UNH Today

AP News: New Hampshire again leads region in modest population gains

The AP News cited research from Carsey School of Public Policy Senior Demographer Ken Johnson in which Johnson found, based on 2020 Census data, that Maine and New Hampshire were the only New England states to gain population during each of the past four years, with New Hampshire seeing the largest percentage increase for the third year in a row. However, the overall growth for New Hampshire from 2019 to 2020 was small – about 5,500 people.

Concord Monitor: Our Turn: School Funding Report Improves Fairness for Students and Taxpayers

Members of the New Hampshire School Funding Study Commission wrote about the findings of their final report and how it offers a more equitable solution to financing public school education in New Hampshire when compared with the current system. The Commission is being supported in this work by the Carsey School of Public Policy.