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More than 1,000 professors call for cease-fire in Gaza in open letter to New England senators

Professors and academics from Harvard University, Brown University, and other colleges across the region sent an open letter on Tuesday to all New England senators, urging them to call for a permanent cease-fire between Israel and Hamas.

Latest NH Education Headlines

Civil liberties and LBGTQ+ advocates urge schools to resist book bans

The ACLU of New Hampshire and GLBTQ Legal Advocates and Defenders warned removing books would violate the First Amendment and criticized the New Hampshire Department of Education’s response.
men's college hockey notebook

With both teams ranked, Maine-UNH men’s hockey takes on ever more luster

The old rivals are off to strong starts and will face off Friday in their first meeting since 2011 in which both are ranked.
CRIME

Man accused of threatening shooting at New Hampshire school changes plea to guilty

Police charged Kyle Hendrickson in April after he allegedly posted a video with a gun outside Portsmouth High School and said he would “shoot up the school.”

NH EDUCATION
N.H. school funding and education tax scheme found unconstitutional
A judge ruled that the state needs to contribute at least $7,356 per student, up from $4,100 per student, and communities that raise more in education taxes than they need can’t keep the excess

NH Education
N.H. public school enrollment continued to decline in 2023
There were 165,095 students enrolled in public and public charter schools in New Hampshire at the beginning of this school year, a 1.4 percent drop from last year and a significant decrease compared to 2002, when there were more than 200,000 students enrolled.

NH EDUCATION
Judge dismisses lawsuit challenging voucher-like program for private schools in N.H.
The lawsuit was filed by a leader of one of New Hampshire’s teachers’ unions to stop public dollars from being spent to fund private schools through the Education Freedom Account program

Nearly half of this year’s Rhodes Scholars come from New England schools
“Everything I’ve ever done that I’m really proud of, I did in teams with friends — just incredibly brilliant, kind people that I’ve worked with,” said Suhaas Bhat, a Harvard senior who was named to be among the scholars.

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SCOT LEHIGH

On the presidential trail with N.H. voters

In a state where residents once loved to talk presidential politics, it’s hard to get a full name in voter interviews because of fears of retaliation about their views on Donald Trump.

SCOT LEHIGH

GOP presidential campaign in New Hampshire shows signs of life

Nikki Haley has overtaken Ron DeSantis in the race for second place in the Republican presidential nomination.

COMMENTS

Letters to the editor of the Globe Magazine

Live free or die in New Hampshire, a ‘50s book ban with parallels to today, and more.

Carine Hajjar

Chris Christie takes on mission impossible in GOP presidential nomination race

Though it’s not likely the New Jersey governor will win the nomination, the questions he raises about fellow Republicans resonate with New Hampshire voters.

LETTERS

‘What did you learn in school today?’ (asking for a political stakeholder)

Those who are calling for "parents’ rights" are doing nothing of the sort; rather, they are fighting for the right of a small group of people to impose their views on others.

IDEAS | JOHN GOVE

Extreme weather forces New England farmers to be more collaborative than ever

Our farm has bountiful tomatoes and squash but an iffy corn crop. Next door the story might be the opposite.

SCOT LEHIGH

New Hampshire, please consider Asa Hutchinson

The former Arkansas governor may need Granite State help to make the stage for the second GOP debate.

COMMENTARY | WILL STEWART

Manchester needs a unified plan to functionally end homelessness

A mayoral candidate who is an alderman in Ward 2 says homelessness in Manchester is a humanitarian crisis — and should be treated as such.