new hampshire
Legislation
More states make progress on school choice

(The Daily Signal) ā€“ Several states are making progress in empowering their citizens with access toĀ education freedomĀ and opportunity. Earlier this month, Alabama became the 15th state in the nation to… Read More

March 27, 2024
Public Education
Report: New Hampshire leads the country in student enrollment decline

(The Center Square) ā€“ New Hampshire is a leader in public education spending growth even as the state has lost more students over the past two decades than any other… Read More

March 5, 2024
Legislation
Demsā€™ New Hampshire bill would require all students, including those in private or home schools, to take state assessments

Legislation introduced by three Democrats in the New Hampshire state House would require all public, private and home school students to take standardized statewide assessments. If passed, the requirement would… Read More

February 27, 2024
Culture
Trans-identifying male advances to girls’ track and field championships in New Hampshire again

A biological male is favored to win the girls’ track and field state championship in New Hampshire this weekend. Maelle Jacques, a sophomore at Kearsarge Regional High School in North… Read More

February 8, 2024
Legislation
New Hampshire lawmakers propose expanding education freedom program

Four school choice expansion bills were considered by the New Hampshire House Education Committee this week. All four bills would reform the stateā€™s Education Freedom Account… Read More

January 19, 2024
Public Education
New Hampshire public school funding now exceeds $20,000 per studentĀ Ā 

The New Hampshire Department of Education has announced that education funding has officially exceeded $20,000 per student.   Despite a 20% drop in public school enrollment, per-pupil… Read More

January 18, 2024
Courts
New Hampshire Superior Court rules in favor of stateā€™s school choice program

The New Hampshire Superior Court ruled the stateā€™s school choice program is constitutional on Wednesday, dismissing a legal challenge brought by the head of the state… Read More

November 21, 2023
Public Education
PragerU announces new partnerships with Montana, New Hampshire to provide textbooks, financial literacy coursesĀ Ā 

PragerU has announced partnerships with two states, as parents and education leaders are re-envisioning K-12 education.   The nonprofit education group that promotes American values largely through online videos has formed… Read More

October 17, 2023
Culture
Linking school choice to segregation part of ā€˜liberal lies,ā€™ says Sen. Tim Scott. Data backs him up

Teachersā€™ unions and some public school activists like to argue school choice is a modern form of segregation, a claim Sen. Tim Scott calls a lie. Read More

September 19, 2023
Public Education
Report sheds light on declining public-school enrollment in New Hampshire

(The Center Square) ā€“ Microschools, learning pods, and other nontraditional types of learning venues continue popping up across New Hampshire as the ripple effects of COVID-19 take shape. A new … Read More

July 25, 2023
Legislation
New Hampshire expands school choice program by loosening eligibility requirements

New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu signed a bill Tuesday to expand the stateā€™s school choice program. Education Freedom Accounts were first passed by the New Hampshire Legislature in June 2021. Read More

June 27, 2023
Culture
Trans-identifying male advances to girls track and field championships in New HampshireĀ 

A biological male will face off against girls at theĀ state championship in two separate track and field events next week. Maelle Jacques, a freshman at Kearsarge Regional High School, placed… Read More

May 26, 2023
Public Education
Democratic state Rep. loses it, calls parents ā€˜incompetent,ā€™ tells them to ā€˜shut upā€™ over plunging test scores

A New Hampshire state representative blamed parents for student test scores plunging nationwide, calling parents ā€œincompetent teachers.ā€ ā€œDo your children a favor, let the teachers teach, and shut up,ā€ Democratic… Read More

May 19, 2023
Public Education
School choice chalking up more wins across country

(The Daily Signal) ā€“ The momentum for school choiceĀ is continuing to build nationwide. Eight states have enacted new education choice policies or have expanded existing ones so far this… Read More

May 17, 2023
Public Education
Study: New Hampshire ed funding grows as enrollment drops

(The Center Square) ā€“ A new study says public school funding has skyrocketed in New Hampshire while enrollment fell. The Josiah Bartlett Center for Public Policy said in its new… Read More

May 9, 2023
Culture, Public Education
School district lawyer tells parents to take kids elsewhere over policy to hide students’ gender transitions

An attorney defending a school district told a court that if parents donā€™t like the progressive gender policies of the school district, they can take their kids elsewhere. Read More

May 2, 2023
Culture, Public Education
School district lawyer tells parents to take kids elsewhere over policy to hide students’ gender transitions

An attorney defending a school district told a court that if parents donā€™t like the progressive gender policies of the school district, they can take their kids elsewhere. Read More

May 2, 2023
Legislation
New Hampshire Senate committee hears two House-passed school choice bills

Two bills expanding school choice in New Hampshire have passed the state House and head for consideration by the Senate, reports the AP. The state’s… Read More

April 26, 2023
Culture
NH committee votes on ā€˜parentsā€™ bill of rightsā€™ down split partisan lines

(The Center Square) ā€“ New Hampshire legislation proposing a ā€œparentsā€™ bill of rights in educationā€ is moving out of a House panel without a recommendation because of a split vote… Read More

April 26, 2023
Courts, Public Education
Lawsuit claims New Hampshire public schools arenā€™t adequately funded despite billion-dollar increase

Several school districts are suing New Hampshire, alleging their state fails to meet the constitutional obligation to adequately fund public education. Even though both state and local funds… Read More

April 24, 2023