school.
Education funding amendment passes NH Senate
READER COMMENTS: 1CONCORD -- The state Senate has voted 17-7 to support a constitutional amendment aimed at changing the way schools are funded in New Hampshire.
Testimony heard on evolution education bill
READER COMMENTS: 139A hearing for a bill that would require the teaching of evolution as a theory, not scientific fact, drew heated testimony Tuesday.
New format offered for state's top spellers at March 3 bee
READER COMMENTS: 0The public is encouraged to attend this free event on Saturday, March 3, at the Capitol Center for the Arts starting at 1 p.m. The student to emerge as the top speller will represent the Granite...
Only in Print: NH waives No Child Left Behind waiver
READER COMMENTS: 0New Hampshire education officials said they will not seek a waiver from some standards of the No Child Left Behind federal education act because new requirements accompanying this round of waivers...