School Choice for NH Archives

Education Options Expo in Weare March 24!

March 14, 2025 Jody Underwood

EdOpt’s first school choice expo of 2025 will take place in Weare on March 24. Explore all your education options, including private schools, micro schools, charter schools, learning centers, home education groups, and more! Whether you’re a family wanting to meet a varied set of education providers, a provider who wants a table, or a state rep or … Read more

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My Constituents Want School Choice and Must Be Stopped!

January 21, 2024 Rob Roper

On January 10^th, Rep. Laura Sibilia (I-Dover) introduced H.634 – An act relating to school closures and the designation of a public school to serve as the public school of the district. It is another salvo against Vermont’s 150-year-old school choice system, “tuitioning,” and the independent schools that thrive – along with their students – as a result of this highly popular and effective program.

Learn Everywhere Supports Students

May 21, 2019 Steve MacDonald

This Thursday, May 23rd, the entire NH House of Representatives will vote on a bill that seeks to repeal an education initiative that hasn’t even started yet. It is the Learn Everywhere program that was created in 2018 and has been going through the development process in the Department of Education. This innovative program would … Read more

Unschooled Presentation by Kerry McDonald

February 11, 2019February 10, 2019

School Choice for NH is thrilled to host a special presentation by Kerry McDonald, outspoken blogger for the Foundation for Economic Education (FEE) and Intellectual Takeout, policy advisor to the Heartland Institute, and author of the soon-to-be-published book titled “Unschooling: Raising Curious, Well-Educated Children Outside the Conventional Classroom.” She will talk about educational opportunities at the Nackey Loeb Communications School … Read more

School Choice Defenders Voice Opposition to Repealing the Education Scholarship Tax Credit

February 6, 2019

In part one of this post, we discussed how ill-informed were the sponsors and advocates for repealing New Hampshire’s Education Scholarship Tax Credit (ETC). This time around we have some words from opponents of repeal bill HB632. Testimony from parents and students (the few who had the opportunity) who shared stories about how the ETC improved … Read more

Attack on Chartered Public Schools

January 30, 2019 Steve Mac Donald

Educational options are under attack on multiple fronts. Not only are some legislators seeking to completely repeal the Education Tax Credit Scholarship program that supports low-income students, they are trying to make it nearly impossible for chartered public schools to operate. One of these attacks is HB 711, a bill that would gut funding for chartered public schools. … Read more

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Scholarship Frees Potential

January 28, 2019January 28, 2019

Free the child’s potential, and you will transform him into the world. ~ Maria Montessori The Education Tax Credit scholarship program puts educational opportunities within reach for low-income students across the Granite State. Over 400 students are utilizing the scholarship for the 2019-2020 school year. There are a few bills filed that aim to … Read more

School Choice for NH: Educational Options Break the Cycle of Poverty

January 17, 2019January 17, 2019

Brandon’s grandmother says “his educational opportunity will break the cycle of poverty and give him a better life.” Please share this message of hope with your friends.

Attention Homeschoolers! – A few 2019 Bills of Interest

January 14, 2019

There are a few bills this session that may be of interest to New Hampshire homeschoolers. We are tracking some of them, but want the community to be aware of the others. Thankfully there are no bills directly regarding home education this year. There are at least two bills filed against the tax-credit scholarship program. … Read more

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National School Choice Week 2019

December 15, 2018

Every year we celebrate educational opportunities with National School Choice Week! This cross-country series of independent events that spotlights the array of K-12 learning environments. It will begin January 20th and last through January 26th, 2019. This all began in 2011 and has noted over 58,000 events across the country! It is a fabulous way to … Read more

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Educator-Parent Supports Options

December 7, 2018 Skip

Several weeks ago, we were contacted by a woman who sought educational options for her daughter who is experiencing relentless bullying at her local school. Even though she is an educator herself, the staff is unresponsive to the mom’s concerns and continues to place her daughter in stressful conditions. Children deserve to have their educational … Read more