Community engagement and student voice transformed this Pittsfield school
Pittsfield Middle High School has transformed from one of New Hampshire's lowest performing schools to a national model for school-community partnerships and student-centered learning....
How taxes rise while enrollment drops in N.H. school districts like...
The Concord Monitor reported on a pattern that's happening in many districts across New Hampshire--rising costs for education, despite declining enrollments.
Part of it, said...
RHNH Director Evelyn Aissa speaks to contrasting education outcomes in NH
Reaching Higher NH’s Executive Director, Evelyn Aissa, spoke to attendees of the NH Fiscal Policy Institute’s annual conference, Building a Strong Foundation for a...
New Hampshire’s testing pilot, PACE, gaining ground
The Concord Monitor featured a great piece on New Hampshire's Performance Assessment for Competency Education (PACE) program, which allows districts to come together to...
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...
Education funding challenges continue throughout New Hampshire: Kearsarge
The Concord Monitor published a "My Turn" piece by Wilmot selectman former state representative Tom Shamberg reflecting budget anguish in Kearsarge Regional School District (which...
Voucher bill creates segregated education system, says House Ed member
Representative Mel Myler (Contoocook), a member of the House Education Committee, urged New Hampshire residents to reject SB 193, the statewide voucher bill, in...
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...
First year PACE results are in: what do they mean for...
The Department of Education recently released the results of the first Performance Assessment of Competency Education (PACE) program. It was piloted in four districts...
The 3 essentials of competency-based learning: progression, opportunity, support
Competency-based learning could hold the key to helping students succeed by using their strengths to show what they know.
