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Portsmouth fears return to 'donor town' education funding in NH


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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