The Trump administration’s move to freeze federal child care payments to some states has alarmed local child care providers and families. State officials say they have received no indication payments are at risk.

New Hampshire courts have ruled the state is spending too little to meet its constitutional duty to provide an “adequate” education for all students. Both parties will try to increase state spending this year, though Democrats have proposed spending more than Republicans.

Lawmakers will debate several education bills in 2026 that were vetoed by the governor or rejected by federal courts. Other bills would require students to learn about hunting, safe firearm use and take an additional math course to graduate.

Federal officials froze child care payments to Minnesota in the wake of fraud allegations and are now requiring all states to submit certain documentation to continue receiving funding.

The state budget cut higher education funding by $35 million over two years, leading to staff cuts and tuition increases. Now, senators from both parties have proposed new spending to mitigate the impacts.

The New Hampshire Attorney General’s office has spent at least $1.5 million defending against a pair of school funding lawsuits that reached the state Supreme Court last year, according to a review of public records.

A new state law requires New Hampshire school districts to tell voters what they spend on students, teachers, and administrators before a vote on the annual school budget. Cornerstone Action, a Christian advocacy group, is urging the public to sue if districts fail to do so.

The state law requires schools to get written parental permission to take audio recordings of students, including the state’s 5,800 English language learners, whose assessments require an audio recording.

The students say the university has allowed the companies to deploy “surreptitious online tracking tools” on its student portal to gather the information, in violation of federal privacy laws.

The SAVE Plan is ending and repayment options will change dramatically in the new year.