During the November meeting of the Manchester Board of School Committee’s (BOSC) Committee on Finance and Facilities, Manchester School District Assistant Superintendent Kelly Espinola provided feedback from her study of the school transportation system in Worcester, Mass.
Students recognized for academic achievement at Central High School! Way to go!
“New Hampshire’s public schools are navigating a continued decline in student enrollment,” said Commissioner of Education Caitlin D. Davis. “These shifts may require school districts to make thoughtful adjustments as they work to prepare and finalize their budgets in March for the next school year. The Department will continue to support school leaders as they respond to enrollment changes and work with their taxpayers to understand the impacts of these changes on local budgets.”
Teachers and staff at Gossler Park Elementary School received a well-deserved boost of appreciation last Thursday and Friday during parent-teacher conferences, thanks to Grappone Ford’s Mobile Oil Change Service.
Last Friday West High School football coach Andrew Provencher saw to it that the small group of volunteers at the food pantry got some helping hands. When Provencher learned that the pantry had been inundated with requests for food – increasing the number of deliveries from the Food Bank and the number of trips up and down the pantry steps to drop the thousands of pounds of food earmarked for the community, he enlisted the help of some of his players, as well has his family.
Recently, members of the Manchester Board of School Committee’s Committee on Teaching and Learning received an overview of upcoming modifications to the Manchester School District following recent changes to Chapter 306 of the New Hampshire Department of Education’s administrative rules.
Robert and Beverly Grappone have made a $40M commitment to Saint Anselm College, the largest in the history of the college and among the largest gifts ever made in support of higher education in the state of New Hampshire.
This November 4th is not just another Election Day — it may very well be the most important local election Manchester has seen in decades. While federal and state races often grab the headlines, it’s our local government that most directly impacts our children’s education, our taxes, and our city’s future. The stakes this year could not be higher.
In the 2024-25 academic year, The Foundation awarded 1,333 scholarships totaling $854,000. For this fall alone, The Foundation has already met critical needs by awarding nearly 600 scholarships totaling $487,000. The average award was $814, a 27% increase over the prior academic year.
In a presentation during the Oct. 27 Manchester Board of School Committee meeting, Manchester School District Executive Director of Technology Stephen Cross and Manchester School District Executive Director of Technology and Data Kelly Jobel explained that Manchester’s public schools currently have more Chromebooks than students. However, now the question is what is the best way to maximize the educational value of those devices.
Members of the Saint Anselm College community gathered to break ground on the Van Hoof Athletic Complex on Oct. 10.
my question to you is: Do you genuinely support Manchester public schools?
The Education Alliance for New Hampshire (EANH) is proud to announce that Jaime Ceniceros, a graduate of EANH’s GEAR UP Manchester program, has been named Student of the Year at the 2025 Rising Stars Awards hosted by Stay Work Play New Hampshire.
Manchester High School Central, the oldest public high school in New Hampshire, has a rich tradition of excellence on many levels. The Central Pride Foundation was organized in 2003 to support that continuing excellence by funding enrichment activities for students.
Manchester — Our city is caught in the crosshairs of a growing fiscal and constitutional crisis in public education. The state’s failure to fully fund its legal responsibilities is hurting students, taxpayers, and entire communities.
The Manchester School District will be holding a job fair at their Welcome Center at 148 Concord St. on Tuesday, Oct. 7 from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Megan Philbrook, a teacher at Andover Elementary Middle School, was named New Hampshire’s 2026 Teacher of the Year during a surprise celebration on Oct. 2.
In the fourth such event held by Manchester School District Superintendent Dr. Jenn Chmiel, and hosted by the Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce, an overarching theme was presented that aimed to focus on a variety of recent successes with the caveat that it will take a community effort to maintain the district’s momentum.
School districts around the state are scrambling to draft policies about whether and how to charge tuition to students enrolled in the Education Freedom Account program — students who, unlike traditional homeschoolers, are not legally entitled to free participation in district programming.
“This is an exciting step in our space weather readiness and understanding how the Sun controls the boundaries of our solar system and regulates the space environment where we send astronauts,” said Nathan Schwadron, professor of physics, deputy principal investigator for IMAP and the lead for IMAP-Lo instrument constructed at UNH’s Space Science Center.