NH Education Roundup, Feb. 8, 2021
In this week’s NH Education News Brief: Voucher bill meets with public opposition; other states look at voucher bills; Executive Council confirms new State Board of Education...
What else could $100 million fund? Putting HB 20 into context
Lawmakers will continue to hear testimony on HB 20, the statewide voucher bill, on Thursday, February 11. Reaching Higher NH’s analysis has found that...
Resistance to HB 20 remains strong on day two of public...
Opposition to HB 20 continued to outstrip support during a second day of public testimony on Thursday. Altogether, 5,218 people signed on in opposition...
NH Education Roundup, Feb. 15, 2021
In this week’s NH Education News Brief: Dozens testify in second day of school voucher bill hearing; Funds earmarked for vouchers could address pressing educational...
PODCAST: On Our Own: A top-notch school district feels the funding...
In this special podcast, Reaching Higher intern and Hopkinton native Henry Lavoie goes in search of answers to why Hopkinton's school budget failed last...
‘You do what you’ve got to do.’ As budgets and funding...
It’s a dramatic budget season in New Hampshire. Communities are deliberating over school district budgets stretched paper thin. Legislators are hashing out bills that...
Governor’s proposed budget defunds STEM scholarships, which have fueled rapid growth...
The Governor’s Dual and Concurrent Enrollment STEM Scholarship Program, which has promoted substantial growth in STEM courses across New Hampshire’s high schools, has been...
As House holds off on statewide voucher bill, Senate hits play...
On Thursday, February 18, the House Education Committee unanimously voted to retain HB 20, the statewide voucher bill, delaying further action until next year....
NH Education Roundup, Feb. 22, 2021
In this week’s NH Education News Brief: Senate presses play on universal voucher bill; Students advocate for more school funding; Governor’s budget defunds STEM...
School: Whose bright idea was it, anyway? Check out our new...
Not so long ago, school was one of the most predictable aspects of life -- like dad jokes and those baby carrots that always...
