Here s a closer look at plans and reaction from school districts across the greater Seacoast:
Dover Schools return plan
The Dover School District had been in a hybrid-model so far, with the number of in-person days varying by grade level and school, and a set target date to return to five-day learning May 3.
Planning has been ongoing to transition the Dover Middle School and Dover High School from the hybrid model to five days per week. Dover elementary schools have been planning for the scheduled return of virtual students electing to return for in-person learning May 3. Now the district has to move up these plans.
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PORTSMOUTH – It s a tale as old as time in New Hampshire.
Despite several state Supreme Court rulings, including two findings of unconstitutionality, the income and sales tax-less Granite State cannot come to a consensus over how to adequately and equitably fund its public schools.
According to 2018 Census data, New Hampshire s percentage of state funding per student was the lowest in the country. And its reliance on property taxes goes unmatched.
The city of Portsmouth has been working quietly to lead a renewed lobbying effort to bat down a potential proposal alluded to in a 181-page final report released in December by the state Legislature s Commission to Study School Funding.
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