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PRESS RELEASE: NH House and Senate Vote to Take More Public Money Away from Public Schools

HB 115 and SB 295 Subsidize Private Education for Wealthy Families While NH Property Taxpayers Struggle to Fill in Gaps for Inadequate Public Education Funding CONCORD, NH – Today, the New Hampshire House and Senate voted in support of HB 115 and SB 295, respectively. Both bills eliminate eligibility requirements for the state’s unaccountable private school voucher program and institute a universal voucher scheme that would divert millions of public dollars from public schools to subsidize private education for wealthy families. During the public hearing process on this bill, 3,165 Granite Staters signed in to oppose universal vouchers and just […]

PRESS RELEASE: NH House Passes Bill to Force School Spending Caps Against Local Voters’ Will

CONCORD, NH – Today, the New Hampshire House voted 190-185 in support of HB 675. As amended, this bill would place an arbitrary cap on school district budgets based on inflation and enrollment trends—regardless of real costs like teacher salaries, special education services, or rising utility bills. The vote on HB 675 comes just after School District Election and Meeting Day in which communities overwhelmingly rejected petition warrant articles to institute local per pupil spending caps. After Kearsarge Regional voters defeated the first spending cap initiative in January, House Majority Leader Jason Osborne stated: “Perhaps, if they are unwilling to […]

3/7/25: NEA-NH Legislative Update

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 […]

PRESS RELEASE: ACLU and NEA Sue U.S. Department of Education Over Unlawful Attack on Educational Equity

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 5, 2025 CONCORD, N.H. – Today, the American Civil Liberties Union, the ACLU of New Hampshire, the ACLU of Massachusetts, the National Education Association (NEA), and the National Education Association–New Hampshire, filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court in New Hampshire, against the U.S. Department of Education (ED). The lawsuit challenges the Department of Education’s Feb. 14, 2025, Dear Colleague Letter, which threatens federal funding cuts for education institutions nationwide for engaging in diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) efforts; and a 14-day window before “appropriate measures” would be taken.  The lawsuit argues that ED has overstepped its legal authority by: […]

2/28/25: NEA-NH Legislative Update

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 […]

02/22/25: NEA-NH Legislative Update

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 […]