Legislative Update: Statewide voucher bill clears House vote

​On January 3, the New Hampshire House of Representatives voted to pass the amended version of SB 193, the bill that creates a statewide...

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...

Valley News Editorial Board questions Attorney General’s response to SB 193

The Valley News Editorial Board questioned the nature and timing of the Attorney General's response to SB 193, the bill that would create a...

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...

Manchester Teacher: I don’t want my tax dollars going to an...

Megan Kilar, a Manchester public school teacher, submitted this letter to the Concord Monitor opposing SB 193, the bill that would create a statewide...

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...