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“Our taxes don’t go to public schools, our money doesn’t pay for the roads here; we do not truly consider ourselves Grafton County-ites. When people ask where you go to school, you say Dartmouth. You never say you’re from Hanover, but some far-off place you call “home.” And by voting for one of our carpet-bagging compatriots, we’ve done Grafton a great disservice.” ~ Zachary Gottlieb, Dartmouth College Newspaper on the election of a non-resident to the office of Grafton County Treasurer
NH will not escape ‘reformers’
December 15, 2008 Seacoast Online AUGUSTA, Maine — Maine is joining three other New England states in a partnership that hopes to boost graduation and decrease dropout rates, while putting more emphasis on learning experiences outside the traditional classroom, Gov....
Seacoast Towns Facing Unpaid Tax Bills, Declining Property Values
Seacoast Online In a tight economy, some area towns have been left struggling with their budgets, dealing with rising costs, dropping property values and unanticipated revenues. Seacoast towns, including Exeter, Stratham and North Hampton, recently mailed their...
Baccalaureate Program is not good value for schools
December 13, 2008 by Anne Marie Banfield Families and companies all around the country are cutting expenses in these tough economic times. Surprisingly, many state governments are doing the same. I guess they figured out that spending like there's no tomorrow gets us...
Jackson NH Town Tax Collector Hasn’t Paid Taxes
JACKSON, N.H. -- Some residents of Jackson said they were surprised to learn that the town's tax collector has not been paying his own property taxes. According to town records, tax collector Bill Botsford owes taxes and interest dating back to 2006. It's not illegal...
Hudson pushes ahead with kindergarten suit
December 9, 2008 Nashua Telegraph HUDSON – Instead of meeting its Dec. 1 deadline by submitting a plan to implement kindergarten by fall, the Hudson School District sent a letter to the state Department of Education reminding it the district is suing instead....
The “Nazification” of our educational system?
December 8, 2008 [from April 2008] Education Week Forum Seeks A New Vision for U.S. Role Report Calls for Moving Away From K-12 Tests and Sanctions Congress and the next president need to offer a new vision for the federal role in K-12 education, creating a sustained...