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  • Dover School District joins lawsuit against federal education directive

    posted on 4/16/2025

    The Dover School District last week joined other New Hampshire school districts in a federal lawsuit against a U.S. Department of Education directive stating it will withhold federal funding from education institutions if they do not comply with directives related to civil rights law and diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives. The Dover School District is emailing a letter about the lawsuit to student families.

    The lawsuit was filed on March 5 in the New Hampshire District Court by the American Civil Liberties Union, ACLU of New Hampshire, ACLU of Massachusetts, the National Education Association, and NEA-New Hampshire against the U.S. Department of Education, Secretary of Education Linda McMahon, and Acting Assistant Secretary of Education Craig Trainor, who authored a “Dear Colleague Letter” on Feb. 14, 2025, which prompted the lawsuit. In addition to Dover, Oyster River, Somersworth, Portsmouth and Hanover/Dresden school districts are also joining the lawsuit, according to the ACLU-NH and news reports. Also joining the case is the Center for Black Educator Development.

    The Dear Colleague Letter states, “All educational institutions are advised to: (1) ensure that their policies and actions comply with existing civil rights law; (2) cease all efforts to circumvent prohibitions on the use of race by relying on proxies or other indirect means to accomplish such ends; and (3) cease all reliance on third-party contractors, clearinghouses, or aggregators that are being used by institutions in an effort to circumvent prohibited uses of race. Institutions that fail to comply with federal civil rights law may, consistent with applicable law, face potential loss of federal funding.”

    The ACLU lawsuit also challenges a U.S. Department of Education certification requirement, stated in a April 3, 2025 press release, “ED requires K-12 school districts to certify compliance with Title VI and Students v. Harvard as a condition of receiving federal financial assistance.”...more

  • Paving work, bridge inspection on Oak Street will create traffic delays

    posted on 4/14/2025

    Roadwork and a bridge inspection on Oak Street between Portland Avenue and Broadway will intermittently reduce Oak Street to one lane of alternating traffic; motorists should expect delays through the area.

    A city contractor is cutting and patching deteriorating pavement for two weeks starting Monday, April 14. Weather permitting, the New Hampshire Department of Transportation will inspect the bridge that crosses the railroad on Thursday, April 17, reducing the bridge to one lane of alternating traffic between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. In the event of adverse weather, the inspection work may be delayed until the next suitable workday. ...more

Dover NH on-demand video

On the Agenda: Planning Board, 4/22/2025

Planning Board Preview, 4/22/2025

In this video, Director of Planning and Community Development Donna Benton reviews what's on the agenda at the next Planning Board meeting on Tuesday, April 22, 2025.

posted on: 4/17/2025


Waterfront Committee meeting, 4/15/2025

 Waterfront Committee, 4/15/2025

The regular meeting of the Cochecho Waterfront Development Advisory Committee on Tuesday, April 15, 2025.

posted on: 4/16/2025


School Board meeting, 4/14/2025

The regular meeting of the Dover School Board on Monday, April 14, 2025.

posted on: 4/15/2025




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