Letter from the President

NEA-NH President Tuttle: New Hampshire Educators Stand United for Students and Public Schools 

As the 2025 New Hampshire legislative session kicks off, educators are bracing for what could be a pivotal year for our students, our classrooms, and our profession.   As the president of NEA-New Hampshire, I represent thousands of educators across the state, many of whom feel like their voices are increasingly drowned out by political forces that do not understand the challenges we face daily.  New Hampshire’s public schools have weathered a global pandemic, navigated staffing shortages, and dealt with the escalating mental health crisis that affects both students and educators. Despite these struggles, we have remained committed to the students […]

Letter from the President: We Are United by Our Work to Educate Future Generations

Here we are at the end of 2024, looking ahead to 2025. This is the time of year when we reflect on the previous twelve months and anticipate what we will face starting in January.   The last time I remember positive reporting in the media about educators and public education was during the Covid crisis. We were held up and praised for our dedication to our students. Finally, through crisis, the public seemed to understand and appreciate just what it takes to educate a child. Those times held the promise of ongoing support and appreciation for educators.  But, when […]

June 2024: Letter from NEA-NH President Megan Tuttle

As another school year is ending, I want to take the opportunity to say thank you. Thank you for being you. Thank you for all your hard work. I know you all work hard every day to deliver a high-quality education to all your students. But I also know that enduring misguided and wrongheaded attacks on public education and educators while you try to do your job is burdensome and taxing. It is deflating. We all experience that when we see and hear people and groups who have no idea or understanding of the value of public education attack our […]

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December 2023 Letter from the President: The challenges facing public education are too great not to succeed

By Megan Tuttle, President of NEA-New Hampshire As we start the holiday season, I want to take this opportunity to thank everyone for being a member of NEA-NH and for your dedication to improving the lives of New Hampshire’s children and their families. The craziness of the season creates demands on our time, so it is important to take just a minute to pause, relax, and reflect.  It seems we are constantly bombarded with bad news: an educator shortage; schools unable to hire and retain ESPs; public tax dollars intended for our public schools are diverted to subsidize private and […]