President Trump recently signed an Executive Order pushing to end the U.S. Department of Education, his latest extreme action that hurts public schools, which are attended by nearly 90% of New Hampshire students and 95% of students with a disability. Unions are built for moments like this. Join NEA-New Hampshire to speak out against this executive overreach:
This Week: Universal Vouchers and Mandatory School Spending Caps Move Forward HB 115 & SB 295 – Universal Vouchers This week, the House and Senate passed their respective universal voucher expansion bills. HB 115 passed the House, 198 – 180, with every House Democrat and 10 Republicans dissenting. SB 295 passed the Senate,16-8, with all 16 Republicans supporting the universal voucher bill and all 8 Democrats voting in opposition. We are grateful for the lawmakers who recognized any expansion of this program will gobble up public tax dollars to subsidize private school tuition for wealthy families. Make no mistake, if […]
IMPORTANT: Town and School Meetings! Many New Hampshire communities will be convening in March, and specifically the next week, for town and school elections and annual meetings. Don’t miss your opportunity to vote for local leaders who will protect public education, support budgets that support our students, and approve educator contracts. To find out information about your community, contact your town clerk – and then make a plan to vote! House and Senate Floor Votes on Vouchers, Forced Spending Cap and Parental Rights Next Week! SB 295 & HB 115 – Act Now to Stop Universal Vouchers! ACTION REQUESTED: Contact […]
Back from Break, House and Senate Have Major Committee Votes and Hearings House and Senate Committees are up against deadlines to report out on bills this week that would require going to a second committee should they pass on the floor of their respective body. Here are some of the major votes you can still take action on this weekend. Committee Votes Coming Up: Both Universal Voucher Bills To be Voted on This Week in Policy Committees! Urge your lawmakers to reject universal vouchers! Two universal voucher bills are being considered in the New Hampshire House and Senate – HB […]
Re-Cap of the Week What a rollercoaster of a week yet again, ahead of what will be a school vacation week for most. Here is the rundown of major developments: HB 283 – Bill to Eliminate Content Areas Officially Defeated! This week the full New Hampshire House of Representatives rejected HB 283, which would have gutted crucial areas of content as part of the definition of an adequate education by removing Art, Music, World Languages, Personal Finance Literacy, and more. Thanks to the 30,000+ Granite Staters – including many of our members – who took action to #ProtectPublicSchools! HB 735 […]
This Week: Big Wins for Public Education and Labor HB 283 – Anti-Public Education Bill Rejected by House Education Committee The House Education Policy and Administration Committee voted unanimously to kill HB 283, the legislation that would have gutted crucial areas of content as part of the definition of an adequate education. An unprecedented 30,000 people signed in or wrote in to oppose this bill and dozens more came to testify in person against it. This sent a loud and strong message to extreme politicians that New Hampshire values public education. The bill will next go to the full House […]
