Tag: Vouchers
House lawmakers hit pause on sweeping school choice bill | AP
Kathleen Ronayne writes for the AP in the Concord Monitor,
House lawmakers hit pause Tuesday on a sweeping school choice bill over concerns it would improperly...
School choice bill put on hold until 2018 by bipartisan vote of NH House...
WMUR reports that the New Hampshire House Education Committee retained for further study a controversial voucher bill. It could be returned in 2018
House sidelines school choice bill | Union Leader
The Union Leader reports that the New Hampshire House Education Committee voted 15-4 to retain HB 193, the voucher bill, to work on answering the many questions about it.
Voucher Bill Tests Ambition of School Choice Advocates in N.H. | New Hampshire Public...
NHPR interviews a home schooling family and a Christian school head about how home and private school families would benefit if HB 193 became law.
Make Private School Free or Die: The Fight Over Education Savings Accounts in New...
"The 74", a national web site that covers education from a conservative viewpoint, reported on SB 193. Here are some excerpts:
Soon may prevail...
Boscawen mom supports school choice at press conference
National and local school choice advocacy groups held a press conference in Concord to support SB 193, the bill that would create an "education...
Union Leader: “‘School choice’ bill hitting head winds”
Dave Solomon's State House Dome reports that SB 193, the school choice bill, is unlikely to pass in this legislative session and that the governor is ambivalent about the bill.
Concord Monitor: Voucher bill probably to be retained over the summer and state employees...
The Monitor provides background on the lack of sufficient Republican support for the ambitious voucher bill and reports that the State Employee Association has weighed in heavily against Commissioner Edelblut's proposed reorganization plan.
Governor Sununu on SB 193: I have concerns about putting public funds towards non-public...
On NHPR's The Exchange this morning, Josh Rogers ran a clip of a statement given by Governor Sununu on SB 193. The bill would create...
After work session on SB 193, questions remain about NH’s voucher bill
The House Education Committee held a full committee work session on SB 193 on Wednesday, which would create "education freedom savings accounts" in New...