New Hampshire Republicans pushing to allow children to attend any school district in the state got closer to the finish line than ever Thursday. But a handful of Republicans joined Democrats to thwart the effort, and the idea, once again, has hit a wall. After exhaustive conversation, the House failed to pass Senate Bill 101, […]

After months of fits and starts, New Hampshire Republicans are attempting a new approach to create “universal open enrollment” in the state’s public schools. The proposal would still allow parents to send their children to public schools outside of their district. But this time, districts would not owe each other costly tuition.  Instead, the latest […]

After the COVID-19 pandemic upended public education, New Hampshire’s Department of Education sought a new avenue for state investment: “learning pods.”  Presented by then-Commissioner Frank Edelblut, the idea was to allow parents to send children to smaller classroom environments outside the public school system, run by “tutors,” to allow more one-to-one attention and combat learning […]