Category Archives: Education
Kate Baker: The State of Education Choice in New Hampshire
Kate Baker is the Director of the Children’s Scholarship Fund NH and she took some time at the CNHT Taxpayer Picnic to update attendees on the state of Education Choice and reform in the Granite State, including legislation, the scholarship program private … Continue reading
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Tagged CNHT, Education Choice, Kate Baker, Scholarship Fun
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Keno-Garten is officially on the books now in New Hampshire
Keno-Garten is officially on the books now in New Hampshire. Governor Christopher Sununu signed the bill into law yesterday. For those who’ve forgotten or are otherwise unaware, the funding mechanism for Full Day K, as it’s called, is the gambling … Continue reading
Kate Baker: Education Choice in New Hampshire
You’ll want to listen to the audio when it’s ready but here’s a nugget of information to get you primed. For every child we put in a school choice program, we put money back into taxpayers pockets. Average cost for … Continue reading
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Tagged Education Choice, Kate Baker, Tax Credits
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Donna Green, Annie Collyer and the Newton-Kingston Taxpayers Association
Guest hosts Donna Green, of the Timberlane Regional School Board, and Annie Collyer of the School District Governance Association of New Hampshire opened this morning’s show by talking about budgetary frustration in Sanborn, which lead to a discussion about the Newton-Kingston Taxpayers Association. | More… | Girard at Large
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Tagged Annie Collier, Donna Green, Girard At Large, SDGANH
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Students Visiting NH State House Know “Literally Nothing” about The American Revolution
Makes you wonder what we’re spending all that public school budget money on… CONCORD — Visiting the state capital has been a tradition for New Hampshire schoolchildren for decades. But William Dunlap, president of the New Hampshire Historical Society, reports a dramatic … Continue reading
Conway School Board Votes to Pass on Lease Money to Protect Government Education Monopoly
My headline is more honest than the original. CONWAY — The Conway School Board on Monday voted not to revisit leasing vacant space at Kennett Middle School to Robert Frost Charter School. The decision came despite state Education Commissioner Frank … Continue reading
Some Takeaways on NH Education Spending Study by the NHCPPS
The New Hampshire Center for Public Policy Studies recently released a study titled Education Finance in New Hampshire – Headed to a Rural Crisis. The Center is decidedly left of center, but the study is well worth the read because it … Continue reading
Governor Signs Town Tuitioning
This afternoon we celebrated a major school choice win as Governor Sununu signed Senate Bill 8, the town tuitioning bill, into law. SB 8 clarifies statute regarding local school boards’ authority to contract with public and private schools for those grades … Continue reading
Donna Green: Does Summer Homework Agree with TRSD Policy?
Timberlane School Board member from Danville, Stefanie Dube, has been asking parents for their opinions about summer homework assignments, especially at the elementary level. It’s an interesting question because my children never had more than a summer recommended reading list, … Continue reading
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Sununu to Sign School Choice Bill Aimed at Small Towns
CROYDON, N.H. (AP) — Republican Gov. Chris Sununu is heading to Croydon to sign a bill that would allow certain New Hampshire school districts to send students to private schools using taxpayer dollars. The bill affects a handful of small … Continue reading
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