Senate version of voucher bill significantly increases financial impact on local...
Late last Thursday in the State Legislature, after the House killed SB 193, the statewide voucher bill by sending it to interim study, the...
NH ranks 46th in school funding equity, according to national study
According to a Quality Counts study, New Hampshire ranked in the bottom five for equity in education, partly due to the over-reliance on local...
The big question for 2019: How will we pay for our...
The way New Hampshire pays for its schools has been a hot topic for decades. With recent tweaks to the education funding formula and...
Proposed budget amendment would bring more money for education to NH’s...
A proposed amendment to the Governor’s recommended state budget would increase school funding to the state’s most vulnerable communities for the next two years....
Berlin Board of Education & City Council to host education funding...
Berlin's Board of Education and Mayor are hosting a workshop on education funding on Thursday, September 6 at 6 p.m. in the Berlin Middle...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
