A district by district compilation of how much school district would have received in the coming year if school construction were not eliminated. Under the Governor’s Budget and the House Republican Alternative, construction aid would have been funded at $41 million. The budget as passed by the House eliminated school construction aid.

With a little luck, President Obama will save us from ourselves and derail the train project we can’t afford but are eager to pursue.

An amendment capping charter school enrollment across New Hampshire could force hundreds of Granite State students out of their current schools. The Senate budget would cap enrollment at 850 students, hundreds fewer than are currently enrolled. If the cap stays in the state budget, New hampshire’s eleven charter schools would not be able to accept new students next year and might have to hold a “reverse lottery” to kick current students out of the classroom. Two charter school administrators worry that the cap might force them out of business entirely.

In Looking for examples of fiscal responsibility and stability, the United States would do well to emulate its neighbor to the north.