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The pandemic and hot New Hampshire real estate market has disproportionately affected the state’s very low income who are being ousted from their homes by current landlords citing the need to renovate the aged housing stock.
In explaining the mass evictions in Salem, Brown said the 55-year-old apartments need cosmetic renovations. Each building is expected to take three to four months to complete and will be staggered, one at a time. The entire project is expected to be done near the end of 2024.
Critics of leveling say the structure harms poor students, students of color, English language learners and other marginalized kids, often underrepresented in higher-level courses. And they argue it evaluates students on snapshot performance rather than potential, labeling some students as unlikely to succeed and even locking them out of future opportunities like college.
“Sadly, I don’t have to write this novel,” Nashua English teacher Walt Freeman added. “All of us are living this novel daily — a bizarre and shameful reality.”
With contactless transactions for everything from pizza to home loans, the pandemic has moved much of the financial world to a digital format. The downside is that these new and different processes have created a rich environment for cyber thieves and fraudsters who get more sophisticated and creative every day, which is forcing financial institutions to step up their game.
DCYF’s charge is to investigate cases of abuse and neglect and to work with families and children involved in such instances. Ideally the investigation of a case is completed in 60 days but sometimes a case can be so complex that it takes much longer.