NH Fiscal Committee Gives $46 Million Federal Charter School Grant a...

On Friday, December 11, 2020, Joint Fiscal Committee voted 7-3 to accept the first $10 million of a 5-year federal Charter School Program (CSP)...

Statement from the Reaching Higher Board of Directors on Our...

In December 2019, Reaching Higher NH released an analysis on the number of open seats in 20 of the state’s 28 existing charter schools....

Lawmakers reject first payment of federal charter school grant, questioning long...

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. Reaching Higher NH’s most recent...

Analysis finds that doubling charter schools in NH could cost...

In response to the Joint Legislative Fiscal Committee’s request for more information on charter school funding, Reaching Higher NH conducted a fiscal impact analysis...

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 grant to...

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 created, to...

NH gets federal grant to open 27 new charter schools &...

The New Hampshire Department of Education was awarded $46 million from the US Department of Education to expand the number of charter schools in...

Policy Brief: NH Charter Schools

In this brief, we discuss the current authorization process, funding, student selection, and critical questions for consideration to inform the debate around charter schools...

STEM-based charter school set to open in Windham

The State Board of Education has approved an application to open a STEM-based charter school in Windham, according to the Derry News: Windham Academy Public...