Category Archives: Education
No Constitutional Issue With SB 193
In January, the New Hampshire House is expected to vote on Senate Bill 193. The bill provides that an “eligible student” can receive a grant from the State equal to 95 percent of the per-pupil funding the State provides to … Continue reading
Pembroke’s Budget Shortfall
Pembroke has a budget shortfall of $977,000.00. It is making the news. People find it hard to understand – especially Pembroke taxpayers. Here is a very simple glimpse into what may be the problem. Pembroke has a Budget Committee. Here … Continue reading
Posted in Budgets, CNHT, Debt/Spending, Education
Tagged Budget, CNHT, Ed Naile, Pembroke, Shortfall
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Timberlane Budget Committee Tells Metzler to Cut Spending
In an astonishing turn of events, the Timberlane Budget Committee voted tonight to instruct Dr. Metzler to cut $5.5 million from the next budget draft. The superintendent has been instructed to return with a $69.6 million draft II budget. The first … Continue reading
SAU 55: Timberlane is the poster child for fiscal irresponsibility
In yet more demonstration of a completely tone deaf school district management “team,” Timberlane’s draft one budget is asking for a $3.4 million INCREASE. We’re looking at the staggering ask of $75.1 million, up $3.347 million in one year. (Enrollment … Continue reading
Posted in Debt/Spending, Donna Green, Education
Tagged Donna Green, SAU 55, Timberlane
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Legislator’s Response to Homeschool Bill
A bill hostile to homeschool freedoms, House Bill 1263, is expected early in the 2018 NH legislative session. It is sponsored by Representatives Robert Theberge, Yvonne Thomas, Larry Laflamme, and Edith Tucker and seeks to reinstate the pre-2012 evaluation requirements. | Keep … Continue reading
Cornerstone: Education Choice Bill Advances on Bipartisan Vote
New Hampshire families just got a vote of confidence, as the House Education Committee narrowly recommended “ought to pass as amended” on SB 193. This important school-choice measure will go to the full House in January. | Read More at … Continue reading
ACLU, NAACP Urge UNH to Pick a New President with ‘Record of Fostering Diversity’
Local chapters of the ACLU and the NAACP are asking the University of New Hampshire to emphasize issues of racial diversity and equity in the search for the university’s next president. In an open letter to the presidential search committee, … Continue reading
Moving Educational Freedom Forward
In a split decision, the House Education Committee passed an amended version of the Education Savings Account bill, SB 193. The 10 to 9 Ought to Pass as Amended (OTP/A) decision saw Democrats and Republicans on both sides of the vote; … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Legislation, NH School Choice, School Choice for NH
Tagged ESA's, SB 193, School Choice
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How Small School Budget Increases Result in Large Town Tax Increases
My first year on the Timberlane School District Budget Committee was one of utter befuddlement. The budcom passed a budget with a seemingly modest increase of 1.98%. To my subsequent surprise and horror, Sandown’s school taxes went up 9.5%. How … Continue reading
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