For Immediate Release
September 9, 2022
Contact: Deb Howes
603-930-9248
EXPLODING COST OF VOUCHER PROGRAM WILL HURT
PUBLIC EDUCATION, LOCAL PROPERTY TAXPAYERS
CONCORD, N.H.— Today, the Department of Education released its latest data on the voucher program enacted by Republicans in last year's budget.
AFT-NH President Deb Howes released the following statement:
“The numbers show a disturbing trend of the vast majority of vouchers being used by students who were already in private school or already being homeschooled. The voucher program has cost the state $14.7 million since its inception, a tab local property taxpayers will be forced to absorb in their city and town budgets. All of this while we know our local neighborhood public schools continue to support the majority of our students in New Hampshire. The state should be focusing on how to support the almost 170,000 public school students so that every child in New Hampshire is receiving the best education possible instead of just focusing on a few students who use a voucher.”
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