New Hampshire's Senate Education Committee heard testimony on a bill Tuesday that would prohibit material deemed "harmful to minors" from being allowed in libraries and require vendors to create a rating system for books.
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An EFA bill was introduced in the GOP-controlled House earlier this year and failed to receive enough votes to get out of committee. (NHJournal)
A new study from the Josiah Bartlett Center for Public Policy, a New Hampshire-based free-market think tank, finds Educational Freedom Accounts (EFAs) could save Granite State taxpayers more than $6.5 million the first two years.
The study of the impact of legislation, like New Hampshire s SB130, also found EFA s would produce $30.6 million in higher lifetime earnings for students while generating nearly $13 million in economic benefits for New Hampshire.
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EFAs allow families to take the state portion of the school funding that would have been spent on their children and invest it in other educational choices, from sending kids to a public school in a different district to public charters to private education and even homeschooling. Around 30 percent of Granite State students would be eligible for an EFA under the Senate
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McKenzie Snow was confirmed as the director of the Division of Learner Support in the state’s Department of Education on March 3. (LinkedIn)
On Wednesday, New Hampshire s Executive Council voted 4-1 to confirm McKenzie Snow as director of the Division of Learner Support in the state s Department of Education. Democratic Executive Councilor Cinde Warmington was the lone no vote, a common occurrence on the council.
Snow most recently worked at the White House as a Special Assistant to the President, serving as a senior advisor for the Office of Management and Budget. She also spent two years in the U.S. Department of Education as Policy Advisor to the Secretary and K-12 Policy Director. As head of the Division of Learner Support, Snow will now oversee career and technical education, student wellness, student support, technical assistance to schools, student assessments and adult education.