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Several educators, members of the public, and LGBTQ+ rights advocates testified against SB 341 at the Senate Education Committee meeting on Thursday morning.
The House Wednesday decided charter schools should be able to participate in the state building aid program, but failed to approve greater safety measures for students on the first day of the 2024 legislative session.
There are currently 35 approved charter schools in the state, with 32 schools now in operation and three planning to open in the fall of 2024. Three additional schools could potentially open in the fall of 2025.
The state wants a Rockingham County Superior Court judge to consider its decision on the Statewide Education Property Tax final so it may be appealed to the state Supreme Court.
The state wants a Superior Court ruling on education funding to be reconsidered by the judge, and to stay an injunction requiring legislative action to fix the system.
The report was ready to go a couple of weeks ago, but two sections — one on the school atmosphere created by the state’s divisive concepts law, and the other lamenting the increased politicization of public education —- drew concern from Senate President Jeb Bradley, R-Wolfeboro, who sought to have them removed.
The Education Freedom Savings Account Oversight Committee reviewed its first report on the program Monday and will continue to fine tune it before a final vote.
Two education funding decisions released Monday were a double whammy telling lawmakers to significantly increase state funding and the state to stop manipulating the statewide education property tax to benefit wealthy communities.
John Lewis, a prominent figure in the American civil rights movement, dedicated his life to fighting for justice, equality, and human rights.