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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving New Hampshire Newsletter for Sunday August 18, 2019 ( 4 items )  

Concord Coalition: Presidential Candidates to Participate in Economic and Fiscal Policy Forum
MANCHESTER, England, Aug. 15 -- The Concord Coalition issued the following news release: 20/20 Vision and The Concord Coalition will be co-hosting a Democratic presidential candidate forum on issues related to economic and fiscal policy at the New Hampshire Institute of Politics at Saint Anselm College, Thursday, August 22. Candidates running for the Democratic nomination to become president of the United States will engage in consecutive, one-on-one discussions with moderator Scott Horsley fr  more

Crotched Mountain Foundation Welcomes Edward 'Ned' Olney, Jr. as New President and CEO
GREENFIELD, New Hampshire, Aug. 15 -- The Crotched Mountain Foundation issued the following news release: Edward "Ned" Olney Jr. will be joining Crotched Mountain Foundation as the new President and Chief Executive Officer following a unanimous vote from the Crotched Mountain Board of Directors on August 12. Olney will take over for current President Michael Coughlin on October 21. Coughlin, who is retiring, will remain as President and CEO through Olney's start date. Olney, a resident of New   more

Education Development Center and Mount Washington Observatory Awarded Federal Grant to Promote Data Science Education
WALTHAM, Massachusetts, Aug. 13 -- The Education Development Center issued the following news release: * * * - WeatherX project will investigate extreme conditions on Mount Washington * * * Education Development Center (EDC) in Waltham, MA, Mount Washington Observatory (MWO) in North Conway, NH, and additional partners have been awarded $1,196,000 in a three-year federal grant to promote data science education in rural middle schools in New Hampshire and Maine. Funded by the National Science  more

FIRST and LEGO Education Inspire Students to Build Cities of the Future
MANCHESTER, New Hampshire, Aug. 15 -- FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) issued the following news release: * * * - New Offering, FIRST(R) LEGO(R) League Jr. Discovery Edition, Allows Even Younger Children to Engage in Hands-On STEM Exploration * * * FIRST(R), a robotics community that prepares young people for the future, and LEGO(R) Education announced that the 2019-2020 FIRST(R) LEGO(R) League and FIRST(R) LEGO(R) League Jr. seasons will task students to exp  more