actualham

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public university library director; prof & pedagogue; exhausted by all this, retaining my humanity by hanging out with my dogs. NH, USA. Join me on Mastodon, the water is nice: https://social.coop/@actualham

Protesters under a blue sky
Text: The new State Budget modestly increases funding for CCSNH by about 1 percent ($940,000) but decreases funding for USNH by 17.6 percent ($35.0 million) compared to the last biennium. The budget specifically allocates $3 million in CCSNH funding each fiscal year to dual and concurrent enrollment programs, which provide high school students in grades 10-12 with opportunities to take college courses. Additionally, $200,000 is allocated each year to math learning communities, allowing districts to offer certain CCSNH math courses at their schools. In SFY 2025, New Hampshire trailed all other states in public higher education funding when measured on a per capita basis as well as relative to the amount of personal income in the state. Accompany graph shows funding since 2006, basically falling.
Me with a sign that says now economists know how scientists felt when he said inject bleach
Opioid crisis response efforts: For every $1 invested in overdose prevention, $4 is saved in health care and criminal justice costs. The Vaccines for Children Program prevents 42,000 deaths annually, saving $10.50 for every $1 invested—amounting to $2.2 trillion in taxpayer savings. Community weight loss programs. Every $1 invested yields a return of $16.70. Mental health interventions. Every $1 invested in collaborative care models (integrated mental health treatment within primary care settings) yields a return of $6.50 in health care savings and improved worker productivity.
Gulf of Mexico shows as gulf of America on Google maps
Cover of the book North Woods, features a drawing of a brown panther
Work won’t love you back by Sarah Jaffe (book next to small white dog)
German shepherd standing with a small rat-like white dog