Education
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.
Featured Resources
Advancing Equity Through Changes to State Public Education Aid
State funding for local public education in New Hampshire comprises a significant component of both the State Budget and local public school budgets, and is the primary method through which resources for local public education are shared statewide. Federal funding typically constitutes a relatively small portion of school budgets, and locally-raised revenue, almost entirely from ...
Public Higher Education Funding in New Hampshire Trails All Other States Despite Recent Increases
State funding for public higher education in New Hampshire lags behind funding levels in most states even after recent increases ...
Greater Investments Key for Students Facing Inequities Across New Hampshire
Throughout New Hampshire, children of families facing income challenges have more limited access to many key opportunities than their peers ...
Measuring Student Hardship by Municipality: Free and Reduced-Price School Meal Eligibility and Other Metrics for Understanding Local Poverty and Income
Presented by Phil Sletten, Senior Policy Analyst at the New Hampshire Fiscal Policy Institute, to the House Finance Division II ...