Four things you need to know about JLCAR

Learn Everywhere, a proposal from the Department of Education, is a set of rules that would allow private and nonprofit organizations to offer public...

Informal Education Series: Fifth Graders in Berlin “are the future of...

In our third installment of the “Informal Education” series, our Policy Director Liz Canada introduces us to Aubrey and Hannah, two fifth graders she...

Informal Education Series: “There is no rabbit in the hat” to...

In our second installment of the “Informal Education” series, we will explore how the local economy affects schools. In this article, our Policy Director...

Informal Education Series: On the Verge of Collapse

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This is the first installment of our new "Informal Education" series, which will explore education through the eyes of real people. In this article,...

Learn Everywhere would outsource NH public school classes to private vendors

On June 13, the State Board of Education (SBOE) will decide on whether to move forward with “Learn Everywhere,” a proposal from Department of...

North Country bands together to urge lawmakers to reform school funding...

On Friday, March 29, eleven North Country school districts called for “a better way to fund public education” in a joint statement featured in...

How the courts have shaped education funding, and what comes next

In the 1990’s, the Claremont School District challenged the way the state of New Hampshire pays for public school in what are known as...

How a Bill Becomes a Law

Policy Brief: New Hampshire Education Tax Credit

New Hampshire started its Education Tax Credit Program in 2012. In the 2019 legislative session, there are three bills related to the program. In this...

PART FOUR: State Education Property Tax – Locally raised, locally kept

On every New Hampshire property tax bill, there are two line items that fund the local school district: the statewide education property tax (SWEPT),...