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...
My Turn: A disturbing exchange with Commissioner Edelblut
Gate City Charter School co-founder and longtime educator Karin Cevasco shared her conversation with New Hampshire Education Commissioner Frank Edelblut in the Concord Monitor:
"I...
Massachusetts education advocate looks to NH as a model for meaningful...
Education advocate Lisa Guisbond used New Hampshire's performance assessment model, PACE, when advocating for more meaningful measures of student and school progress. From the...
Analysis finds that SB 193 may disadvantage students with disabilities
Reaching Higher New Hampshire, a nonpartisan education policy nonprofit, released an analysis of SB 193, a bill to create a statewide education savings account...
Mary Steady appointed as Manchester’s new director of student services
Manchester Superintendent, Dr. Bolgen Vargas, has named Mary Steady as the district's new Director of Student Services, according to Manchester Ink Link:
Ms. Steady comes...
Education, Business Leaders: Education is the key to addressing the state’s...
According to New Hampshire's schools, businesses, and leaders, education is the key to addressing the state's labor shortages. The Associated Press reported from a...
Everyone has a seat at the Reaching Higher NH table
Conversation among strangers. Each brings with them different viewpoints, experiences, and backgrounds. All bring respect for the human condition. They gather around the table...
Concord Monitor: “Education commissioner denies he politicized job interview”
After Karin Cevasco's opinion column in yesterday's edition of the Concord Monitor about her experience interviewing for the Department of Education position to lead the state's...
Happy Holidays, from Reaching Higher NH!
The Reaching Higher NH team would like to wish you a happy holiday season. We are taking a break from news coverage until the...
Concord Monitor: Advocates say special ed rights lost in school choice...
The Concord Monitor highlighted Reaching Higher NH's new analysis on the statewide voucher bill's impact on students with disabilities, underscoring the potential impacts to...
