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Cross‑border rules and loss of Perkins funds squeeze Canaan’s CTE pathways

Senate Education Committee · November 13, 2025
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Canaan teachers told the Senate Education Committee that statutory cross‑border limits and loss of Perkins funding have reduced opportunities for students to access vocational training and industry credentials; staff urged policy flexibility for very small districts.

Canaan School staff told the Senate Education Committee that the district’s career and technical education (CTE) offerings depend heavily on local partnerships and grants, and that two constraints are particularly acute: cross‑border limits that reduce shared opportunities with nearby New Hampshire schools, and the loss of Perkins funding that previously paid for industry credentials.

CTE instructor Denise Wood said the…

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