Tag Archives: ESA’s
Educational Opportunities Outside the Cookie Cutter School System
Not all kids learn the same, and parents and families need educational opportunities other than the “cookie cutter” school system we currently have. Dawn explains that the different personal choices we make in our daily lives should be reflected in … Continue reading
Posted in Education, NH School Choice, School Choice for NH
Tagged ESA's, Home-schooling, Michelle Levell, School Choice
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UNH Poll: NH Voters Support Education Savings Accounts
Although most Granite Staters are unfamiliar with the education savings accounts (ESAs), a clear majority of those who have an opinion about ESAs are in favor of them, according to a new poll by the University of New Hampshire. | More at … Continue reading
Posted in Education, NH School Choice, School Choice for NH
Tagged ESA's, Jason Bedrick, Survey, UNH
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Michelle Levell: Ask Your Legislators to Support School Choice
The House Finance Committee is considering SB 193, the Education Savings Account bill, and we expect them to schedule a session soon to vote on it. We need people to write to the committee urging them to support this critical … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Legislation, NH School Choice
Tagged ESA's, Michelle Levell, SB 193
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Family Profile: Putting Pieces Together
This profile is from a single mom, a widow, who needed alternatives for her bright daughter. She managed to put the pieces together at a private school and today supports the Education Savings Account bill, SB 193, because it would put … Continue reading
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Tagged ESA's, Michelle Levell, SB 193
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The Unhidden Front Door to State Overreach: School Vouchers
The public hearing for SB 193, which entangles public, private, and homeschooling by expanding State funding, was yesterday. SB 193 titles itself “Education Freedom Savings Accounts” and if that’s what it was I would support it. | Keep Reading at Free … Continue reading
Josiah Bartlett: SB 193’s Expected Impact on NH School Districts
If the Education Savings Account (ESA) program proposed in Senate Bill 193 becomes law, school district operating budgets can be expected to decline on average by a mere 0.14 percent in the program’s first year, leaving districts with 99.86 percent … Continue reading
Posted in Debt/Spending, Economy/Economics, Education
Tagged ESA, ESA's, SB193, School Districts
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ESA Makes Big Progress
Yesterday afternoon the NH House of Representatives passed the Education Savings Account bill, SB 193, in a 184 to 162 roll call vote. We live blogged the discussion on our Facebook page. The chamber was filled with Representatives wearing bright yellow scarves for National School Choice … Continue reading
HOUSE MAJORITY LEADER, EDUCATION CHAIR APPLAUD PASSAGE OF EDUCATION SAVINGS ACCOUNTS BILL
CONCORD- House Majority Leader Dick Hinch (R-Merrimack) and House Education Committee Chairman Rick Ladd (R-Haverhill) released the following statements in response to the passage of SB193, relative to establishing education freedom savings accounts for students, by a vote of 184-162. |Read … Continue reading
New Hampshire House Votes to Back $3,000 School Voucher Bill
CONCORD (AP) — The New Hampshire House gave preliminary approval to a school voucher bill on Wednesday, taking a significant step toward allowing public money to be used for private school tuition. The bill, which is supported by Republican Gov. … Continue reading
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