Some Districts Lose, Others May Gain Under Recent SB 193 Amendment
SB 193, a bill that would create a statewide education savings account (ESA or voucher) program, is now in its third iteration since being...
Education funding formula could lead to lawsuit
The New Hampshire Legislature has taken a year to study the state's education funding formula, which some say creates challenging budgetary issues for the...
Concord Monitor: Current education funding model subsidizes wealthy communities
New Hampshire's education funding model is subsidizing the state's wealthiest communities by allowing them to retain the excess state taxes that they raise, according...
Reliance on property taxes for funding means large differences in experiences...
Schools in New Hampshire rely on local property taxes for their funding. That means that some wealthier towns, like Bow, have more resources to pay...
With this innovative strategy, math students focus on learning rather than...
Sixth-grade teacher Leah Alcala doesn't use the traditional grading strategy in her math class. Instead of giving grades immediately, she highlights students' mistakes, walks through...
Legislative Budget Assistant’s model of voucher bill predicts sharp losses to...
According to a Legislative Budget Assistant (LBA) staffer's report, the impact of the statewide voucher bill (SB 193) goes far beyond the first-year impacts...
Concerns around cost of voucher bill are overstated, according to leadership...
The House Finance subcommittee released an amended version of SB 193, the statewide voucher bill, which tightened the eligibility requirements, eliminated the stabilization grants...
Should student voice inform professional development?
Can educators design more meaningful professional development if they allow student voice to drive the conversation? According to professional development facilitator Michelle Blanchet, the...
Studies underscore the importance of keeping parents informed of student performance
Informing parents about their child's attendance, grades, and class assignments can have a big impact on student achievement, according to recent studies from Colombia...
Amendment to statewide voucher bill increases financial burden on districts, according...
The House Finance subcommittee has released an amendment to SB 193, the bill that would create a statewide voucher bill, on Wednesday. According to...
