Welcome to Granite State News Collaborative’s February newsletter. Our goal is to highlight current work within the Collaborative and foster communication between us. Below you can find a recent article about the New Hampshire presidential primary, the latest installment in our Competency-Based Learning Series and stories about the Collaborative’s newest collaboration.

We hope this is not just a one-way street - your feedback is invaluable to us. We want to hear your thoughts on our stories and projects as well as other topics that pique your interest.

THE STATE WE’RE IN: CHALLENGES FACED, LESSONS LEARNED FROM THE 2024 NH PRIMARY

The first-in-the-nation New Hampshire presidential primary can always be challenging under normal circumstances. But this year, there were many firsts for election workers during the run-up to voting at the polls. On a recent episode of The State We’re In, New Hampshire Secretary of State David Scanlan discussed what it's like to navigate and overcome challenges as well as what lessons we might have learned from them during this year's primary.

INTRODUCING OUR NEWEST COLLABORATION WITH NASHUA INK LINK

Granite State News Collaborative has a new partnership with Nashua Ink Link. Make sure to check out their website to keep up to date on on Nashua news and get to  know reporter and Rivier University graduate Mya Blanchard.

COMPETENCY-BASED LEARNING SERIES: EDUCATION DEPARTMENT PRODUCES AN UNEXPECTED DOCUMENT

After spending $75,000 to hire expert consultants to draft a revision to the state’s minimum standards for public schools, the Department of Education decided to move forward with its own set of revisions. That document, introduced during a recent meeting of the State Board of Education, looks unfamiliar to the contractors who have been working for more than three years on updating the state’s standards as well as education advocates who have been following the process closely.