New Hampshire changes statewide assessment for students

New Hampshire students will not be taking the Smarter Balanced Assessment in the spring, reported the Concord Monitor. The Department of Education has contracted...

NH Department of Ed seeking feedback on website portal

The NH Department of Education is beginning its preparation to design a new website. They would like your assistance to help them assess the...

N.H. Students Will Face New Standardized Test Next Spring

Next spring, New Hampshire students will be taking a new statewide assessment to replace the Smarter Balanced Assessment, reported NHPR: Now, with the help of...

Reaching Higher NH to host a Citizens’ Town Hall on Education...

CITIZENS’ TOWN HALL ON EDUCATION  Thursday, October 5 at 6:30 p.m. Community Room, Kilton Library 80 Main St., West Lebanon, NH 03784 The purpose of the event is...

Audit Raises Concerns About Education Funding Oversight

A federal fiscal audit has found that New Hampshire needs improvement in five areas, reported the Associated Press: The U.S. Department of Education reviewed 19...

House Subcommittee Proposes Revised Voucher Bill

The House subcommittee that is working on SB 193, proposed legislation to create “Education Freedom Savings Accounts,” met on Thursday (9/21) to reintroduce a...

Policy expert recommends improving the whole education system for all students

In a column for the Union Leader, Scott Sargrad, managing director of K-12 Education Policy team at the Center for American Progress, urged New...

Performance Assessments and Students with Disabilities

New Hampshire's Performance Assessment of Competency Education (PACE) program has become a national model for competency-based assessment and moving away from rigid, bubble sheet-style...

CHS English teacher is 2018 N.H. Teacher of the Year

Concord High School English teacher Heidi Crumrine was named New Hampshire's 2017 Teacher of the Year, reported the Concord Monitor. Here's an excerpt: “Concord I’ve always...

Math programs don’t add up as Manchester teachers cobble together lessons,...

Manchester schools started their third year without a common, district-wide math curriculum, reported the Union Leader. Here's an excerpt: Critics, some who asked to speak...