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April 20, 2012

This Week’s Essential StateImpact

Before you prepare to pack up and check out for the weekend, we’ve rounded up the top five posts that caught your collective eye.  From obscure urbanization studies to electricity deregulation and women entrepreneurs, our Essential StateImpact posts make for a particularly motley crew this week. Why Urban States Are More Productive Than Rural Ones […]

November 15, 2011

Q&A: What’s Driving UNH’s High Student Debt Numbers?

Starting last week, and continuing today, we’ve been focusing on a report from the Project on Student Debt. Nationally, the average Class of 2010 student graduated with $25,250 in loans, while New Hampshire alumni carried student debt loads of  $31,048, on average. Although it’s clear that average student debt in New Hampshire is high, there […]

November 14, 2011

Q&A: Explaining Dartmouth’s (Relatively) Low Student Debt Load

New Hampshire alumni lead the pack when it comes to average student debt, according to a report from the Project on Student Debt. Nationally, the average Class of 2010 student graduated with $25,250 in loans, while New Hampshire alumni carried student debt loads of  $31,048, on average. So why does student debt matter for the […]

November 10, 2011

Interview: New Hampshire Leads Country In Student Debt

If you’ve been following our work this week, StateImpact’s been taking a closer look at student debt in New Hampshire.  All Things Considered host Brady Carlson checked out the site and decided to interview one of our reporters about what we know so far about student debt in the Granite State.

November 9, 2011

StateImpact’s Delving Behind The Student Debt Numbers For Dartmouth And UNH

Yesterday, we posted a piece comparing the student debt load of New Hampshire residents to the rest of the country.  (You can read it here.)  But one set of figures reported by the Project on Student Debt–and reported by the Union-Leader continues to stand out: Average Class of 2010 student debt nationally:  $25,250 Average Class […]

September 12, 2011

NH Sees Homeland Security Windfall In Decade Since 9/11

Following 9/11, Congress authorized creation of the Department of Homeland Security.  And over the past decade, we’ve heard periodically that the state or local agencies have gotten new, upgraded equipment or funded special initiatives with Homeland Security money.  So for the 10th anniversary of 9/11, NHPR’s Jon Greenberg looked into exactly how much money has […]

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