NORTH SUTTON — Earlier this month the Kearsarge Regional School District had a record-breaking turnout to reject the restrictive spending cap before them and citizens voted in support of their public schools. While communities like Kearsarge are stepping up, the reality is that they shouldn’t have to bear this burden alone. 

For too long, the State has failed to meet its constitutional obligation to adequately fund public education. This has left towns across New Hampshire scrambling to make up the difference through property taxes, creating deep inequities in educational opportunities for students and wildly different property tax rates that we all pay.

The New Hampshire School Funding Fairness Project, in partnership with the Kearsarge School District and the Bradford, New London, and Warner Select Boards, is hosting a presentation to dig further into the State’s role in funding New Hampshire’s public schools. The presentation is on Tuesday, January 28, at 6:30 PM, at the Kearsarge Regional High School Auditorium. This event is free & open to the public and will include a Q&A session.

If you are able to join us to participate in this conversation, please register at this link so we can be prepared with the right amount of materials: tinyurl.com/2nbknj9b. New Hampshire is at a critical juncture for change to the current school funding model; with recent court rulings, pending legislation, and the upcoming election & budget season, we have an opportunity to work together toward equity.  

I hope you can join us to learn more about this issue and how we can work together to lower property taxes in the communities that need it most and fairly fund New Hampshire’s public schools. Feel free to respond to this email with any questions.