Tag: Education Funding
School Funding Commission Welcomes Youth Input: Sept. 23 and Oct. 7
The Commission to Study School Funding is hosting two public comment sessions dedicated to youth voices. On September 23rd and October 7th,...
Reaching Higher NH School Funding Survey Analysis
In the winter of 2020, Reaching Higher New Hampshire released a survey which sought to gather data on the public’s perception of...
“It’s penny wise and pound foolish”: Teachers reflect on how disparities in pay affect...
Every year around mid summer, the dreaded courtesy phone calls between school superintendents begin. One district unexpectedly loses a teacher to a...
Policy Brief: Teacher Salary Schedules in New Hampshire
These policy briefs explore variations in salaries across New Hampshire, focusing exclusively on salary step schedule data for NH-certified teachers with Bachelor’s...
Analysis finds CARES Act would provide estimated $213 per student for costs related to...
Last week, the state issued guidelines on how schools might reopen in the fall amid the national coronavirus pandemic. The recommendations left...
“There are elements that need to be changed”: School business managers reflect on school...
“There are things in our standards and in our mandates that we face, that could be and should be reflected in a...
Complex equations: Districts brace for pandemic’s economic fallout
Even before the coronavirus pandemic shuttered schools along with nearly every sector of the economy, the Newport School District was under financial...
School Funding Commission meets to divvy up work; subcommittees to convene later this week
The Commission to Study School Funding met on Monday, May 4, to review their progress to date, review the bidding progress of...
NH seeking $37 million in federal K-12 education relief
The NH Department of Education is seeking $37 million in coronavirus-related federal relief for the state’s K-12 schools...
School funding commission meeting postponed until Monday, May 4
The Commission to Study School Funding’s meeting, which was originally scheduled for Monday, April 27, has been postponed until May 4. The...