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.
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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.
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.
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.
In a packed Representatives Hall, opponents and supporters of the Parental Bill of Rights in Education testified on whether Senate Bill 272 would harm or help children and their parents.
Voting sessions were held Tuesday and Wednesday at Anonymous Hall on the main campus and in the Williamson Traditional Research Building at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center.
New Hampshire voters claiming the Executive Council and State Senate districts were unconstitutionally and unlawfully gerrymandered will have their day before the Supreme Court May 11.
With little debate, the House Thursday approved a $137.4 million capital budget plan that utilized $105.7 million in federal funds.
A negotiated agreement between the Republican and Democratic leadership led to the House approving its budget package Thursday on a voice vote after three hours of debate.
The budget being proposed by the House Finance Committee would slash the money going into the Education Trust Fund, while reducing its obligation to fund special education, school building aid and other programs.