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Examining the Education Amendment
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  This year’s proposal to change the New Hampshire Constitution is similar to past education funding amendments, allowing the Legislature more control over where the state sends school aid. What's different this time is the level of bipartisan support with an amendment sponsored by a Democrat and Republican and backed by Governor Lynch. We’ll find out what the amendment says and what its prospects may be. Guests
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Regarding the constitutional amendment.
We are fortunate that out constitution says that NH should "Cherish" education because past and present legislators and governors only pay lip service to this notion. A good example of this is NH being the only state that had not mandated kindergarten.
The amendment is the legislatures way of avoiding funding an adequate education and passing along all or most of the cost to the property tax payers. The amendment most certainly guarantees that this and future legislators and govenors would not have to meet the responsibility for education if they thought they could not raise the money to fund it. (history shows us this)t
Property taxpayers in this state are being burdened more than in any other state because of the state lacks the will to fund education. The taxpayers in the communities in most of southern NH bear the greatest burden for funding education because we educate the most students and usually to not have the property tax base to meet those needs.
If we continue to place the largest burden for funding education on the property tax payers, one of two things are going to happen:
1. Education in these towns will begin to suffer greatly
2. People will no longer be able to be able to own homes in these communities.
Sincerely,
Marilyn Peterman
Amherst NH