Open enrollment can help New Hampshire's students and school districts

Open enrollment can help New Hampshire's students and school districts

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. More than a dozen states offer a better way: K-12 open enrollment, which lets students a…