At State Board Meeting, Outpouring from Public in Support of State...

The State Board of Education meeting room was filled to capacity on May 11, as were the hallways outside, with parents, students, teachers, and...

A Revealing Day in Manchester City Schools

Christopher Thompson, a Manchester businessman and columnist for the Union Leader, wrote about his visit to the city's schools. Thompson's reflections about the work...

Berlin Board of Education & City Council to host education funding...

Berlin's Board of Education and Mayor are hosting a workshop on education funding on Thursday, September 6 at 6 p.m. in the Berlin Middle...

Test Drive: New Hampshire teachers build new ways to measure deeper...

The Christian Science Monitor featured a piece on how New Hampshire is leading the country in innovative ways to measure learning and teaching. The...

Achievement gap study: PACE special education students do as well as...

UNH doctoral candidate Carla Evans looks at whether competency education improves academic achievement for special education students. She finds dramatic results: PACE students with IEPs do about as well in 8th grade math as those without IEPs.

Some Districts Lose, Others May Gain Under Recent SB 193 Amendment

SB 193, a bill that would create a statewide education savings account (ESA or voucher) program, is now in its third iteration since being...

Empowering students to become active participants in their education

One of the pillars of student centered learning is encouraging students to "own" their learning goals, meaning that they become active participants in their...

Free Professional Development Series: Screening & Intervention for Dyslexia & Related...

The New Hampshire Department of Education is offering a series of free professional development opportunities on Dyslexia and related disorders in May and June. These...

Why do we separate school kids by age groups?

 Every day we work and interact with people of all ages. So why is K-12 is the only place in our lives where we’re...

The state’s role in addressing bullying is limited. Should it be...

When Delanie Marcotte, a fifth grade student at Pollard Elementary School in Plaistow, NH, went before her school board to ask them to do...