Reaching Higher NH Presents its Manchester Proud Community Engagement Work to...

Over the past year, Reaching Higher NH has partnered with Manchester Proud, an initiative to build a community-driven, comprehensive strategic plan for the Manchester...

Legislative Committee Issues Final Objection to Learn Everywhere

On Thursday, October 17, a legislative oversight committee voted to delay DOE Commissioner Frank Edelblut’s proposed Learn Everywhere program, which would mandate that public...

Webinar Recording: Charter Schools in New Hampshire

Our Director of Policy and Practice, Liz Canada, will provide an introduction to charter schools in New Hampshire: from how they are created, to...

NH lawmakers table federal charter grant, request more information

On Friday, November 8, 2019, the Joint Legislative Fiscal Committee voted 7-3 to table the first portion of the $46 million federal grant to...

Analysis finds that doubling charter schools in NH could cost...

In response to the Joint Legislative Fiscal Committee’s request for more information on charter school funding, Reaching Higher NH conducted a fiscal impact analysis...

Review of State’s Charter Schools Estimates 1,083 Open Seats in 2018-2019

On Tuesday, February 18, 2020, our Board of Directors issued a statement regarding this analysis. To read it, click here. Reaching Higher NH’s most recent...

Lawmakers reject first payment of federal charter school grant, questioning long...

On Friday, December 13, 2019, New Hampshire’s fiscal oversight committee voted 7-3 to reject the first payment of a new $46M federal charter school...

What are the major factors that influence student learning in New...

To answer this question, Reaching Higher NH set out on a two-year project to explore how family, community, and statewide factors impact learning, and...

How economic security affects our youngest learners

This article is part of our Whole Picture of Public Education project, which uses state and national data to answer the question: what influences...

Harnessing the power of our communities for the benefit of our...

This article is part of our The Whole Picture of Public Education project, which uses state and national data to answer the question: what...