Monthly Archives: May 2025

5/9/25: NEA-NH Legislative Update

Re-Cap This Week  This was a tough week of policy votes at the State House – on the floor and in committees. Here is the rundown of the major takeaways:  SB 295 – Senate Universal Voucher Bill Passes First House Vote  On the floor, the House narrowly voted to pass the Senate’s universal voucher bill, SB 295, 188 – 176. All House Democrats and 13 Republicans voted against the bill. SB 295 was referred to the House Finance Committee for further review. If House Finance decides to make a recommendation on the bill this session, it will head to the House […]

Letter from President Tuttle: This Teacher Appreciation Week, Let’s Turn Appreciation into Action

Every day, teachers are nurturing and supporting our precious students in classrooms across New Hampshire. Teachers dedicate their careers and their lives to providing young Granite Staters with the tools they need to build bright futures and live out their dreams.   May 5 – 9 marks Teacher Appreciation Week nationwide; an important moment to ensure teachers in our lives know how much they mean to us and our communities. It’s important to show – and tell – our gratitude.   I am so grateful for every New Hampshire teacher. To those who taught me how to teach, to my colleagues in […]

5/2/25: NEA-NH Legislative Update

Re-Cap of the Week  While schools were out on April break, the pace at the State House was slower, too, but there were still some significant actions taken in each chamber:  HB 741 – Senate puts off mandatory open enrollment bill: The Senate met in full session and approved the Senate Education Committee recommendation to re-refer HB 741. This bill would mandate that every public school be an open enrollment school, meaning all school districts would be required to accept a student regardless of whether the school is part of their resident district or not. The re-refer action means the […]