NH Fiscal Committee Gives $46 Million Federal Charter School Grant a Green Light
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)...
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.
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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 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 & 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 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...
Charter school centered on service in the works for Concord
The State Board of Education reviewed a proposal for a new, service learning-centered charter school in the Concord area, reported the Concord Monitor:
Boscawen educator...