Tag: DOE Commissioner
Senate committee approves bill to reorganize Department of Education
The Senate Education Committee unanimously approved the Senate bill that would reorganize the Department of Education and give the Education Commissioner more authority to...
Senate bill aims to restrain commissioners
Nine New Hampshire Senators have sponsored a bill in 2018 designed to forbid commissioners from engaging in partisan political activity. According to the Union...
Concord Monitor: “Education commissioner denies he politicized job interview”
After Karin Cevasco's opinion column in yesterday's edition of the Concord Monitor about her experience interviewing for the Department of Education position to lead the state's...
My Turn: A disturbing exchange with Commissioner Edelblut
Gate City Charter School co-founder and longtime educator Karin Cevasco shared her conversation with New Hampshire Education Commissioner Frank Edelblut in the Concord Monitor:
"I...
Education dollars: $3m in jeopardy after audit
New Hampshire may have to repay more than $3 million to the federal government, reported the Union Leader. An audit found that the state...
N.H. Students Will Face New Standardized Test Next Spring
Next spring, New Hampshire students will be taking a new statewide assessment to replace the Smarter Balanced Assessment, reported NHPR:
Now, with the help of...
Audit Raises Concerns About Education Funding Oversight
A federal fiscal audit has found that New Hampshire needs improvement in five areas, reported the Associated Press:
The U.S. Department of Education reviewed 19...
Governor calls for school to start after Labor Day
Governor Chris Sununu said that waiting until after Labor Day to open the state's schools could benefit the state in many ways, according to WMUR:
Gov....
NH floats ambitious education plan to secure federal dollars
New Hampshire's Department of Education has been working on the state plan to comply with the new federal education law, the Every Student Succeeds...
FIRST Robotics gets a $375k boost from the state
The NH Department of Education is starting a new grant program to fund robotics teams in schools across the state (see more details about...