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One thousand call for Education Commissioner Edelblut to resign

CONCORD—Jen Bisson, a Sandown mother who founded the public education advocacy group Support Our Schools NH, handed Education Commissioner Frank Edelblut a stack of letters calling for his resignation during the public comment period at Thursday’s monthly meeting of the NH Board of ...

Harvard President Lawrence Bacow to step down next year

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — Harvard University President Lawrence Bacow, who guided the Ivy League school through the coronavirus pandemic and put together a panel to examine the university's deep ties to slavery, announced Wednesday that he plans to step down next year. "There is never a good ...

5 UMass faculty members receive Manning Prize for teaching excellence

BOSTON – Five outstanding University of Massachusetts faculty have been awarded the 2022 Manning Prize for Excellence in Teaching for their exemplary dedication to students and the university. The faculty members — one from each UMass campus — will receive $10,000 awards in recognition of ...

Many Maine schools need to test for lead in drinking water

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Maine health authorities are extending a deadline for schools to test for lead in drinking water. Lead exposure can cause health and behavioral problems, especially in young children. It can enter drinking water through lead pipes. The Maine Legislature passed a law ...

Nashua South tech students present problem-solving ideas

NASHUA – There is homework, and then there is working at home to research, design and create a prototype that could be marketed as a solution to every-day problems. That is how Nashua High School South students in the Nashua Technology Center program has devoted a large chunk of their free ...