School Choice Advocates Pitch Tax Credit Scholarship Program
Many proposals encouraging educational choice are pending in Concord this year. One with strong backing would use tax credits to encourage businesses to pay for school scholarships.Critics say this...
View ArticleSchool Choice Bill Passes Senate Despite Constitutionality Concerns
The New Hampshire Senate passed a bill sponsored by school choice advocates that would create a tax credit for businesses that donate to scholarship organizations.Many public school educators oppose...
View ArticleSchool Choice Bill Gets a Veto from Gov. Lynch
Governor John Lynch has vetoed a bill that would create a tax credit for businesses donating to not-for-profit scholarship organizations.
View ArticleGov. Candidates at Loggerheads on School Choice
On Wednesday, the legislature will vote on whether or not to override Governor John Lynch’s veto of a bill supporters call School Choice Scholarship Act.Both Democratic gubernatorial candidates are...
View ArticleSchool Choice Tax Credits: Scrap Or Expand?
On January 1st businesses can start getting tax breaks for donating to organizations that give public school students money toward going to a private school. But before that law has even taken effect,...
View ArticleDays After Law Takes Effect, Groups Challenge School Choice Law
Civil liberties groups have filed suit challenging the constitutionality of New Hampshire’s Tax Credit Scholarship law. The ACLU has teamed up with Americans United for Separation of Church and State...
View ArticleState To NEO: Give More Scholarships To Public School Students
The Department of Revenue Administration has released a memo clarifying the rules surrounding a controversial education tax credit scholarship. The memo makes clear that the state’s largest scholarship...
View ArticleSchool Choice Advocates Pitch Tax Credit Scholarship Program
Many proposals encouraging educational choice are pending in Concord this year. One with strong backing would use tax credits to encourage businesses to pay for school scholarships. Critics say this...
View ArticleSchool Choice Bill Passes Senate Despite Constitutionality Concerns
The New Hampshire Senate passed a bill sponsored by school choice advocates that would create a tax credit for businesses that donate to scholarship organizations. Many public school educators oppose...
View ArticleSchool Choice Bill Gets a Veto from Gov. Lynch
Governor John Lynch has vetoed a bill that would create a tax credit for businesses donating to not-for-profit scholarship organizations.
View ArticleGov. Candidates at Loggerheads on School Choice
On Wednesday, the legislature will vote on whether or not to override Governor John Lynchs veto of a bill supporters call School Choice Scholarship Act. Both Democratic gubernatorial candidates are...
View ArticleSchool Choice Tax Credits: Scrap Or Expand?
On January 1st businesses can start getting tax breaks for donating to organizations that give public school students money toward going to a private school. But before that law has even taken effect,...
View ArticleDays After Law Takes Effect, Groups Challenge School Choice Law
Civil liberties groups have filed suit challenging the constitutionality of New Hampshire’s Tax Credit Scholarship law . The ACLU has teamed up with Americans United for Separation of Church and State...
View ArticleState To NEO: Give More Scholarships To Public School Students
The Department of Revenue Administration has released a memo clarifying the rules surrounding a controversial education tax credit scholarship. The memo makes clear that the state’s largest scholarship...
View ArticleIncoming GOP State Senator Says Expanding School Choice a Top Priority
When New Hampshire's state Senate convenes for its first session of the year next week, there will be plenty of new faces. Nine of the legislative body's 24 members are newly elected, and this week,...
View ArticleSchool Choice in the Granite State
At the local and national level, the movement to give families more options outside of their local district gains traction. In New Hampshire, several proposed bills would provide more funds and greater...
View ArticleN.H. Senate Passes 'Croydon Bill,' A Victory For School Choice Advocates
The state senate passed a bill today that would allow school districts to use tax money to send students to qualifying private schools if there is no public school available in the district. The...
View ArticleN.H. House Overwhelmingly Passes Measures to Loosen State's Marijuana Laws
The New Hampshire House worked its way Wednesday through dozens of bills. Among the measures approved are proposed changes to the state’s drug laws and public school funding. NHPR’s Paige Sutherland...
View ArticleBill Would Let N.H. Parents Use State Funds For Private Or Home Schools
A school choice bill making its way through the legislature could have major implications for the way public education is funded in New Hampshire. The Republican-backed proposal would create what the...
View ArticleSchool Voucher Opponent: N.H. Bill Is Unconstitutional, Bad For Public Schools
Opponents of a school voucher bill say the proposal would violate the state constitution by allowing public money to be used at private, religious schools. The Republican-backed bill would create...
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