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.
On Monday, June 1, John Tobin spoke before the Commission to Study School Funding, offering an overview of New Hampshire’s Supreme Court cases on the subject of school funding as well as a summation of the ongoing ConVal case.
Over the course of the past week, the members of the Commission to Study School Funding heard from education policy experts, school business officials, and special education administrators.
After a nearly two-month hiatus occasioned by the COVID-19 pandemic, New Hampshire’s Commission to Study School Funding resumed its work in earnest this week, holding one meeting of the entire […]
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.
The School Funding Commission held its first meeting on Jan. 13. A video of the meeting produced by Reaching Higher NH is available here. Below is a brief summary of what took […]
Happy New Year to all! As we begin a new legislative session, it’s encouraging to see that one our goals in 2019 has become a reality. Many people contacted their […]
Finally, the Legislature and Governor have reached a budget deal, and there’s a lot to like! Basically, for Fiscal Years 2020 and 2021, the Governor agreed to all of the new […]
People showed up from all across the state to give legislators the message that NH kids can’t wait for fair educational opportunities.
Today’s Union Leader school funding editorial opens with, The latest court decision regarding education funding in New Hampshire presents either a great opportunity or a further slide in New Hampshire’s […]