Historic Agreement Reached on New Hampshire Education Funding

Voters will have a final say on CACR 12 in November.

Legislative leaders and Gov. John Lynch, D-Hopkinton, have reached agreement on constitutional amendment for education funding in the Granite State, according to officials. “This amendment meets the goals I have articulated and will allow us to put in place the best possible education funding formula for our schools and our children,” Lynch said in a statement. Senate President Peter Bragdon, R-Milford, thanked the governor and House Speaker William O’Brien, for their “willingness and determination to find common ground” on the funding issue. According to a press release, the agreed to language states the following: [Art.] 5-c [Public Education].  In fulfillment of the provisions with respect to education set forth in Part II, Article 83, …

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2012 Election Guide

Ovide: NH's Leaders Need to Focus On Issues Larger than Gay Marriage [VIDEO]

The gubernatorial hopeful said other issues are "more important."

Ovide Lamontagne is running for governor in the hopes of bringing strong leadership to the Granite State, and one of the problems he said he sees with current leadership is a weak focus on the big issues. The Manchester resident and former U.S. senatorial candidate said during a campaign stop in Hampton on Thursday there needs to be a greater focus on issues like the economy, job creation and reducing business regulations, and not social issues like gay marriage. Lamontagne, a supporter of "traditional marriage," said the marriage equality issue isn't a "top priority" to him, as he said he doesn't think it's something that concerns residents as much as seeing a resolution to many issues he said have been created in part by Gov. John Lynch'…

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OP/ED: Save Our Schools

Cutting funding "defies logic" due to our current state, writes Carol Shea-Porter.

Newly arrived immigrants and American citizens with deep roots always have the same message for their children — study and get a good education because that is how to succeed. Knowledge is power and education is the key to prosperity, and everyone knows it. That is why Thomas Jefferson and others advocated for a public school system and Jefferson founded one of the best public universities in America. As Jefferson said: "Enlighten the people generally, and tyranny and oppression of body and mind will vanish like evil spirits at the dawn of day... the diffusion of knowledge among the people is to be the instrument by which it is to be effected." Past American leaders understood the role and responsibility of government in education — to …

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