The House Education Committee will continue work on a proposed constitutional change

CONCORD, N.H. — The House Education Committee will continue work on a proposed constitutional change that would permit state-funded parochial schools. CACR 7 would remove the Blaine Amendment prohibiting spending public funds on religious academies. Supporters of CACR 7 claim the Blaine Amendment is a relic of anti-Catholic bigotry and removing it would not impact New Hampshire school funding. However, opponents don’t buy that explanation. The state chapter of the National Education Association said in a statement that CACR7 would open the door for state-funded religious education and have a negative impact on the Granite State.