Extended Learning Opportunities continue to flourish despite challenges

Matthew Long became enamored with bacteria during his first year at Winnacunnet High School in Hampton, when a visiting professor from UNH brought a...

Holding space for difficult conversations after the Capitol attack? Consider these...

The storming of the United States Capitol by a mob intent on sabotaging our democracy and the processes that uphold it has left many...

PODCAST: New Year, New Chapter

https://open.spotify.com/episode/2fYNWBeeTYiicWunNesPeH?si=hCRlUjPdRWesY-AtyQ8gyQ In this episode of School Talk, a conversation with Reaching Higher's Policy Director, Christina Pretorius, about the upcoming Legislative session, and a story about 2021...

Getting back to basics: Teacher of the year ensures students’ needs...

As the school day gets underway on the Friday before Thanksgiving at Ledge Street School in Nashua, English Language teacher Danielle Boutin is in...

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)...

Reaching Higher NH proudly presents our new school funding video

When Jacob moves to another town halfway through his junior year, his high school experience feels like a different world. Follow his journey as...

The School Funding Commission’s report at a glance

Part Two of a Five-Day Series The Commission to Study School Funding released its final report on Tuesday, Dec. 1. Here’s a brief summary of...

Manchester English Learners request fair funding

One day in the English Language advisory group she leads at Manchester West High School, Liz Kirwan asked her students to brainstorm the differences...

District leaders, educators express funding frustrations to Education Committee

Educators and school officials addressed the Joint Legislative Education Committee on Wednesday, October 7, sharing success stories related to school openings while also describing...

“It’s penny wise and pound foolish”: Teachers reflect on how disparities...

Kids around teachers desk
Every year around mid summer, the dreaded courtesy phone calls between school superintendents begin. One district unexpectedly loses a teacher to a higher paying...