New Hampshire: Legislator Says She Got COVID at Committee Meeting
A friend in Boston recently described New Hampshire as “the Florida of the North.” Clearly, she wasn’t referring to climate but to retrograde politicians. New...
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New Hampshire: Voucher Costs Are Likely to Be 60 Times the Amount Budgeted
Jeanne Dietsch, former state Senator in New Hampshire, reports here on the predicted cost of the state’s new voucher program. Voucher UpdateCosts at 60 times...
New Hampshire: GOP Plans for Voucher Expansion Before Program Starts
Ethan DeWitt of the New Hampshire Bulletin and NPR reported on the partisan divide surrounding vouchers. Republicans budgeted for 28 students but expect between 1,000-5,000...
New Hampshire: Republicans Laud New Voucher Program While Ignoring International Evidence
Jeanne Diestch, a former Democratic state senator in New Hampshire, recently wrote about the attention showered on the state’s new voucher program by Republican conservatives...
New Hampshire: Majority of Governor’s Diversity Council Resigns in Protest
New Hampshire’s Republican legislature passed a bill banning teaching about racism, and Governor Chris Sununu signed it. The bill also included funding for vouchers and...
New Hampshire: What Happens When Society Stops Caring for Its Children?
Jeanne Dietsch writes regularly about politics and social welfare in New Hampshire. She is a former legislator. The Republican legislature recently voted to cut public...
New Hampshire: Why We Need Equitably-Funded Public Schools
This clear and thoughtful article was written by Michael Turmelle, director of education and career initiatives, New Hampshire Charitable Foundation. The Republican-controlled legislation intends to...
New Hampshire: The Libertarian Attack on Government
Jennifer Berkshire and Jack Schneider explore what happens when a state government is taken over by a combination of libertarians, who want to diminish government...
New Hampshire: Republicans Move Forward with Largest Voucher Program in Nation
New Hampshire Republicans are determined to use their new majority in both houses to jam through a generous voucher bill that would offer public money...
Vouchers Would Ruin Public Education in New Hampshire
Molly Kelly, a former Democratic legislator in New Hampshire, explains what is wrong with the Republicans’ voucher plan. In New Hampshire, as in Florida, Indiana,...