Education Commissioner Discusses Policy Priorities at Town Hall Meeting
On Friday, April 28th, NH Commissioner of Education Frank Edelblut, held a moderated town hall at New England College (see Reaching Higher’s live stream...
Education funding formula could lead to lawsuit
The New Hampshire Legislature has taken a year to study the state's education funding formula, which some say creates challenging budgetary issues for the...
Vargas, school board to renew Manchester redistricting talks
According to the Union Leader, Manchester Superintendent Dr. Bolgen Vargas will open a discussion with the school board on redistricting early next year:
"'There has...
Reliance on property taxes for school funding creates an inequitable system,...
Attorney John Tobin highlighted worsening inequities in New Hampshire's schools in an article reposted by InDepthNH. Tobin, who argued the landmark Claremont case in...
Next Gen Science Standards in the classroom: Integrating crosscutting science disciplines...
Kentucky science teacher Tricia Shelton integrates the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) into her curriculum by having students design a science project that combines life...
Spaulding seniors have high visibility opportunities at the national and local...
As part of their Extended Learning Opportunities (ELOs), two Spaulding High School seniors were able to pursue their passions outside of the school's walls...
Business leader Val Zanchuk: “Don’t destroy a top public school system”...
New Hampshire civic and business leader Val Zanchuk writes an oped about the damage vouchers would do to New Hampshire's top performing school system, making the point students from higher income families would be the primary beneficiaries.
All students can learn with personalized learning approach
A Rhode Island teacher explained personalized learning in a recent article for the Huffington Post:
When I began working with Nina, she was reading and...
NH’s innovative assessment inspires others to explore testing alternatives
New Hampshire's innovative assessment, known as PACE (Performance Assessment of Competency Education), has inspired Louisiana and Puerto Rico to pursue alternative testing methods to...
NH leads the way, but competency-based ed is catching on in...
New Hampshire started its move toward competency-based education over 10 years ago. Most recently, school districts who choose to do it have participated in...
