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Board directs policy committee to draft fee structure for Education Freedom Accounts and weighs state open-enrollment bills

Oyster River Coop School District School Board · February 19, 2026
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Summary

The board reviewed the New Hampshire DOE technical advisory on Education Freedom Accounts, signaled support for permitting EFA voucher students to access district programs with a published fee, and discussed state bills on open enrollment — including recommending a study commission (HB1280) — while declining ad hoc emergency positions on other bills.

The Oyster River school board on Feb. 18 discussed two related enrollment-policy topics: Education Freedom Account (EFA) participation and a flurry of state bills related to open enrollment.

On EFA participation, board members reviewed the New Hampshire Department of Education technical advisory and debated whether students using EFA vouchers should be permitted to participate in district curricular and…

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