Tag: Claremont Decision
Will school funding reform succeed this time?
Members of the School Funding Commission are confident that their work will go further than past attempts to address school funding inequities. Nevertheless, the...
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...
School funding crisis “a math problem” that needs a statewide solution, say advocates
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...
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...
Reliance on property taxes for school funding creates an inequitable system, says Claremont attorney
Attorney John Tobin highlighted worsening inequities in New Hampshire's schools in an article reposted by InDepthNH. Tobin, who argued the landmark Claremont case in...
School funding lawsuit “urgently needed,” says Claremont attorney
Attorney John Tobin, one of the lawyers who argued the landmark Claremont case, is urging others to join in a school funding lawsuit. That...
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...
20 Years Later: Supreme Court Decision on Ed Funding and its Impact on NH
New Hampshire Magazine explored the Supreme Court's nearly 20-year old decision on education funding and what it's meant for New Hampshire schools. Here's an...
Report finds disparity in state education funding persists 20 years after Claremont decision
Disparities in education are getting worse, according to a study done by the NH Center for Public Policy Studies. Here's an excerpt from the Keene...
Editorial: Never-ending school funding battles
The Union Leader Editorial Board ran an editorial on the Supreme Court's decision in the Claremont case and its impact on state funding of education:
...Every...