The foundation for a child’s lifetime of learning is built from birth to age 5. By the time they reach kindergarten, there are certain expectations about the skills they should possess.  But what happens when they come in not knowing what they are supposed to know?  Early education and kindergarten teachers say the gaps among […]

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BRISTOL — As the Newfound Area School Board looks ahead to the coming year, when the district will shrink from seven to four towns, members ar…

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Kindergarten teacher Holly Knowles high-fives her student Lily Sullivan, 5, as her brother Ryan Sullivan, 8, sneaks past during the Woodland H…

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Preschool teacher Lori Joubert, left, talks with Tricia LaFlamme, right, as her son Braxton LaFlamme, 4, plays with toys during the Woodland H…

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Parents and children wait to enter Woodland Heights Elementary School for an open house in Laconia on Thursday evening. (Daniel Sarch/The Laco…