CONCORD, N.H. — The president of the University of New Hampshire said Wednesday he is troubled and offended by many parts of a "bias-free language guide" posted on the school's website, particularly a suggestion that using the word "American" is problematic because it fails to recognize South America.
The guide, developed by students and staff in 2013, attracted little attention until this week, when it was featured the conservative news site Campus Reform. Asked about it on Wednesday, university President Mark Huddleston said the guide is not campus policy.
STATE HOUSE — Two months after Senate leaders committed themselves to trying to break through the hard-line positions of charter school expansion proponents and opponents, the ad-hoc group of senators trying to write a bill that could pass that branch are closing in on a final proposal.
After extensive private meetings with senators in 2015, Senate President Stanley Rosenberg in late January tasked four senators with attempting to write a bill that could potentially satisfy ballot petitioners looking to lift the cap on charter school enrollment while also winning over lawmakers who are worried that charters are siphoning resources from traditional public schools.
