As a New Hampshire state representative serving on the House Education Funding Committee, I attended the Kearsarge School District’s deliberative session last Saturday, Jan. 4. More than 1,500 voters engaged in a civil and robust discussion before overwhelmingly rejecting a petitioned article that sought to impose a budget cap based on per-student district costs. This measure would have severely harmed public education. In this local battle reflecting a broader national culture war in education, 92% of voters decisively stood up to say, “I value public schools!”
