Tag Archives: Croydon Bill
School choice: Next steps for NH
We have commended the governor and Legislature for taking a small but important step toward school choice. The “Croydon Bill” gives local school boards explicit authority to enter into tuition agreements with nearby private schools, without asking state bureaucrats for … 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
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
Sununu’s Silence on Religious Bigotry in New Hampshire
I previously posted about Senate Bill 8 here. The bill was a response to the Department of Education’s and the Attorney General’s jihad against the Town of Croydon’s policy of using tax revenues to send some of its public school students to … Continue reading
Voter Registration, Fetal Homicide, And School Choice bills sent to NH Governor
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — The New Hampshire Senate accepted the House’s changes to bills on voter registration, fetal homicide, and school choice on Thursday and sent them to Gov. Chris Sununu, who said he will sign them. Thursday was the … Continue reading
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
School Choice Legislation: House Votes on ‘Town Tuitioning’
On Thursday, June 1st the New Hampshire House of Representatives will vote on Senate Bill 8 (SB 8), one of this year’s town tuitioning bills. The House Education Committee amended it with amendment #1786 in a 13 to 6 vote with … Continue reading
Croydon Amendment is Unconstitutional – 1st Amendment Prohibits Discrimination Against Religious Schools
As such, it clearly violates United States Supreme Court precedent based on the free exercise clause: “the government must “maintain strict neutrality, neither aiding nor opposing religion,” Sch. Dist. of Abington Twp. v. Schempp, 374 U.S. 203, 225 (1963,) and … Continue reading
Democrats Admit Why They Oppose The Croydon Bill
Still, a majority of Democrats on the committee objected to the amended bill, saying it ceded responsibilities previously held by state officials to local boards and didn’t do anything to protect against private schools’ discriminating against children with disabilities while … Continue reading
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