Expand Education Freedom Account eligibility in New Hampshire
April 10, 2024
The New Hampshire Legislature has an opportunity to give more children an opportunity to access a best-fit education. HB 1665 would expand eligibility for the state’s Education Freedom Account (EFA) program to 500%, ensuring more than 60% of New Hampshire kids can use the program. Currently, fewer than half of students in New Hampshire are eligible for the EFA program, which is limited only to students from families that earn no more than 350% of the federal poverty level. That comes to $109,200 for a family of four—less than the average annual household income of a firefighter married to a…
No More Lines Coalition
February 13, 2024
Learn more about the No More Lines Coalition at NoMoreLinesCoalition.org All students should have access to any public school, regardless of their home address. Families should be empowered to choose the school that best meets their children’s unique needs regardless of government-imposed district boundaries. Unfortunately, educational opportunities are often determined by where families can afford to live. Congress acknowledged this in a 2019 Joint Economic Committee report that stated, “families are faced with the reality that attending a high-performing public school often requires paying more for housing, and many students’ educational opportunities are limited as a result.” Additionally, many school…
Decriminalizing Public School Enrollment: No More Lines
December 13, 2023
Education should be available to all. That’s why yes. every kid. pursues policy change across the country, to ensure that public schools are truly public. Just in 2023, states like Idaho and West Virginia opened public school access to every kid, empowering families to more closely match their child’s unique needs to the school they choose. Despite recent progress, only eight states empower every family to decide which public school their child attends. Instead of being truly open to the public – like a park, library, or hospital – more often, arbitrary district lines separate kids from a public school…
