SCHOOL FINANCE. 3 Opponent Arguments against ESAs in the Granite State.

New Hampshire Legislature is considering educational savings accounts in SB 193 (2017-2018).

Opponents make the following arguments against ESAs:

• ESAs will destablize slow growth districts
• ESAs will cause school districts to receive less state aid and will increase the burden of fixed costs on already cash strapped districts
• ESAs will “disproportionately harm property-poor municipalities” while adversely impacting the quality of education
  • The loss of 5 students would exceed the cost of 1 teaching position

NH Eagle tribune | Hampstead speaks out against SB193