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School Funding and Property Taxes

The gallery below features slides from a recent “School Funding and Property Taxes” presentation. NHSFFP is excited to talk about school funding and property taxes in your community. Click here to […]

May 19, 2021: Senate FY 2022-23 Budget Briefing

New Hampshire’s next budget could place our public school system – and its ability to serve children, families, and communities in every corner of the state – in grave danger. […]

House Bill 504 Testimony

Testimony of Jeff McLynch, Project Director, NH School Funding Fairness Project, on HB 504 before the House Ways & Means Committee, Wednesday, February 17 Chairman Major, Representative Almy, Members of […]

House Bill 623 Testimony

This afternoon, NHSFFP Project Director Jeff McLynch testified before the House Finance Committee in support of House Bill 623. You can read his testimony below. We hope you will contact […]

Declining State Education Aid Likely to Lead to Substantial Local Property Tax Increases

Communities across New Hampshire are bracing for significant declines in the amount of state education aid they will receive in the year ahead. As families and businesses across New Hampshire continue to struggle in the face of the pandemic, the Legislature must act to prevent these declines and to forestall sizable property tax increases.

Still More Ways to Learn about School Funding and Property Taxes

With ever increasing demands on our time, it isn’t always easy to learn more about the issues that are not only important to us personally, but that are critical to New Hampshire’s future as well. With that in mind, NHSFFP has created three short videos to help explain some of the most vital aspects of school funding in New Hampshire.

A New Way to Learn about School Funding and Property Taxes

Learn more about New Hampshire’s responsibility to fund an adequate education, the inequities arising from its reliance on local property taxes, and the tremendous gap between state aid and actual district costs in this 30-minute video.