Program will let New Hampshire students use tax dollars to fund private schooling, other costs
Education freedom accounts will be form of school choice Share Updated: 8:29 PM EDT Jun 28, 2021
Education freedom accounts will be form of school choice Share Updated: 8:29 PM EDT Jun 28, 2021
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Show Transcript STUDENTS, FAMILIES AND SCHOOLS. ADAM: SCHOOL CHOICE WILL SOON BE A REALITY IN NEW HAMPSHIRE. STUDENTS FROM HOUSEHOLDS MAKING $79,500 OR LESS WILL BE LEOAB ACCESS TAX DOLLARS, AROUND 4060 DOLLARS ON AVERAGE, THAT FUND THEIR SCHOOLING TO USE IN THE WAY THEY SEE FIT TO GO TO ANOTHER SCHOOL, PRIVATE OR PUBLIC, OR TO PAY FOR EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES LIKE BOOKS OR TUTORING. MY PHONE’S RINGING OFTHF HOOK ALREADY WITH PEOPLE ASKING HOW IT WILL WORK, WHICH IS ACTUALLY QUITE SIMPLE, AND WTHA WILL HAPPEN, AND THERE’S QUITE A FEW STEPS THAT HAVE TO HAPPEN BETWEEN NOW AND WHENT I LAUNCHES. AD:AM KATE BAKER DEMERS OF THE CHILDREN SCH SOLARSHIP
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