What else could $100 million fund? Putting HB 20 into context
Lawmakers will continue to hear testimony on HB 20, the statewide voucher bill, on Thursday, February 11. Reaching Higher NH’s analysis has found that...
NH Education Roundup, Feb. 8, 2021
In this week’s NH Education News Brief: Voucher bill meets with public opposition; other states look at voucher bills; Executive Council confirms new State Board of Education...
PODCAST: Return of the School Voucher Bill
In this episode of School Talk, Reaching Higher Policy Director Christina Pretorius discusses what's coming up in education legislation, including a familiar-looking school voucher...
‘You do what you’ve got to do.’ As budgets and funding...
It’s a dramatic budget season in New Hampshire. Communities are deliberating over school district budgets stretched paper thin. Legislators are hashing out bills that...
PODCAST: On Our Own: A top-notch school district feels the funding...
In this special podcast, Reaching Higher intern and Hopkinton native Henry Lavoie goes in search of answers to why Hopkinton's school budget failed last...
NH Education Roundup, Feb. 15, 2021
In this week’s NH Education News Brief: Dozens testify in second day of school voucher bill hearing; Funds earmarked for vouchers could address pressing educational...
Resistance to HB 20 remains strong on day two of public...
Opposition to HB 20 continued to outstrip support during a second day of public testimony on Thursday. Altogether, 5,218 people signed on in opposition...
PODCAST: Pandemic Reflections
In the latest episode of "School Talk," the Reaching Higher staff discuss our own families' experiences with a year of pandemic learning.
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I’m Sarah...
NH Education Roundup, March 1, 2021
In this week’s NH education news brief: Senate to hold hearing on school voucher bill; states grapple with assessment plans; teachers in one district...
Despite overwhelming public opposition, Senate moves forward with universal voucher bill...
The Senate is forging ahead with its version of a statewide voucher bill, SB 130, which would create a universal voucher program in New...
