Hulse & Osborne: EFAs popular⁠i⁠⁠t⁠y shows leadersh⁠i⁠p del⁠i⁠vered

October 1, 2025

October 1, 2025

When Gov. Kelly Ayotte and many New Hampshire senators and representatives campaigned on expanding educational freedom for all families, they meant it. This school year, that promise became reality. Every child in New Hampshire — no matter their family circumstances — is empowered to choose with an Education Freedom Account (EFA). This is what leadership looks like.

Critics were wrong — again

For years, opponents predicted disaster if EFAs expanded. They said it would bankrupt public schools. They claimed families couldn’t afford alternatives even with help.

None of this happened. Instead, we got exactly what was promised: more options for those who need them, more satisfied kids and their families, and savings for taxpayers.

Read the full op-ed by NH House Majority Leader Jason Osborne and Craig Hulse, yes. every kid. executive director, on the Union Leader.