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By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI

The state’s education funding formula will be the focus of a select group of lawmakers this session hoping to make it more equitable and pass constitutional muster.The bipartisan group, comprised of members of the House committees on education and...

By PATRICK ADRIAN

WHITE RIVER JUNCTION — The Hartford School Board is considering a $20.8 million bond in next year’s budget to fund district-wide repairs and infrastructure improvements in its school buildings, including roof replacements, heating and ventilation...

ORFORD — Rivendell Interstate School District seeks volunteers to serve as committee members as the district prepares to implement a three-year plan that will close one of its schools. At a November meeting, the Rivendell School Board approved a...

By NORA DOYLE-BURR

WHITE RIVER JUNCTION — Hartford Memorial Middle School parents and students on Wednesday delivered a petition to the Hartford School Board seeking the reinstatement an interim principal who resigned earlier this month.The petition, which had nearly...

By NORA DOYLE-BURR

WHITE RIVER JUNCTION — Leadership at Hartford Memorial Middle School is in flux. The school is looking for both an interim principal to finish out the school year and a permanent principal for next year.Justin Bouvier, who held the interim post,...

By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI

The Allenstown school district spends five times more than the amount the state of New Hampshire gives to pay for an adequate education.This lopsided equation relies heavily on local taxpayers to make up the difference to pay for everything from...

By PATRICK O’GRADY

CLAREMONT — The Claremont School Board this week unanimously approved a motion to negotiate an agreement with the Croydon School District that would establish Claremont as a so-called anchor district for the town.Wednesday’s vote, which included no...

By CHRISTINA DOLAN

PLAINFIELD — As they face staffing shortages and high costs, the Plainfield and Cornish school boards are considering several potential models for restructuring the relationship between two school administrative units, SAUs.Under the current...

By NICOLA SMITH

FAIRLEE — The Rivendell Interstate School District Board voted 6-2 last month to move forward with a plan from district administrators that would result in the closure of the Samuel Morey Elementary School in Fairlee. Two additional board members were...

By JOHN LIPPMAN

Two Upper Valley families are plaintiffs in a federal lawsuit challenging Vermont’s rules on transgender athletes in high school sports, arguing that the state’s inclusive policies violate their religious beliefs and are discriminatory.The lawsuit...

By NICOLA SMITH

WEST LEBANON — Thanks to an ambitious infrastructure project paid for in part by the federal Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund, or ESSER, the Mount Lebanon Elementary School, with 256 students in grades K through 4, now boasts a...

By PATRICK ADRIAN

LEBANON — The School Board has eliminated the city’s school resource officer from the 2024-25 school budget, but board members said they are open to a different type of collaboration with law enforcement.During an all-day budget workshop on Saturday,...

HANOVER — Dartmouth College is scheduled to host a first annual international vaccine conference next month. The conference on Dec. 6 is to focus on vaccines for COVID-19, tuberculosis, respiratory syncytial virus, HIV, polio and herpes.Organized by...

By PATRICK ADRIAN

CLAREMONT — In a roundtable discussion with the nation’s education chief, community college students in the Upper Valley said that access to housing and transportation are critically needed to maximize enrollment in rural education programs.U.S....

By NORA DOYLE-BURR

WEST FAIRLEE — In an effort to avoid another major school tax increase, the Rivendell Interstate School District is asking people in Orford, Fairlee, West Fairlee and Vershire to consider major school reconfigurations.“In general, we have a community...

By NORA DOYLE-BURR

WHITE RIVER JUNCTION — The Hartford School District has issued a request for proposals for a firm to lead the district’s search for a new superintendent.Current Superintendent Tom DeBalsi, who has led the district for 13 years, has informed the School...

By NORA DOYLE-BURR

WOODSTOCK — The future of a science and math lab at Woodstock Union High School and Middle School is uncertain after an arbitrator found earlier this month that the person running the lab must be a school employee, not a contractor.Since 2017, the...

By ALEX HANSON

SOUTH STRAFFORD — The assignment for a Newton School first grade class on a recent Tuesday morning started with a walk.Before the 16 pupils began to climb the hill behind the school, Becky Proulx, an outdoor educator, warned them to stay away from a...

By FRANCES MIZE

HANOVER — Dartmouth is investigating the disruption by two students of an event celebrating Native American peoples and cultures on Sunday night.The Midnight Drum Circle is held annually by the Native Americans at Dartmouth student group to mark the...

By PATRICK O’GRADY

NEWPORT — The new tuition agreement between the Newport and Croydon school districts now requires Croydon students to complete an application to attend Newport schools, which is the same process Croydon must follow with other districts.“That is the...