Published January 31st, 2023
Delaware education spending rising as enrollment, test scores drop
(The Center Square) — Delaware is pouring more taxpayer money into education than most other states, but the spending hasn’t dramatically boosted enrollment or student test…
Published December 14th, 2022
New Hampshire sued over school choice expansion
(The Center Square) – New Hampshire is facing a lawsuit from a teachers’ union over a new program that diverts public dollars for children to…
Published December 7th, 2022
New Jersey Republicans rip school “equity” plan
(The Center Square) – New Jersey Republicans are fuming over an update to the state’s “equity” plan for schools, accusing education officials of focusing too…
Published November 18th, 2022
New Hampshire taps federal relief to upgrade school security
(The Center Square) – New Hampshire is planning to divert federal pandemic relief funds to help the state’s schools harden their infrastructure against mass shootings.…
Federal court declines to take up Maine religious freedom case
(The Center Square) – A federal appeals court has declined to take up a lawsuit filed by a Maine church alleging that the state’s COVID-19 restrictions…
Published September 21st, 2022
New Hampshire’s education accounts ‘exceed’ expectations
(The Center Square) – The number of students taking advantage of the state’s new educational freedom program has doubled since it was launched a year ago…
Published September 16th, 2022
Federal judge weighs New Hampshire’s ‘divisive concepts’ law
(The Center Square) – A federal judge is considering a lawsuit challenging a New Hampshire law that limits how teachers discuss racism and discrimination in the…
Published July 18th, 2022
New Hampshire faces new lawsuit over school funding
(The Center Square) – A group of New Hampshire taxpayers is suing the state over its school funding formula, claiming it has created inequities by forcing…
Published July 11th, 2022
New Hampshire solicits school security grants
(The Center Square) – New Hampshire education officials are planning to give out millions of dollars to schools to help them harden their buildings and train…
Published June 20th, 2022
New Hampshire taps fed funds to upgrade school security
(The Center Square) – New Hampshire is planning to tap into federal pandemic relief money to upgrade security in schools. The proposal, which was approved Friday…
Published May 24th, 2022
Sununu vetoes GOP-backed masking restrictions
(The Center Square) – New Hampshire Republican Gov. Chris Sununu has vetoed a proposal that would have banned state and local mask mandates in schools during…
Published May 23rd, 2022
Sununu pledges to veto New Hampshire ‘parental bill of rights’ legislation
(The Center Square) – Gov. Chris Sununu is pledging to veto a controversial proposal to create a “parental rights” law requiring schools to notify parents if…
Published May 23rd, 2022
Maine Department of Education pulls LGBTQ video used by GOP in attack ad
(The Center Square) – Maine’s Department of Education has yanked a video for kindergartenders about same-sex relationships and transgenderism after it was used by Republicans in…
Published February 22nd, 2022
New Hampshire schools barred from going remote
(The Center Square) – New Hampshire schools are barred from shifting to remote learning due to COVID-19 outbreaks under new rules adopted by state education…