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MacDonald: NH Ranks Last In % Of State Ed Revenue vs. NH Schools Rank Top 5 In The Nation

Sometimes the Internet lords hand you low-hanging fruit, and this is one such occasion. Just days apart, two headlines land in my inbox.

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Sometimes the internet lords hand you low-hanging fruit, and this is one such occasion. Just days apart, these two headlines land in my inbox.

New Hampshire Schools Rank Top Five in the Nation

New Hampshire schools are top five in the nation according to new rankings from WalletHub released today. Governor Kelly Ayotte released the following statement highlighting the new ranking:

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Report: New Hampshire ranks last in percentage of education revenue provided by state

According to a nonpartisan research group, overall state revenue to New Hampshire schools over the past 15 years has been declining when adjusted for inflation, beginning with a shift of teacher retirement costs onto local taxpayers.

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The left’s obsession with a statewide property tax by any means (in this case, more ed funding) and the lie that more money equals better achievement have to decide how to proceed.

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