Category Archives: School Choice for NH
Is New Hampshire’s Home Education Advisory Council Ignoring Rules?
The Home Education Advisory Council (HEAC) met on September 14, 2017 after a summer hiatus although the meeting was not disclosed in advance on the NH Department of Education’s website. Because only five of 11 voting members were present, one … Continue reading
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School Choice for NH: 2017 Legislator Report Card
We are pleased to publish our second annual Legislator Report Card! Grades are based on this session’s school choice bills with roll call votes. We followed and reported on many more issues and bills throughout the year, but only roll-call … Continue reading
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Tagged Legislature, Michelle Levell, NH House, NH Senate, Report Card
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Michelle Levell: Nashua Wants More From Homeschoolers
With the next school year right around the corner, some families are filing a Letter of Intent to begin home educating their children. They have a choice to file with their local school district (SAU) office, a private school that … Continue reading
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Tagged Homeschooling, Michelle Levell, Nashua
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School Choice for NH: 2017 Highlights
2017 was very successful and lays the groundwork for more progress next year! We set an ambitious agenda and advanced on nearly every effort. Once again the game-changer was grassroots involvement and support. Engaged parents and citizens play a major … Continue reading
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Impact of School Choice
It can be easy to lose sight of how school choice impacts individual children. Politicians, lobbyists, and advocates can get caught up in policy and budget debates. But decisions reached in Concord have a profound effect on thousands of children … Continue reading
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School Choice for NH On Passage of Croydon Bill in NH House
Great news out of Concord today! Earlier this afternoon the NH House of Representatives passed Senate Bill 8, the town tuitioning (aka Croydon) bill, in a 210 to 147 roll call vote. … The bill as amended by the House … Continue reading
Posted in Elections, Legislation, NH School Choice, School Choice for NH
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Education Bills Scheduled for Week of May 29, 2017
The NH House of Representatives has three school choice bills on the agenda — SB 8, one of this year’s town tuitioning (aka Croydon) bills and two others of more modest impact. As always, the detailed schedule with our analysis … Continue reading
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Tagged Michelle Levell, NH House, SB 8
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School Choice for NH: Another Strike Against the Blaine Amendment
On Friday afternoon right before the holiday weekend, the Institute for Justice declared another major victory for school choice. They represented several Montana families against the state Department of Revenue in a case involving a tax-credit scholarship program. This win … Continue reading
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Tagged Blaine Amendment, Michelle Levell, School Choice
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Town Tuitioning Bill Advances
Yesterday Senate Bill 8, one of this year’s town tuitioning bills, made a major advancement as it passed with amendment #1786 in a 13 to 6 House Education Committee vote. It received bipartisan support with all Republicans and two Democrats, … Continue reading
Who’s Afraid of SB 8?
The first thing to know about SB 8 is that it affects only a small number of New Hampshire residents: those who live in school districts that don’t offer all grades from K through 12. There are currently 48 towns … Continue reading
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Tagged Jody Underwood, SB 8
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The New Media Militia 