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Plymouth State University has become one of the first colleges in the country to offer an accredited in-person bachelor’s degree in three years, an example of higher education adapting in the face of tightening enrollments and changing public...

By ETHAN WEINSTEIN

Vermonters can expect a 5.9% average increase in education property taxes next year absent major changes, according to a forecast from the Vermont Department of Taxes.The news arrived Monday in the form of the “Dec. 1 letter,” an annual projection...

Secondary accomplishmentsThe following Lebanon High School 10th graders were named to the highest honors list for the first quarter: Cathryn Bachelder; Finn Danaher; Ian Danen-Lucier; Amy Dixon-Vestal; Charles Ferland; Emily Groves; Mason Gailey;...

By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN

Kyle Fellers, one of the Bow, N.H., parents suing the school district over its handling of a silent protest against transgender girls in sports, described gender inclusion policies that infringe on  female protections in educational settings as an...

By JEREMY MARGOLIS

Participation in New Hampshire’s education freedom account program has risen 26% since the beginning of last school year, according to recently released Department of Education data.A total of 5,321 students have enrolled in the program as it enters...

By CHRISTINA DOLAN

HARTFORD — The School Board voted Wednesday to proceed with a search for a new superintendent with the goal of inking a contract by late March. The vote was 4-0 in favor of going forward. Board member Nancy Russell was absent.The search is being...

CLAREMONT — Stevens High School reopened with normal hours on Monday after the school district assessed that there was no evidence to show a threat of violence that forced officials to close the school on Friday was credible.“After further...

By JEREMY MARGOLIS

Lawyers on Thursday asked a federal court to rule New Hampshire’s controversial transgender sports law unconstitutional for all students — not just their two clients — setting up a potentially precedent-setting court decision.The new request — made...

By JEREMY MARGOLIS

On the evening University of New Hampshire police arrested 12 people outside the building that would soon become her office, Elizabeth Chilton was 3,000 miles away, serving as the chancellor of Washington State University’s flagship campus.Six days...

Amid the uproar over the dramatic spike in school taxes many communities experienced this year, the Legislature created the Commission on the Future of Public Education in Vermont. It is charged with studying “the provision of education in Vermont and...

By CHRISTINA DOLAN

WOODSTOCK — More than 300 residents from towns in the Mountain Views Supervisory Union have signed a petition urging state legislators to restore state aid for school construction.The petition continues to circulate on local Listservs and distributed...

WOODSTOCK — The Agency of Education will host public engagement sessions in Randolph and Woodstock early this week to seek input on the future of public education and the education finance system in Vermont. ■A Monday evening session will take place...

By CHRISTINA DOLAN

HARTFORD — The School Board this week acknowledged a “procedural glitch” in the non-public session of a June meeting, but denied that it violated the Vermont  Open Meeting Law when it negotiated and signed a severance agreement with the district’s...

By JEREMY MARGOLIS

Merrimack Valley’s bus driver shortage grew so dire on Monday that Superintendent Randy Wormald found himself behind the wheel of a van en-route to Loudon, N.H.“We’re paper thin and have everyone driving,” Wormald said. “If I’m driving a van, we’re...

By CHRISTINA DOLAN

WILDER — Dothan Brook School’s kindergarten and first-grade classrooms are back in operation this week after a month-long process to clean up mold discovered in parts of the building.Meanwhile, the district is still sorting out how to pay for the cost...

By PATRICK O’GRADY

UNITY — A planning committee of the Unity School District has submitted a feasibility plan to the state Department of Education seeking to withdraw from SAU 6 with Claremont.Should the plan receive state approval, residents will vote on an article at...

By FRANCES MIZE

HANOVER — With less than a week to go before the start of Dartmouth College’s fall term, rising senior Matt Jachim-Gallagher, of Newport, worked on a friendship bracelet on a bench across from Tuck Mall, where freshman orientation was underway.As...

By ALEXANDER RAPP

Parker Tirrell went down after a hard foul in front of goal in the second half of a girls soccer scrimmage on Tuesday night, and she drew a much-needed penalty for her team while down 1-0.Tirrell played for Plymouth Regional High School in a friendly...

By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI

With the Hunger Free New Hampshire Act, Becky Whitley wanted a buffet of solutions to eliminate food insecurity. In the end, Gov. Chris Sununu signed a small portion of her original bill into law. Students who are eligible for free and reduced lunch...

By HALEY CLOUGH

SHARON — Four distinctive yurts used as classrooms at The Sharon Academy for nearly 20 years were relocated this summer to make way for a new 5,000-square-foot academic building, now under construction.The shift from circular cloth yurts, akin to...

By CHRISTINA DOLAN

WOODSTOCK — The Mountain Views Supervisory Union has filed a lawsuit against the Agency of Education and the Agency of Human Services over the state’s refusal to reimburse Mountain Views for the cost of providing special education services for a...