Book removals, tax caps, school meals: The flurry of end-of-session education bills

By: Ethan DeWitt

Outlets: NH Bulletin

Published: May 15, 2026

Words: 1,691

Last Updated: 2 months, 1 week ago

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In 2025, the New Hampshire House and Senate split their education committees in two. One committee handled education policy related bills and the other education finance bills; leaders said the division was necessary to manage heavy workloads.

This year, that instinct appears justified. Republican lawmakers have churned out a deluge of bills affecting public schools, from curriculum overhauls to teaching prohibitions to tax caps. Many have become high-stakes, high-emotion battlegrounds, as Democrats decry intrusions into …

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