Tag: Education Funding
Temporary rules allow schools to get additional Medicaid funding
The New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services (NH DHHS) announced temporary rules to expand the Medicaid to Schools program, which allows school...
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...
Berlin Board of Education & City Council to host education funding workshop
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...
Delay in Medicaid to Schools rulemaking means loss in available federal funding for NH...
A delay in the rulemaking process by the New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) means school districts in New Hampshire will...
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...
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...
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...
Franklin mayor will veto proposals to lift tax cap to make up for school...
Franklin mayor Tony Giunta told the City Council that he would veto any motion to override the tax cap. The city's schools are facing...
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...
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...