Issues

Public education is the bedrock of American success.

Susan is committed to defending and strengthening public education in New Hampshire, recognizing it as the cornerstone of our democracy and the key to our future. Despite New Hampshire's historically low per-pupil state funding, our public schools have persevered thanks to the dedication of its educators. The current trend of funneling taxpayer money away from public schools to private, religious, and home schools through Education Freedom Accounts (EFAs) threatens the quality of education for all students. Additionally, other actions, such as the divisive concepts of law, undermine teachers' ability to provide honest, inclusive education, further eroding trust in our schools.

New Hampshire's reliance on local property taxes to fund public education places an unfair burden on property owners. This system forces towns to raise tax rates to unsustainable levels, all while struggling to provide the same quality of education. Instead of addressing this, current efforts to continuously cut education spending only exacerbate the problem, leaving our public schools underfunded and our property owners overwhelmed.

Cutting education spending is a short-sighted approach that fails to recognize the long-term consequences for our students, communities, and economy. Susan believes that the solution lies in reforming the school funding system to ensure fair, adequate, and equitable state support for all New Hampshire public schools while alleviating the disproportionate tax burden on local property owners. Investing in public education is investing in the future of New Hampshire, and Susan is committed to making that investment a priority so that all children have access to a world-class education.