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...

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...

Four things you need to know about JLCAR

Learn Everywhere, a proposal from the Department of Education, is a set of rules that would allow private and nonprofit organizations to offer public...

Informal Education Series: Fifth Graders in Berlin “are the future of...

In our third installment of the “Informal Education” series, our Policy Director Liz Canada introduces us to Aubrey and Hannah, two fifth graders she...

Informal Education Series: “There is no rabbit in the hat” to...

In our second installment of the “Informal Education” series, we will explore how the local economy affects schools. In this article, our Policy Director...

Questions and answers about the proposed Learn Everywhere program

On Thursday, June 13, the State Board of Education (SBOE) will decide on whether to move forward with “Learn Everywhere,” a proposal from Department...

Informal Education Series: On the Verge of Collapse

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This is the first installment of our new "Informal Education" series, which will explore education through the eyes of real people. In this article,...

Learn Everywhere would outsource NH public school classes to private vendors

On June 13, the State Board of Education (SBOE) will decide on whether to move forward with “Learn Everywhere,” a proposal from Department of...