UPDATE: North Country Budget Hearing Postponed

Posted on January 15, 2020 by gstrout Posted in Member Activity, NH Public Education

The North Country Regional NEA-NH Budget Hearing scheduled for Thursday, January 16, 2020 has been postponed and will be rescheduled at a later date.

38th Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Community Celebration

Posted on January 13, 2020 by gstrout Posted in HCR, Member Activity, NH Public Education

The Martin Luther King Coalition invites all to the 38th Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Community Celebration, Monday, January 20th. The Coalition has organized annual observances of Dr. King’s birthday since 1983. Its members include diverse local organizations dedicated to carrying on Dr. King’s work to end racism, eliminate poverty, and promote peace through

NEA-NH Government Relations Committee: Many Strong Choices for Educators This Primary

Posted on January 9, 2020 by gstrout Posted in Legislative Action, Legislative Update, NH Public Education

When asked by Patrick Cogan, Chair of NEA-NH’s Government Relations Committee, what a recommendation from NEA-NH would mean to his campaign, Cory Booker replied that the Presidency of the United States is the most powerful and influential position in the world, impacting the lives of Americans and countless people around the world. An NEA-NH recommendation

Newmarket Support Staff Builds Better Wages and Benefits

Posted on January 9, 2020 by gstrout Posted in ESP, Member Activity, NH Public Education

My name is Pam Young and I am a paraprofessional in the Newmarket School District and President of the Newmarket Support Staff, which includes paraprofessionals and tutors. I became a paraprofessional in Newmarket eight years ago, so I could help children in my town and work hours that coincided with my own kids’ schedules. Working

Priorities for New Hampshire Public Education: NEA-NH’s 2020 Legislative Agenda

Posted on January 9, 2020 by gstrout Posted in Great Schools, Legislative Action, Legislative Update, NH Public Education

It is clear to us that great public schools are the result of valuing children over profit. As a society, we have long held that the value of public education was so great, that we would all share in its costs. Elected officials have the power to create and fund laws that can help fulfill

NEA-NH Applauds Fiscal Committee Vote to Reject Charter Grant

Posted on December 13, 2019 by gstrout Posted in ECE, ESP, Legislative Update, NH Public Education

NEA-New Hampshire applauds the vote of the fiscal committee this morning to reject the $46 million grant Education Commissioner Edelblut planned to use to double the number of charter schools in New Hampshire. “Cashing Betsy DeVos’ $46 million check obligated New Hampshire taxpayers to coming up with new long term funding for years to come,