School Funding

Teeing up the 2026 legislative session

Federal funding is (mostly) safe this year, but what might the future look like?

Approximately $50 million in tax dollars will flow to private education programs in 2025-26

School Vouchers: What can we Expect from Expansion?

What are Committees of Conference? Lawmakers Work to Finalize Legislation

Legislative Update: Senate Budget Passes, Controversial Education Bills Move Forward, Mandatory Firearms Training in Schools Tabled

Misty Crompton and Heidi Crumrine: Public Education, The New Hampshire Way

House Education Funding Committee Surprises Members, Advances Open Enrollment

House committee chooses to expand school vouchers over feeding hungry children; Senate committee advances Open Enrollment bill

How does New Hampshire measure up in the struggle to attract and retain teachers?

Lawmakers face dueling priorities: Feeding children or expanding school vouchers to wealthy families?

Fiscal Impact of Open Enrollment Schools

Cost Per Pupil: Does it matter?

Halfway Point of the 2025 Legislative Session: Lawmakers Focus on Universal School Vouchers, Open Enrollment, Budget Caps, and Parental Bill of Rights

House to consider universal school voucher expansion, mandatory school budget caps during state budget vote on Thursday

House Budget: School voucher expansion - More money for wealthy families’ private school tuition, less money for public schools

House Budget: Mandatory, permanent budget caps, overriding local voters and stifling public school innovation

House Budget: Minimal increases for public schools - Restores a key targeted aid program, but doesn’t close the gap

House Budget: Ban on diversity, equity, and inclusion, despite ongoing legal challenges

House Budget: “Weyler Amendment” would force special education, school building aid, CTE to be funded from General Fund