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WINDSOR — The Mt. Ascutney School Board is collecting applications for a new board member to represent Windsor on the two-town board that also includes West Windsor.The search comes after former board member Amy McMullen stepped down following...

By ALEX HANSON

The Vermont Supreme Court has dismissed a lawsuit brought by three families who argued that the state should pay for all students to attend the school of their choice, public or private.The court’s March 17 decision in Vitale v. Vermont affirms a...

By ALEX HANSON

CROYDON — Jody Underwood and Angi Beaulieu were allies on the Croydon School Board during a fierce battle over education policy that led to a major change in state law.That they are now opponents, with Beaulieu challenging Underwood, the current board...

Article of note: An article asks whether voters support the cost of a new teachers contract, which is $542,000 in the first year.Contested races: Suzanne Suttie and Tamara Cederman are facing off for the position of district treasurer.Budgets and...

Article of note: Chelsea and Tunbridge voters will be asked whether to approve the provision of pre-Kindergarten instruction to resident students at the district’s schools.Contested races: The election of officers will be from the floor.Budgets and...

Article of note: One article asks whether voters wish to create a capital improvements and maintenance of facilities fund.Contested races: There are no contested races.Budgets and spending articles: The proposed budget is $12.97 million. If approved,...

Article of note: Voters will be asked whether to affirm that the Dresden School Board establish policies to move school facilities and operations to renewable energy sources for electricity, heating and cooling, and transportation.Contested...

Article of note: The School Board is asking voters to affirm the commitment to transitioning school campus to 100% renewable sources for electricity and climate control.Contested races: There are no contested races.Budgets and spending articles: The...

By ALEX HANSON

The meetings of the Strafford School Board tend to be full of practical questions that need resolution. There isn’t much time for philosophical discussion of education, board Chairwoman Sarah Root said in a recent interview.But a subject that has been...

By NORA DOYLE-BURR

WINDSOR — The Windsor Southeast Supervisory Union Board voted unanimously on Monday night to offer the permanent position of superintendent to Christine Bourne, who currently is serving in the role on an interim basis, according to a post on the...

By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN

For students at Hollis Primary School, diverting food waste from landfills is no difficult task. As many towns in New Hampshire struggle to get their residents to divert food waste, a program that was started through a grant fund at the school has...

By PATRICK O’GRADY

CLAREMONT — At Wednesday’s annual school deliberative session, residents have the chance to comment on and recommend changes to the proposed $37.34 million school budget for 2023-24.The total represents a nearly $2 million reduction from the spending...

LEBANON — The Lebanon School District on Friday announced two finalists for the post of superintendent beginning July 1. The finalists selected by the Superintendent Search Committee are: Amy Allen, assistant superintendent of the Manchester School...

By ALEX HANSON

NORWICH — A change in how Vermont funds public education will lead to a big tax increase in Norwich.Act 127, approved last year, assigns greater weight to students in poverty or who are learning English as a second language.According to a study that...

By NORA DOYLE-BURR

LEBANON — Searches are ongoing for new superintendents to lead the Lebanon School District, Windsor Southeast Supervisory Union, Plainfield, Cornish and Grantham schools.Lebanon began interviewing candidates this week, Karen Woolsey, chairwoman of...

By PATRICK O’GRADY

CLAREMONT — The School Board unanimously approved a new two-year contract for Claremont teachers that includes a special incentive for newer teachers to remain with districtSAU 6 Assistant Superintendent for Finance and Operations Richard Seaman and...

By NORA DOYLE-BURR

WEST LEBANON — Twin State educators say they are unsurprised by the National Assessment of Educational Progress scores released in the fall, which showed declines in reading and math scores between 2019 and 2021, before and amid the COVID-19...

By EILEEN O’GRADY

CONCORD — New Hampshire’s second-largest teacher union is suing Education Commissioner Frank Edelblut over the state’s Education Freedom Account program, saying the voucher system of using public money to fund private schools violates the state’s...

By NORA DOYLE-BURR

HANOVER — At the end of the second week of fall term classes, roughly 500 members of the Dartmouth College community gathered the evening of Sept. 23 in front of Baker-Berry Library to listen to the college’s president, chaplain and student leaders...

By EILEEN O’GRADY

CONOCRD — A group of educators and business leaders have been working for more than a year to revise the rules and definitions for New Hampshire public schools, and an early draft has drawn concern from public school advocates.The changes could affect...