Empowering Voters

Defending Democracy

Events

  • January 4, 2024 : Thursday evening, 7 pm, via zoom:  Learn how to submit testimony to the NH Legislature on 2024 bills. This workshop is jointly sponsored by League of Women Voters NH and Open Democracy. This event was recorded. You may watch it here: https://youtu.be/FWIEvlE9TmQ

  • April 23, 2024 : Tuesday evening, Meet Your Legislators representing the Kearsarge/Sunapee area towns. Hear their views on what's happening in Concord this year, and ask them questions too. At the Kearsarge Professional Development Center in New London. State reps attending are Hope Damen, Karen Ebel, Tom Schamberg, Linda Tanner, Dan Wolf. Organized by League of Women Voters of the Kearsarge/Sunapee Area. Public invited. NOTE: in case you missed it, watch at this link.

  • April 30, 2024 : Deadline for submitting your comments to the state board of education is April 30. Teachers, school administrators, parents of students, and others who care about public education in NH will want to attend to make their views known. Or “submit written commentary to Angela.Adams@doe.nh.gov. All submitted commentary is provided to the board.” The NH Dept. of Education has held public hearings on the minimum standards for public school approval, also known as the Ed 306’s. They will vote sometime after April 30.

    Good news! If you missed the March 20 webinar on the 306 educational standards hosted by Reaching Higher NH, they recorded the one-hour event and you can watch at your leisure. Here’s the link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3QoA5yoQJTE

    Here’s where you can read the standards: https://reachinghighernh.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/initial-proposal-minimum-standards-for-public-school-approval-ed-306.pdf

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