Learning Policy Institute: 50 years after Kerner Commission, school funding in...
School funding in many states is "profoundly unfair" and not allocated to the students and districts that need it most, according to a report...
Governor Sununu supports limiting court’s role in education funding
Governor Chris Sununu said he supports an amendment to the New Hampshire Constitution that would limit the court's power in determining how to fund...
State should target funding to schools based on need, says state’s...
According to David Juvet of the Business and Industry Association of New Hampshire, the state's Chamber of Commerce, if the state doesn't allow better...
School budget cuts are driving Franklin families out of the city
After three hours of public comment, the Franklin City Council voted to pass an $18.5 million school budget. The city faced an $813,000 budget...
Delay in Medicaid to Schools rulemaking means loss in available federal...
A delay in the rulemaking process by the New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) means school districts in New Hampshire will...
School funding crisis “a math problem” that needs a statewide solution,...
The state's dependence on local property taxes to fund education is reaching a tipping point that requires a statewide solution, attorneys John Tobin and...
PART TWO: Is an “adequate education” adequate for our students?
When talking about the cost of education in New Hampshire, the term “adequate education” usually comes up. But what does it mean, and how...
PART THREE: Stabilization Grants – A vital part of the formula...
Stabilization grants are a substantial source of state aid to many New Hampshire communities. In the third segment on our state’s education funding formula,...
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),...
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...
