Tag: School boards
Stoddard School Board Chair: School voucher bill bad for New Hampshire
Alfreida Englund, the Chair of the Stoddard School Board, wrote this letter to the Keene Sentinal opposing SB 193, the bill that would create...
School officials speak out against voucher system
Hampton and Dover were the latest school boards to vote against SB 193, the bill that would create a statewide voucher bill, according to...
Massachusetts education advocate looks to NH as a model for meaningful assessment
Education advocate Lisa Guisbond used New Hampshire's performance assessment model, PACE, when advocating for more meaningful measures of student and school progress. From the...
Vargas, school board to renew Manchester redistricting talks
According to the Union Leader, Manchester Superintendent Dr. Bolgen Vargas will open a discussion with the school board on redistricting early next year:
"'There has...
Fall Mountain school budget aims to meet student needs despite reduced state funding
With its next budget, the Fall Mountain School Board is working to create a budget that balances student needs, proactive interventions, and a long-term...
Wilton-Lyndeborough School Board discusses voucher bill
The Wilton-Lyndeborough School Board members voiced their concerns with SB 193, the statewide voucher bill that is moving through the State Legislature. According to...
Grant awarded to create vision for rural schools in Androscoggin Valley
The Berlin School District was awarded a grant to find out how the rural school districts of Androscoggin Valley can work together to create...
Heavily amended school choice bill clears N.H. House committee
The Concord Monitor published a thorough rundown of the House Education Committee's debate and recommendation to pass SB 193, the bill that would create...
Bill to allow taxpayer dollars to pay for private tuition OK’d by committee
WMUR reported on the House Educationn Committee's recommendation to pass SB 193, the bill that would create a voucher program in New Hampshire through...
State Board member: Voucher bill, SB 193, part of a larger attack on public...
In a letter to the Portsmouth Herald, State Board of Education member Bill Duncan rallied against the universal voucher bill up for a vote today...