Across the State of New Hampshire we are seeing cuts in Education. From Southern New Hampshire to the Lakes Region. School Districts across the state are cutting their budgets facing increasing Health Care costs. Taxpayers are asking to see a direct correlation of their childrens education and where their tax money is going. There are also some state wide measures and initiatives that are effecting our students learning. Such measures like the SB539 legislation are hurting some districts in our state as exhibited in the article below.
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Many districts are struggling with how to balance their fiscal budgetary needs. Rising costs and adjustments of standards of living. Districts across the state are trimming, belt tighting, cutting, laying off, and are trying to rationalize their funds. Unfortunately when we tighten our belts students suffer and the quality of education is compromised. The articles below are from across the state of New Hampshire. Throughout my morning research these were not the only articles speaking of budgetary cuts. Also not every district is trimming their budgets but a vast majority of districts are looking at the correlation of student learning and tax dollars.
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Some measures such as early graduation would also effect the quality of a students education. However, many districts are considering the implementation of such a policy.
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Individual towns and School Districts may feel lost, however, with the State is not defining how they're going to fund New Hampshire schools. Today's vote will halt how schools are funded.
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Districts are concernedly afraid of rising costs with the state not giving them a proper definition of where funding will be coming from and when. However, at what cost are these cuts affecting educational quality. It is not a problem in a singular district. These are districts that are of different socio / economic backgrounds. While taxpayers are asking for a direct correlation between a students education, classroom sizes, and teachers and other educational service costs, taxpayers must remember that the quality of a good education in districts that are known for their educational attainment, educational and extra curricular opportunities for students will draw these students back to New Hampshire once they have graduated from College. Our students are becoming our doctors, lawyers, mechanics, and teachers and these students will return to New Hampshire to raise families because of the quality of education they received. We must not return to the era of education in some New Hampshire districts in the 1990's when electives, unified arts, and school libraries were put on the back burner of education.
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