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.
Members of the public and legislative candidates from Cheshire and Sullivan Counties joined NHSFFP for an online discussion of school funding and property taxes on Thursday, October 8.
On Tuesday, October 6, NHSFFP brought together members of the public and aspiring legislators from Belknap, Merrimack, and Strafford Counties for an online discussion of school funding and property taxes.
Legislative candidates and voters from across Carroll, Coos, and Grafton Counties joined NHSFFP for an online discussion of school funding and property taxes on Wednesday, September 30.
On Thursday, October 1, the New Hampshire School Funding Fairness Project brought together concerned citizens and legislative candidates from across Hillsborough County for an online dialogue on school funding and property taxes.
On Tuesday, September 29, the New Hampshire School Funding Fairness Project hosted Rockingham County residents and area candidates for the NH House of Representatives and Senate for an online conversation about school funding and property taxes.
With a Supreme Court decision and a final commission report coming soon, the public debate about school funding and the next Legislature’s responsibilities will likely become clearer and more intense. In the meantime, as the election nears, voters will have the opportunity to ask legislative and gubernatorial candidates where they stand on this issue and to urge them to finally resolve this problem fairly and comprehensively.
New Hampshire’s current approach to school funding has more than a few shortcomings, but none is more glaring that the inequities it forces local property taxpayers to endure.
All three workgroups of the Commission to Study School Funding met again this week, planning a survey of NH educators, debating tax policy principles, and learning more about the state’s approach to early education and care.
Communities across New Hampshire have been hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic. Downshifting costs from state government onto local property taxpayers would only make a bad situation worse.