Public education that is accessible to all children and adults in New Hampshire helps ensure a strong foundation for the health, prosperity, and overall wellbeing of all Granite Staters. Investments in public education from kindergarten to higher education have the potential to provide long-term positive returns to local communities, their residents, and the overall New Hampshire economy. Funding education systems that foster attainment and learning, while encouraging every student to succeed, will broaden individual opportunities and provide New Hampshire with a skilled workforce.
NHFPI focuses on funding for public education in New Hampshire, and the importance of ensuring equitable access to opportunity so that all Granite State children and adults have the skills that will enable them to prosper.
Last month, NHFPI held our 10th Annual Budget and Policy Conference, “Working Hard and Falling Behind: The High Cost of Living in New Hampshire,” where we convened experts from across sectors to discuss the drivers of high costs and offer solutions for building a more affordable future for all Granite Staters. Among the four featured ...
Presented by Nicole Heller, New Hampshire Fiscal Policy Institute Senior Policy Analyst, and Jess Carson, Director of the Center for Social Policy in Practice at the UNH Carsey School of Public Policy, to the Investing in Care, Investing in Growth Forum on October 30, 2025.
Presented by Nicole Heller, New Hampshire Fiscal Policy Institute Senior Policy Analyst to the New Hampshire Children's Trust Strengthening Families Summit on October 29, 2025.
First published in Valley News, October 22, 2025; also republished in Concord Monitor, Union Leader, Patch, and Manchester Ink Link. Every time we post on social media about New Hampshire’s affordability ...
Soaring prices for housing and health care have turned family budgets from surplus to deficit Concord, N.H. – A new analysis from the New Hampshire Fiscal Policy Institute found that ...
KEY POINTS Median household income in New Hampshire did not cover basic costs for a four-person family in 2024, falling nearly $2,000 short Compared to a 2015 four-person family, a ...