NH ranked dead last in state education funding, 2nd in student-teacher ratio. Vt. is tops in both
Modified: 4/29/2021 11:04:55 PM
New Hampshire ranks among the best in the nation when it comes to low student-to-teacher ratio, a new national education report shows, but is dead last among all states when it comes to state funding for public education. Vermont, on the other hand, ranks first in both categories.
The National Education Association, the national labor union representing teachers, released its 2021 Rankings and Estimates report, which includes state-by-state data on education issues from the 2019-20 school year, and estimates about the 2020-21 school year.
Free school lunches extended until June 22 could come with a local cost
Fresh chef salads are prepared in the Concord High School kitchen on Tuesday morning, March 2, 2021. Not only do the food service prepare food for the school, but they prepare both breakfast and lunch deliveries around the entire district. GEOFF FORESTER
Published: 4/27/2021 4:13:37 PM
Free school meals will continue for New Hampshire K-12 students next year, due to pandemic waivers provided by the federal government that are being extended through June 2022.
Before this announcement, the free school meals funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture since 2020 were due to expire in September. The program’s extension continues to apply to all children, regardless of income.
NH bill would use school leftovers to feed students on weekends
Fresh chef salads are prepared in the Concord High School kitchen on Tuesday morning, March 2, 2021. Not only do the food service prepare food for the school, but they prepare both breakfast and lunch deliveries around the entire district.
Donna Wheeler, cook at Abbot-Downing School, takes out a pan of chicken quesadillas at the kitchen of Christa McAuliffe School on Monday morning, April 27, 2020. The school provides 150 meals a day, both breakfast and lunch, for school children around the district even during April vacation. The meals are delivered to desitinations around Concord using school buses. The meals are delivered for pickup at White Park, Jennings Drive and other locations around the area.
Bill would use school leftovers to feed students on weekends
Published: 4/17/2021 3:00:05 PM
State lawmakers are considering a bill that aims to tackle the issues of food waste and childhood hunger by allowing students to eat school lunch leftovers over the weekend.
The bill, which has passed the House and is currently in the Senate Education Committee, would permit school districts to partner with a nonprofit organization to freeze leftover food from school and turn them into “TV dinners” that students can take home and eat over the weekend.
Rep. Tom Loughman, a Democrat from Hampton, who introduced the bill, HB500, said it was inspired by a school in Elkhart, Ind., that has a similar program.
Parent panels gaining a voice
Published: 4/11/2021 9:00:05 AM
Concord School District is launching a parent advisory council on special education next week, a partnership that district officials hope will make Concord a leader in the state.
Concord’s new Special Education Parent Advisory Council (SEPAC) will be a partnership between parents and the school district with the purpose of improving communication, advocating for positive change and enhancing special education service delivery. The first meeting is scheduled for April 15.
The idea for the council was presented to the Concord School Board Instructional Committee Jan. 13 and the full board Feb. 1 by Student Services Director Bob Belmont, who says he worked with a similar advisory council in Massachusetts before coming to work in Concord over a decade ago.