The upcoming 2024 Legislative Session will once again put education in the spotlight. Of the nearly 1,000 bills that were filed for the upcoming session, there are well over 100 that deal directly with public education, and even more that impact public school educators and students in some form or fashion.
In November, a State of New Hampshire Superior Court judge issued rulings in cases related to education adequacy aid and SWEPT that confirmed what we have known all along – the state has failed to adequately fund public education, instead downshifting costs to local communities.
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 […]
NEA-New Hampshire reacts to a legislative study committee report on the teacher shortage crisis.
CONCORD, NH – Today, the State of New Hampshire Superior Court issued decisions on the education adequacy aid and the SWEPT tax cases. Megan Tuttle, president of NEA-New Hampshire, provided this statement in response:“Today’s rulings confirm what we have known all along – the state of New Hampshire has failed to adequately fund public education, instead downshifting costs to local communities. While we are encouraged by this recognition of the current inadequate funding scheme, we know this is just one more step in the long process of truly adequately funding public education in our state to ensure all students have […]
Yesterday, an update on the state voucher program was provided by the NewHampshire Department of Education. Megan Tuttle, president of NEA-New Hampshire, provided this statement in response:“This update on the state voucher program confirms what we already knew–the vast majority ofGranite State families trust and support their neighborhood public schools. Commissioner Edelblut has focused his energy on a small sliver of the population that wasnever in public schools when we need state leaders to focus on the real issue: the underfundingof New Hampshire’s public education system that disadvantages students, leads to educatorshortages, and burdens property taxpayers. There are many, proven […]
