Increasing pressure from school leaders, parents, and elected officials has so far not persuaded the Trump administration to restore the more than $30 million it abruptly eliminated for tutoring, academic support, career guidance, and college scholarships to nearly 5,200 New Hampshire students through the GEAR UP New Hampshire and TRIO programs.

For the programs to continue, the U.S. Department of Education must restore funding by Tuesday. The programs serve students who are low-income, the first in their family to go to college, or have disabilities.

Stephanie Humphrey, principal of the Stewartstown Community School, called the funding a “lifeline” for her students in the North Country. Parent Jennifer Garrett said the loss of funding in the Pittsfield School District “feels like knocki

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