Seacoast Online: All-day kindergarten a necessity
Seacoast Online published an editorial on Sunday urging legislators to fund full-day kindergarten, saying it is "a necessity":
New Hampshire House members last week donned...
Representative Gile: How I became an advocate for full-day kindergarten
Representative Mary Stuart Gile explained how she became involved in advocating for full-day kindergarten in New Hampshire in the Concord Monitor:
I am a full-day kindergarten...
Nashua Alderman: “Let’s think about taxpayers for a change”
Last week, the Nashua Board of Education's budget committee voted 6-2 to expand full-day kindergarten to all 11 elementary schools, reported the Union Leader. But...
Concord residents debate full-day kindergarten, cite unexpected expenses that “can’t be ignored”
On March 8, Concord's school board submitted their budget proposal--which didn't include full-day kindergarten. According to the Concord Monitor, a hearing earlier this week...
Letter: A little sunshine on Concord kindergarten
Concord resident Betty Hoadley submitted this letter to the Concord Monitor:
Oh, how lucky can we, the Concord taxpayers, be! This is Sunshine Week, the...
Sununu prioritizes full-day kindergarten in budget; Senators still vie for full adequacy funding
In Governor Chris Sununu's budget address on Thursday, full-day kindergarten funding was front and center. Senator Watters (Dover) believes his bill, SB 191, would...
Laconia Daily Sun: Bill to fund full-day kindergarten offers $251k to Laconia schools
According to the Laconia Daily Sun, HB 155 would give Laconia schools an additional $261,792 in state education funding. Schools across the state would receive...
County Sherriff: Lack of funding for full-day K a big hurdle for NH children
Merrimack County Sherriff Scott Hillard submitted the following letter to the Laconia Daily Sun urging the state to consider funding full-day kindergarten and early childhood education for...
Kindergarten goes viral…the number of districts offering full-day programs is on the rise
There's a new proposal in the 2016 legislative session to provide full adequacy funding for kindergarten. Here's what you need to know about the status of full-day kindergarten in New Hampshire.
Sen. Feltes: Full day kindergarten "essential to closing the opportunity gap"
Senator Dan Feltes, cosponsor of HB 1563 that funds full-day kindergarten, talks to the Monitor about the importance of early childhood education.