Tips for testifying in Legislative Committees
New Hampshire state law mandates that legislative committees hold a hearing for every bill that is introduced. These hearings give the public the opportunity...
New Hampshire House votes to back $3,000 school voucher bill
The Associated Press reported on the House vote to pass SB 193, the statewide voucher bill, on January 3:
The bill, which is supported by...
Voucher bill creates segregated education system, says House Ed member
Representative Mel Myler (Contoocook), a member of the House Education Committee, urged New Hampshire residents to reject SB 193, the statewide voucher bill, in...
Rep. Heath: “As legislators, it is our job to protect and...
Representative Mary Heath (Manchester), who serves on the House Education Committee, wrote in Seacoast Online that the Legislature's job should be to strengthen the...
Concord Monitor: Big problem with SB 193 is that it’s unconstitutional
The Concord Monitor Editorial Board published this editorial on the constitutionality of SB 193, the bill that would create a statewide voucher system:
The federal...
Manchester Mayor Pans School Choice Bill, Education Chair Says Cost Minimal
Manchester Mayor Joyce Craig spoke against SB 193 at a House Finance Committee meeting on January 16. Drew Cline, the State Board of Education Chairman...
About half of NH students would qualify for proposed voucher program
According to Representative Glenn Cordelli (Tuftonboro), a House Education Committee member and school choice advocate, about half of New Hampshire students would qualify for...
Looming questions about voucher bill and its effects on students and...
On January 16, the House Finance Committee held a public hearing on SB 193, the bill that would create a statewide voucher program. After...
New Hampshire ranks 4th in the US for quality public education
The Education Week Research Center ranked New Hampshire fourth in the country in its 2018 Quality Counts report, which examines the role of education in...
Voucher advocates say SB 193 “is a great start”
Some advocates of SB 193, the statewide voucher bill, are voicing both concerns and optimism about limitations to the program. One supporter called it...
