Teacher Certification and Student Outcomes: What the Research Says
Lawmakers are considering two bills that would allow uncertified and unlicensed individuals to teach in public schools as long as they work “part-time,” or...
How do you build a positive school culture? At one middle...
Once a month at Bow Memorial Middle School, a group of student leaders and school staff meet to focus on building community. The goal:...
Time-honored Hanover High School Council models shared decision making
A familiar component of the high school experience, student government isn’t a guaranteed conduit for student voice. To be effective, a student government has...
Prepare for a student school board member with our customizable guides
The new law requiring a student member on NH school boards will have an impact on students, school boards, educators, and community members. Effective...
Reaching Higher is pleased to present our new toolkit for student...
Beginning in January 2023, every school board in New Hampshire must have at least one student member from each of the high schools maintained...
WEBINAR: Drafted without public input, proposed changes to public school standards...
On Wednesday, August 31, Reaching Higher NH presented a briefing to the New Hampshire Education Network (NHEN) on proposed rule changes to the Minimum...
Meet our team: Kayla Provencher stays focused on students
Kayla Provencher, Reaching Higher’s Public Policy Researcher, has been a student almost her whole life, finishing grad school just this past spring. She experienced...
Middle schoolers get a glimpse of career and technical education pathways...
Faith Lanzillo was not surprised by the shrugs and blank stares she received from her middle school audience when she asked what they knew...
In Praise of Instincts
There's a place for gut-level decisions on the postsecondary journey
When my younger daughter, Katie, was little, she often froze or panicked over big decisions...
From healthcare worker crisis, new opportunities and pathways emerge
Matthew McDonald was a first-year nursing student at the University of New England in Biddeford, Maine, when COVID-19 made its appearance. The frightening and...
