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New GSNC Stories

Portrait of a graduate

N.H. schools go beyond academics to prepare students for the future: Earlier this year at Franklin High School, a group of cheerleaders got together to present their physics project using cheerleading and stunting to demonstrate principles of the science. Read the article to learn more about Franklin High School’s adoption of “portrait of a graduate”.

Vocal opponents

Public comments on minimum ed standards revision are overwhelmingly in opposition: The N.H. Department of Education’s proposed update of minimum standards for public education is drawing significant backlash from the public, at least according to the overwhelming response against them contained in over 200 written comments sent to the department. Read the article to learn more about the minimum standards update.

Environmental Justice Series

A period of transition

Debate over Nashua asphalt plant is a ‘classic case’ of environmental justice: Last June, neighbors in Nashua celebrated an environmental victory: City officials had rejected a proposal to build a hot-mix asphalt plant in the city’s North End, a neighborhood that historically had been a mix of industrial and residential. Read the article to learn how the “transitioning nature of the neighborhood” toward residential was cause for rejection by the Nashua Planning Board.

Healing through housing

Housing is one way to improve health, and life in general: New Hampshire’s housing crisis is about a lot more than having a roof over your head. It also involves economic growth, job creation and tax revenue. And now, a new awareness is developing: the profound impact of housing on well-being and health care. Read the article to learn more about the impact housing can have on a person’s well-being.

Transportation transformation

Breaking barriers: New state plan aims to improve public transit and cut emissions: It’s no secret that rural America is lacking in public transportation systems, which inhibits many people trying to build a successful life. Public transportation can also aid in improving the climate crisis due to emissions. Learn about the N.H. Department of Environmental Services' new Priority Climate Action Plan.

Partner Podcasts

Banning food waste

From landfills to sustainability: How New Hampshire’s food waste ban can reduce methane: On this episode of “The State We’re In,” Michael McCord, a freelance reporter for Granite State News Collaborative who recently has written about the topic,  Paige Wilson, waste reduction and diversion planner for the N.H. Department of Environmental Services, and Reagan Bissonnette, executive director of Northeast Resource Recovery Association, discuss how New Hampshire own version of a food waste ban will work and how it might benefit the average resident.

Gun-buying privacy?

Should NH ban a credit card category for firearms purchases?: As more of our world moves online, more policy debates center on how businesses collect and use our personal data. The debate over gun laws is no exception. This year the New Hampshire Legislature passed a bill blocking credit card companies from implementing a code for firearms purchases.

My name is Caitlin Agnew, and as a freelance Assistant Editor at GSNC my mission is clear: to foster enhanced communication between us. If you have any questions, comments, or concerns my email is always open caitlin.agnew@collaborativenh.org

Thank you for being part of the Granite State News Collaborative family.