Tag: Education Funding Formula
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...
State should target funding to schools based on need, says state’s chamber of commerce
According to David Juvet of the Business and Industry Association of New Hampshire, the state's Chamber of Commerce, if the state doesn't allow better...
Lead school funding attorney to host workshop on June 13 at 6 p.m. in...
The Pittsfield School Board recently reached out to Executive Councilor Andru Volinsky, a lead attorney in the Claremont cases, to learn more about the...
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...
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...
Raising questions about the funding formula
Steve Norton and Greg Bird, from the New Hampshire Center for Public Policy Studies, questioned the state's education funding formula in Business New Hampshire...