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Committee hears proponents and skeptics of ban on World Economic Forum curriculum materials

Senate Education Committee · April 22, 2026
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Summary

Representative Belcher's HB 14‑48 would bar curriculum provided by the World Economic Forum; the sponsor cited news of an AFT partnership announced at Davos, while opponents asked for concrete curriculum examples and warned against conflating sources such as UNESCO and the WEF.

The Senate Education Committee heard testimony on House Bill 14‑48, a proposal to prohibit curriculum "provided by or created by the World Economic Forum" from use in New Hampshire schools.

Representative Mike Belcher (on behalf of Representative Morris) said the bill adds a single sentence to statute to bar WEF lectures, lesson plans and materials, arguing the…

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