BETO'S LATEST PLAN, VIDEO. Democratic presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke’s $500 billion plan aimed at achieving education funding equity across the country would have a positive impact on addressing a nagging problem in the Granite State, his campaign says.With the state providing relatively little in education funding, the system has produced disparities in property tax burdens between property rich and property poor communities.O’Rourke’s campaign says the plan would provide more federal funding for education, including addressing a key cost, teachers’ salaries, through a “Permanent Fund for Equity and Excellence.” It would also fund programs for teachers “to address racial bias and cultural competency … improving out comes for students of color.”The plan also includes $500 million each year to provide scholarships for low-income or first-generation students who pursue teaching. The campaign also cited a study earlier this year by the state’s Juvenile Reform Project, which concluded discipline through suspensions or expulsions “has a disproportionate impact on New Hampshire’s students with disabilities and students of color.” It said O’Rourke’s plan calls for “teacher preparation programs to address racial bias and cultural competency.”On a separate issue, Wednesday, O’Rourke’s campaign released a social media video in which he discussed his commitment to addressing PFAS contamination in water supplies during his recent visit to the Granite State. O’Rourke on Wednesday held a town hall event in Flint, Michigan, the site of a well-publicized water contamination crisis in recent years.

BETO'S LATEST PLAN, VIDEO. Democratic presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke’s $500 billion plan aimed at achieving education funding equity across the country would have a positive impact on addressing a nagging problem in the Granite State, his campaign says.

With the state providing relatively little in education funding, the system has produced disparities in property tax burdens between property rich and property poor communities.


O’Rourke’s campaign says the plan would provide more federal funding for education, including addressing a key cost, teachers’ salaries, through a “Permanent Fund for Equity and Excellence.” It would also fund programs for teachers “to address racial bias and cultural competency … improving out comes for students of color.”

The plan also includes $500 million each year to provide scholarships for low-income or first-generation students who pursue teaching.

The campaign also cited a study earlier this year by the state’s Juvenile Reform Project, which concluded discipline through suspensions or expulsions “has a disproportionate impact on New Hampshire’s students with disabilities and students of color.” It said O’Rourke’s plan calls for “teacher preparation programs to address racial bias and cultural competency.”

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On a separate issue, Wednesday, O’Rourke’s campaign released a social media video in which he discussed his commitment to addressing PFAS contamination in water supplies during his recent visit to the Granite State. O’Rourke on Wednesday held a town hall event in Flint, Michigan, the site of a well-publicized water contamination crisis in recent years.