Lawmakers Propose Fix To 'COVID Effect' On N.H. School Budgets | New Hampshire Public Radio
Credit Sarah Gibson for NHPR Lawmakers are looking for ways to help school districts address anticipated budget shortfalls resulting from declines in enrollment during the pandemic. New Hampshire saw a four percent dip in public school enrollment this year, as more families opted for homeschooling and private school rather than remote learning. Many see this as a temporary shift and assume that when schools fully reopen, most families will return. But the current state funding formula sends money to schools for next year based on 2020-21 enrollment. And there's another glitch: Far fewer famil...