Weekly Legislative Update: Teacher Appreciation Week, Learn Everywhere, State Standards, & the Budget
Last week, we celebrated Teacher Appreciation Week! If you haven’t had the chance, #ThankATeacher that made a difference in your or your...
Public sessions on arts education standards scheduled for March
The New Hampshire Department of Education will revise the state's academic standards for arts education. To start the process, the NH DOE will host...
Public sessions on computer science education standards this week
The NH Department of Education is holding sessions this week to get public input on the state's new minimum computer science education standards. The...
Listening sessions for NH Social Studies standards to take place this winter
The Department of Education is working to update New Hampshire's social studies standards which have not been updated since 2006. It is currently working...
State Board adopts K-12 Computer Science academic standards
In June, the state legislature voted to add computer science as a core K-12 subject. This week, the New Hampshire State Board of Education,...
ELOs help to personalize learning and provide more opportunities in small rural schools
Extended Learning Opportunities allow students to earn class credit and meet learning competencies through personalized experiences that often take place outside of the classroom. As...
N.H. Won’t Overhaul the Common Core. Its Schools Chief Still Wants To.
At the State Board of Education meeting in July, the Board voted to affirm their support of the current state standards. Commissioner Edelblut said...
State Board affirms support for state standards, but DOE will proceed with informal review
Following up on what has been several months of public comment and debate, the State Board of Education will not be opening a formal...
‘Democracy Project’ Aims To Address Civics Knowledge Gap Among N.H. Students
Bill Dunlap, the director of the New Hampshire Historical Society, sat down with NHPR to talk about the "Democracy Project," an effort to revise...
School program puts focus on civics
The Monadnock Center for Culture and History in Peterborough hosted day-long program focused on teaching civics in elementary school, according to the Union Leader:
The...