Tuttle Talk: Fully Funding New Hampshire's Schools (Aduio Only)

School funding has been a debate in New Hampshire for decades. School districts in New Hampshire spend about $16,000 per student, which is among the highest in the nation, but the state provides districts with about $3,700 per student. Towns and cities must make up the difference, usually through local property taxes.

In 2019, NH lawmakers boosted state funding for education by $138 million over two years by fully restoring stabilization grants and re-instituting the Fiscal Capacity Disparity Aid (FCDA) program, which gives property-poor towns additional state funding. But the FCDA program expires at the end of 2021, putting more pressure on lawmakers to find a solution.

Lawmakers have been grappling over school funding for decades. This is the third time in a little more than a decade that lawmakers have tried to come together to address the issue.

Join Megan and her guest, Representative Dave Luneau, Chairman of the Education Funding Commission to discuss the important work of the commission and the challenges they face.