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Manchester School Board Selected as Best in New Hampshire
August 11, 2021
Andrew Sylvia, Manchester Ink Link
BOSC Committee Recommends Removing Bus Fares for High School Students
“I feel strongly that we must remove as many obstacles to attendance as possible for students. Asking high school families to pay $8.50/wk for each high school student seems like an easy barrier to remove.” – Leslie Want
May 18, 2021
Andrew Sylvia, Manchester Ink Link via NH News Collaborative
Manchester School District Joins ConVal’s Education Funding Lawsuit
“I have long thought that the lack of investment in our school district was due to the tax cap. While part of the problem can be assigned to the revenue portion of the tax cap, the much larger problem I have come to realize is the inequitable distribution of education funding coming from the State. New Hampshire has one of the most regressive education funding formulas in the entire country. This lack of equitable funding shifts the burden of funding education on to the local taxpayer. It needs to stop! It is my hope that the court will find a solution where state legislators and governors have not been able or willing to do so." – Leslie Want
April 22, 2021
Andrew Sylvia, Manchester Ink Link
Manchester School Board Selected as Best in New Hampshire
“Winning the New Hampshire School Board of the Year Award was a great achievement for a board; that not only keep students and staff safe during a global pandemic but did not lose focus on working to improving student outcomes” – Leslie Want
September 20, 2020
Paul Feely, Union Leader
Manchester School Board OKs Plan for Non-voting Student Representatives
"One of my proudest achievements as a board member was to add a student member to the board! Actually, this student board “member” is made up of a congress of 8 students that duly elected by their student bodies - two from each of the four high schools. They give us an critical insight into what students need and think is important. They make us a better board.” – Leslie Want
Leslie, alongside the student representatives and Mayor Joyce Craig
February 20, 2020
Paul Feely, Union Leader
School Board Votes 12-1 to Accept Manchester Proud Recommendations
“Having the community support our schools through Manchester Proud’s engagement efforts has been the absolute highlight of my tenure on the school board. Instead of just questioning why our schools aren’t better they have engaged all of Manchester” – Leslie Want
