Education
Senate Votes To Expand Access to Education Freedom Accounts
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Expanding access to the state’s Education Freedom Accounts by income and disability was approved in bills passed by the Senate Thursday.
Education
House Kills Parental Bill of Rights for This Session and Next Year’s Session
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The motion to indefinitely postpone, which prevents a similar or identical bill from coming up again before the current term ends in December 2024, was approved on a 196-190 vote.
Education
Senate Committee Backs Expanding EFA Program
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The Senate Education Committee Tuesday voted to recommend a bill that would expand the Education Freedom Account program by increasing the income threshold.
Education
Senate Finance Committee Trims Higher Education Program in Budget
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The Senate Finance Committee reduced the University System of New Hampshire’s appropriation for the next biennium by $6.4 million in its meeting Tuesday.
Education
Shaheen Meets With Bedford Students About Youth Mental Health
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Earlier in the day, Shaheen delivered remarks at the 2023 Keeping History Above Water Conference in Portsmouth.
Education
DOE, Board of Ed Fail To Publicize Listening Sessions on School Standards
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As New Hampshire’s State Board of Education reviews the 306 Administrative Rules, which set the minimum standards for public school approval, public education advocates have taken to spreading the word about public listening sessions in the absence of any publicly available information from the Department of Education and the State Board of Education.
Education
Two Sides to Education Freedom Account Story
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Supporters of bills expanding the state’s new Education Freedom Account program say it serves as an escape valve for students who do not fit or thrive in the public school environment.
Education
Controversial Parental Rights Bill Heads to House Without Recommendation
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The so-called “parental bill of rights,” which opponents say targets LGBTQ youth by compelling schools to tell parents when asked about their child’s sexual identity at school, will go to the House floor, likely next Thursday without a recommendation.
Courts & Corrections
Parsing an Adequate Education in NH and Its Cost in Funding Lawsuit
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What constitutes a constitutionally adequate education does not have a simple or exact answer, nor does agreeing on the true cost of paying for it if you listened to the latest education funding case before the courts on Tuesday.