Lawmakers reject first payment of federal charter school grant, questioning long term impact
On Friday, December 13, 2019, New Hampshire’s fiscal oversight committee voted 7-3 to reject the first payment of a new $46M federal charter school...
Review of State’s Charter Schools Estimates 1,083 Open Seats in 2018-2019
On Tuesday, February 18, 2020, our Board of Directors issued a statement regarding this analysis. To read it, click here.
Analysis finds that doubling charter schools in NH could cost state $57 million...
In response to the Joint Legislative Fiscal Committee’s request for more information on charter school funding, Reaching Higher NH conducted a fiscal...
NH lawmakers table federal charter grant, request more information
On Friday, November 8, 2019, the Joint Legislative Fiscal Committee voted 7-3 to table the first portion of the $46 million federal...
Webinar Recording: Charter Schools in New Hampshire
Our Director of Policy and Practice, Liz Canada, will provide an introduction to charter schools in New Hampshire: from how they are...
Legislative Committee Issues Final Objection to Learn Everywhere
On Thursday, October 17, a legislative oversight committee voted to delay DOE Commissioner Frank Edelblut’s proposed Learn Everywhere program, which would mandate...
Reaching Higher NH Presents its Manchester Proud Community Engagement Work to Board of School...
Reaching Higher NH's Director of Policy and Practice, Liz Canada, presenting in front of the Manchester Board of School Committee on October...
Informal Education Series: The Value of Proactive, Positive Outreach Home
After the first day of school, the boys shared that the best part of the day was, and I quote, “Hot lunch!”...
Lawmakers send budget to Governor with a $138 million boost in school funding
Lawmakers have passed a state budget proposal this afternoon, which is set to be sent to the Governor for his signature. The...
NH gets federal grant to open 27 new charter schools & rebuild authorization process
The New Hampshire Department of Education was awarded $46 million from the US Department of Education to expand the number of charter...