New Hampshire changes statewide assessment for students
New Hampshire students will not be taking the Smarter Balanced Assessment in the spring, reported the Concord Monitor. The Department of Education has contracted...
N.H. Students Will Face New Standardized Test Next Spring
Next spring, New Hampshire students will be taking a new statewide assessment to replace the Smarter Balanced Assessment, reported NHPR:
Now, with the help of...
NH floats ambitious education plan to secure federal dollars
New Hampshire's Department of Education has been working on the state plan to comply with the new federal education law, the Every Student Succeeds...
What’s in the state’s ESSA plan?
Under the new Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), states have more flexibility in reporting, goal setting, and identifying struggling schools, reported the Concord Monitor....
SAT scores rise for NH 11th graders
SAT scores rise for New Hampshire 11th graders, according to the Associated Press:
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — The average SAT score among New Hampshire 11th...
NH Dept. of Ed unveils draft plan to comply with new...
The New Hampshire Department of Education released its draft plan to comply with the federal education law, the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), according to...
Study finds performance assessments show gains for students with disabilities
The Concord Monitor ran a piece on UNH researcher Carla Evans's findings on PACE. She found promising results for students with disabilities. Here's an excerpt:
PACE, or...
State Board disagrees with the new commissioner’s proposed assessment change
The New Hampshire Department of Education has issued an RFP for a statewide assessment. The State Board of Education wanted to know why this happened so quickly with no notice or input from the field, especially when the ELA and math standards could be reviewed at the same time.
Achievement gap study: PACE special education students do as well as...
UNH doctoral candidate Carla Evans looks at whether competency education improves academic achievement for special education students. She finds dramatic results: PACE students with IEPs do about as well in 8th grade math as those without IEPs.
Concord Monitor: State board, Education Commissioner clash on science standards
The Concord Monitor gives says that, although commissioner Edelblut testified that he was "the implementation guy," he wanted to review the science standards without SBOE authority. The board stated clearly that there would be no review.
