Andrew Cline

New Hampshire

President, @JBartlett_NH. Dad. Husband. Likes: history, music, pie, dogs, cameras, boats, acceleration. Dislikes: Being teleported to another dimension.

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Articles

Outdated Auto Inspection Laws Appear More Related to Culture than Cold

1 week ago | nhjournal.com | Andrew Cline

EDITOR’S NOTE: After this article appeared at JBartlett.org, a committee of conference agreed to a compromise giving new car owners five years before they must get an inspection. The House and Senate will give this deal an up-or-down vote. Every time legislators propose ending New Hampshire’s annual auto inspection mandate, opponents allege that inspections are common in Northern states because cold weather hazards (road salt, frost heaves) make them necessary.
NH Per Pupil Spending Nearly Doubled This Century As Enrollment Fell

2 weeks ago | nhjournal.com | Andrew Cline

This article originally appeared at JBartlett.org. Average per-pupil spending in New Hampshire district public schools has nearly doubled this century, as student enrollment declined sharply and reading and math assessment scores fell, a new Josiah Bartlett Center for Public Policy study finds. Total public school district spending in New Hampshire increased by an inflation-adjusted $1.25 billion, or 45%, from 2001 to 2024, as enrollment fell by 54,381 students, or 26%, according to state data.
NH School Spending Is Rising, But Not Teacher Pay. Here's Why.

1 month ago | nhjournal.com | Andrew Cline

(This article first appeared at JBartlett.org)It’s Teacher Appreciation Week, and Granite Staters are again being subjected to the claim that teachers here earn less than they should because legislators are stingy. Given current market conditions, average teacher pay in New Hampshire is lower than it should be to recruit the best candidates. But the state’s contribution isn’t the reason.
A Uniform Statewide Building Code Would Speed Development And Lower Costs

1 month ago | nhjournal.com | Andrew Cline

This article originally appeared at JBartlett.org. Home building is tough throughout New England, but Massachusetts gives its builders an advantage that builders in New Hampshire don’t enjoy. Massachusetts uses a uniform building code statewide. Builders there know exactly what every town’s code is because they’re all the same. That’s not so in New Hampshire, where municipalities can tack their own rules onto the state building code.
CLINE: House Finance Budget Rolls Back Post-COVID Growth in State Spending

2 months ago | nhjournal.com | Andrew Cline

Note: This analysis is based on the Legislative Budget Assistant’s Surplus Statement published on April 3. Any adjustments made after that date will not be accounted for in this policy brief. A decade’s worth of state revenue growth, primarily from rising business tax collections, has fueled significant state spending increases since 2015, with a particularly large jump coming in the 2024-25 budget. When writing that budget, lawmakers included more than $850 million in new revenues.
It's Hard to Restrain Education Spending When Increases Are 'Cuts'

2 months ago | nhjournal.com | Andrew Cline

This article originally appeared at JBartlett.org. K-12 public school spending rises every year, whether enrollment increases or decreases. In this century, K-12 district public school enrollment in New Hampshire has fallen by more than 50,000 students, but spending is up by more than $1 billion, adjusted for inflation. How does this happen? The short answer is that local voters prefer to spend more on public schools, regardless of enrollment trends, tax rates or anything else.
It's hard to restrain education spending when increases are 'cuts'

2 months ago | jbartlett.org | Andrew Cline

K-12 public school spending rises every year, whether enrollment increases or decreases. In this century, K-12 district public school enrollment in New Hampshire has fallen by more than 50,000 students, but spending is up by more than $1 billion, adjusted for inflation. How does this happen? The short answer is that local voters prefer to spend more on public schools, regardless of enrollment trends, tax rates or anything else.
CLINE/SCHWALBACH: Universal Open Enrollment Can Help Students and School Districts

2 months ago | nhjournal.com | Andrew Cline |Jude Schwalbach

This article originally appeared at JBartlett.org. In the “Live Free or Die” state, switching public schools is surprisingly difficult. State law gives students only a few options. The one easy way is to enroll in a chartered public school, if one happens to be nearby and a good fit. Every other option is obstructed by a series of hurdles that cannot be cleared without the approval of public school officials.
Competition and the purpose of educational choice

Mar 28, 2025 | jbartlett.org | Andrew Cline

On Thursday, decades’ worth of aged, decrepit talking points died in the New Hampshire House. Opponents of parental choice in education say the purpose of creating such choice is to “defund,” “privatize,” or “destroy” public schools. Public money should stay entirely in public schools, they say. This year, House Education Policy and Administration Chairman Glenn Cordelli called their bluff. His House Bill 741 creates statewide universal open enrollment for public schools.
Universal open enrollment can help students and school districts

Mar 25, 2025 | jbartlett.org | Andrew Cline

By Jude Schwalbach and Andrew ClineIn the “live free or die” state, switching public schools is surprisingly difficult. State law gives students only a few options. The one easy way is to enroll in a chartered public school, if one happens to be nearby and a good fit. Every other option is obstructed by a series of hurdles that cannot be cleared without the approval of public school officials.