News of the proposed sale of Daniel Webster College to ITT Educational Services isn’t sitting well with a group of alumni.
A group has formed on Facebook called “I went to Daniel Webster before it sold out.”
The group’s picture (right) reflects at least the feelings of the group’s creator: a Daniel Webster College degree with “ITT Tech” [...]

It appears that Daniel Webster College has started a blog that is being used as a forum for answering questions about and responding to criticisms of the proposed ITT sale.
Called “A New Day for DWC,” most of the blog postings are comments taken directly from stories published on the Nashua Telegraph Web site or on Facebook, with Vice [...]

After sending out an e-mail Thursday morning to staff and faculty announcing the sale of Daniel Webster College to ITT Educational Services, President Robert “Skip” Myers felt it was necessary to send out a clarifying e-mail later in the day.
In the e-mail, Myers stressed that the college and ITT will be separate entities. Here is the full [...]

This afternoon, we’ll find out who the four finalists are for the soon-to-be vacant superintendent position in Nashua.
The fact that the Board of Education is even announcing finalists shows a step in the right direction as far as transparency goes. The identities of the finalists were a tightly-guarded secret in 2005, when the board was looking for a [...]

This week, the Sunset Heights Elementary School community is using its annual FundWalk to raise money for first-grade student Ethan Smith, who is battling cancer. Here is a synopsis of Ethan’s situation, as provided by the school:
This past November, seven year old Ethan was diagnosed with a recurrence of neuroblastoma, a rare and aggressive childhood [...]

Nashua Superintendent Christopher Hottel told Board of Education members Monday night that he is looking into truancy issues at the Phoenix Program.
The Phoenix Program, located at 440 Amherst St., is used by the school district as an alternative placement for “at-risk” students in grades 6 through 10. It was previously known as the Academy of Learning and Technology. The [...]

The second annual Governor’s Summit on High School Graduation is being held in Concord today, and Gov. John Lynch just finished speaking. Lynch reiterated a goal the state has set to eliminate all dropouts in New Hampshire by 2012. Educators from around the state are in the audience.
The summit comes as school districts are preparing [...]

Eight local teachers are among 35 nominees for New Hampshire 2010 Teacher of the Year, the state Department of Education announced Thursday. They are:
Justin Ballou, Campbell High School
Kyla Byrnes, Hudson Memorial School
Patrick Caplo, Campbell High School
Catherine Poulin, Nashua High School South
Christine Reinart, Merrimack High School
Jolene Sawyer, Souhegan High School
Carrie Smallwood, Souhegan High School
Jessica Tremblay, Souhegan [...]

In March, the Nashua School District released a list of the languages spoken by students broken down by school. There are 49 languages spoken in the schools, according to the report. After English, Spanish and Portuguese, the most popular language is Vietnamese (45 students).