PACE works to get the most out of student assessments without...
States are trying to find the balance between quality and quantity in student testing, but New Hampshire is already pointing the way forward: the PACE pilot project.
Souhegan HS Teacher Jenny Deenik on PACE: Performance Assessment is a...
Jenny Deenik, a biology teacher at Souhegan High School, reflects on her work with New Hampshire's pilot Performance Assessment of Competency Education (PACE) program...
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...
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.
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.
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...
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...
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....
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...
