WEBINAR: Unpacking the Senate Finance Committee’s Recommended Budget

WEBINAR: Unpacking the Senate Finance Committee's Recommended Budget
Wednesday May 31, 2023 | 12-1 p.m. The NH Senate Finance Committee is wrapping up its 2024-2025 state budget recommendations. Watch our webinar below to...

School voucher expansion could come with a $48 million price tag

The bill that would expand the state’s school voucher program will have one more vote at the Senate Finance Committee on Friday: if passed,...

SB 140 provides opportunity for Senate to invest in teacher recruitment...

Photo by ReDunnLev, New Hampshire State House.
As the New Hampshire Senate works through its state budget negotiations, one teacher recruitment bill remains and will be taken into consideration this week....

About the School Approval Rules: Takeaways from the NHED Proposed Overhaul

The NH Department of Education has proposed an overhaul of the state's school approval rules, with significant implications for public schools across New Hampshire....

NH Department of Education attempts to redefine state’s role in public...

Senate Bill (SB 266), a bill that was written by the NH Department of Education, is raising flags among lawmakers and education experts as...

HB 464 could clear a path to universal school voucher program;...

The Senate Education Committee is scheduled to host a public hearing for two school voucher expansion bills on Tuesday, April 25, including a bill...

What Impacts the Educator Workforce? Results from the New Hampshire School...

Photo by Ryan McVay, Teacher helping a student.
Reaching Higher NH, in partnership with 15 professional organizations, recently completed a statewide survey of educators and school staff who are changing positions or...

As part of statewide effort to recruit and retain high-quality teacher...

New Hampshire lawmakers have proposed a number of programs aimed at addressing the state’s teacher shortage, including student loan forgiveness and financial incentives for...

NH Education News Digest, April 2023

Dear Friends and Colleagues:  April is a time of transition for us at Reaching Higher. Our Communications Director, Sarah Earle, is moving to another organization...

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:...