Distance Learning Potential

Distance Learning Potential

GST Board Member Jon DiPietro discusses the potential of distance Learning. His comments in the March 16, 2020 New Hampshire Union Leader are presented with his permission. What if students learning from home thrive? IN RESPONSE to the recent COVID19 threat, the New...
GST Testimony for Education Tax Credit

GST Testimony for Education Tax Credit

GST Testified against HB 632, which would eliminate the Education Tax Credit. This bill removes the application of the education tax credit in RSA 77-G to taxes due under the interest and dividends tax, and on July 1, 2020 deletes the education tax credit program....
GST Testimony for Education Tax Credit

Keep Education Tax Credits

Education Tax Credits are Under Attack in House Bill 632. GST supports programs to enhance efficiency and competition in providing services, including education. In 2012, the New Hampshire legislature passed the Opportunity Scholarship Act. This established tax...
GST Testimony for Education Tax Credit

HB1636 Education Savings Accounts

Education Savings Accounts (ESAs) Are Now In House Bill 1636. Education Savings Accounts (SB193) passed the Senate in March 2017. GST has supported Senate Bill 193 and ESAs since then. House Finance worked to make SB193 less comprehensive and finally recommended...
GST Testimony for Education Tax Credit

Pass Education Savings Accounts

The NH House will vote May 2, 2018 on SB 193 for creating Education Savings Accounts. SB 193 would establish education savings accounts for children between 5 and 20 years of age. Parents of an eligible student can receive a grant from a scholarship organization to...