Creates a separate statutory process for existing public schools to convert into chartered public schools by school board and district vote, and revises establishment, funding, board-composition, and auditing requirements for charter and charter conversion schools.
relative to charter conversion schools.
Testimony on HB1712, relating to charter conversion schools, is overwhelmingly opposed; the sample contains no submission that clearly argues in favor of the bill's substance. Opponents combine policy objections — that the bill diverts public school funding and erodes local control — with pointed criticism of the bill's sole sponsor, Rep. Kristin Noble, including references to a reported comment about school segregation and to the Free State Project's broader education agenda.
Many submitters express broad opposition to the bill and to converting public schools into charter schools without giving detailed reasoning beyond supporting public education.
Numerous submitters focus criticism on the bill's sponsor, Rep. Kristin Noble, citing a reported comment about segregating schools and questioning her fitness to chair the committee or hold her seat.
“Kristin Noble is the same representative that proposed segregated schools in a private Signal chat discussing 2026 education policy (a clear violation of RSA91a).”
— Jennifer Siegrist, Milford · #644336 — read full submission →
“I would like to know when you were going to ask Kristen Noble to resign her seat because her views on public education are vile and she is unworthy of the position she holds.”
— Michelle Moge, Derry · #641905 — read full submission →
Submitters argue the bill would divert public school funding and commit local property tax dollars to newly converted charter schools, at the expense of the traditional public schools serving most students.
“Charter s tools are destroying our public education system by pulling essential funding from. Public schools and creating g weaker e tracuricular activities such as sports, music, art, and academic clubs. This is raising your property taxes.”
— Trish Reynolds, North Conway · #642845 — read full submission →
“This bill would make it easier to convert public schools into charter schools and commit local property tax dollars to those that are newly established- please stop this destruction of public schools!”
— Sierra Dolce, Sandown · #640366 — read full submission →
Submitters contend the bill takes decision-making about school structure away from local communities and school boards.
“It removes local control over their school district. Changing public schools to charter schools is not the answer we need to address education in NH”
— Robert Butcher, Sandwich · #648373 — read full submission →
“This is wrong. Not so subtle attempt to remove local control. VOTE NO.”
— Catherine Teran, Sandwich · #650557 — read full submission →
Submitters argue the legislature should focus on meeting its constitutional obligation to adequately fund existing public schools rather than restructuring them into charters.
“This bill opens the door to converting locally governed public schools into charter conversion schools, weakening community oversight and diverting public education funds at a time when the state still has not met its constitutional obligation to adequately fund public schools.”
— Kathleen Malsbenden, Newmarket · #640283 — read full submission →
“If you truly want to save money, repeal the "no limits" payments to fund private and parochial schools with tax payer dollars.”
— Chris Boldt, Sandwich · #649703 — read full submission →
Some submitters argue charter schools do not achieve better outcomes than public schools and would operate with reduced oversight and performance scrutiny.
“Charter schools in my experience as an educator do not offer significantly better outcomes statistically and as they are essentially businesses outside oversight is completely warranted.”
— Timothy McGuckin, Hollis · #637181 — read full submission →
“Charter schools draw funding away from public schools without holding charters to adequate performance and financial scrutiny”
— Laurie Warnock, Hampstead · #644089 — read full submission →
Several submitters frame the bill as part of a broader Free State Project effort to destabilize or defund public education in New Hampshire.
“They are Freestaters whose goal is to destabilize public education and promote private for-profit education which is highly undefined and inadequate for the children of New Hampshire”
— Kennard Soleyn, Londonderry · #641407 — read full submission →
“Fucking Free State Project pukes.”
— Joshua Custer, Milton Mills · #640564 — read full submission →
Generated by claude-sonnet-5 (claude code agent) on Jul 22, 2026. Quotes are verbatim excerpts, verified against the cited submission before publication. Summaries are AI interpretation of the record, not part of it.
The purpose of the commission is not in the interest of serving public education . Our public schools are already grossly underfund and local tax revenue shoul.l stay in the public school system.
This is wrong. Not so subtle attempt to remove local control. VOTE NO.
New Hampshire needs to smarten up and support quality public schools, not undermine them consistently.
Please ITL HB 1712. It is an ill-conceived effort to further dismantle our public schools. If you truly want to save money, repeal the "no limits" payments to fund private and parochial schools with tax payer dollars. Thank you.
Public schools need our support.
As a parent of three school aged sons, I support NH public schools and do not want to see changes that will move education in NH towards a charter school system.
Please don’t further weaken Public Education . I don’t want my public schools converted to private. My tax dollars. My public Education.
Support public education. It is foundational
I oppose this bill. It removes local control over their school district. Changing public schools to charter schools is not the answer we need to address education in NH, and lowering the threshold to allow this to happen for easily is unnecessary. Please vote this down.
I oppose HB 1712.
This bill seems like yet another attempt to bend over backwards to avoid properly and adequately funding public schools as was ruled by our state Supreme Court. We also have no accountability for the charter/private schools that are getting our voucher money now. Those two issues should be sorted out before any attempt to flip our public schools into "for profit" hands.
I strongly oppose House Bill 1712 - the “Countering Hate And Revolutionary Leftist Indoctrination in Education Act" because it does not attempt to do what it claims. We counter hate by supporting equality and civil rights and by recognizing the mistakes our country has made in the past so we can do better going forward. To try to take away what really happened in history and pretend things like racism and slavery never existed is a boldface lie. To say that teaching LGBTQ+ and gender identity promotes division is absurd when it does the opposite. Instead of dividing, it helps us understand and support one another better. That brings people together and doesn't divide them. Our children need to be taught authentic and accurate history, civics, and social issues so that they understand where we are coming from and how to move forward as one people, united as we are.
This bill is not in line with how our schools should be run and undermines our public’ education system in NH.
Why has there been no repercussions for Kristin Noble wanting to segregate our schools?
This bill will continue to hurt public education.
Our public schools are the backbone of our Country...and always have been. They are accessible to all families....not just the upper 10%
Public schools should NOT become charter schools!!!
Another attack on public schools, shameful and repulsive.
I oppose this bill.
I urge you to vote no on this bill, which is just one more in a long line of bills that seek to undermine funding for New Hampshire's public schools. As a school board member, public school educator, and the parent of a public school student, I know how important our public schools are. Vote no on easing the conversion of public schools into charter schools and committing local property tax dollars to those that are newly established.
I urge you to strengthen and improve our already existing public schools. I oppose this legislation.
Dear House Committee Members (and anyone else reading this testimony), I urge you to vote HB 1712 Inexpedient to Legislate. This bill is sponsored SOLELY by Kristin Noble, Chairman of this very committee. She is a representative who did not attend college, earn a college degree, or ever provide any evidence of having received a high school diploma, never mind any specialized knowledge, training, education, or certification in education pedagogy and/or administration. However, Kristin Noble is the same representative that proposed segregated schools in a private Signal chat discussing 2026 education policy (a clear violation of RSA91a). Whether proposing segregation by race, ideology or party affiliation, the Speaker of the House, or the legislative body as a whole, should immediately remove Ms. Noble from this committee or at the very least, from her Chair position on this committee for directly violating RSA 91a along with all four of the basic Principles of Public Service as noted in the New Hampshire General Court Ethics Statutes and Procedural Rules. How can any member of the public be expected to trust any member of this party, if the party and the leader allow any one of their own members to violate the very rules they have set for themselves like this and for so long? Beyond that, this bill would allow local public schools to convert to charter schools and stop providing all transportation, food services, special education programs and supports, and all other specialized services required by public schools. Also, collective bargaining for faculty and staff would become more difficult and these positions would receive lower wages, less qualified employees and higher turnover rates. Students, families, staff and communities would lose. Please don’t pass this damaging bill. Thank you in advance for your clear and unbiased consideration of this bill, and for voting in a way that best favors the majority interest of the 87% of your Granite State constituents that currently send their children to public schools.
Please concentrate on properly funding our public schools
Stop politicizing education and eroding local control! Charter schools draw funding away from public schools without holding charters to adequate performance and financial scrutiny
This is another attempt to take away local control of our schools. I oppose this legistlation.