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The draft proposal “really appears to dismantle public schools and water down what it means to be a public school,” said Christina Pretorius, policy director for Reaching Higher NH.
The money for the EFA program comes from the Education Trust Fund, which was established about 25 years ago to pay the adequacy aid to school districts after the Claremont education decisions by the state Supreme Court.
For its first few years, NH’s “education freedom accounts” program has been capped to families that are low income or lower middle class.
Opponents call the program part of a costly effort to weaken public schools, while proponents say it expands educational opportunities and helps students find the educational setting that’s right for them.
The art of living will merge with the fine arts at this year’s Columbus Conference for Jewish Women, hosted by the Columbus Community Kollel on Jan. 21 at the Columbus