Middle schoolers get a glimpse of career and technical education pathways...

Faith Lanzillo was not surprised by the shrugs and blank stares she received from her middle school audience when she asked what they knew...

NH Education News Digest, Summer 2022

Dear Friends and Colleagues:  Let’s face it: Summer never seems to deliver that languid, laid-back pace many of us remember from childhood and dream of...

Students: Apply now for Student Voice’s 2022-23 programs

Attention students with a passion for education justice: Student Voice, a student-led call to action for more equitable schools, is now accepting applications for...

‘I didn’t know these doors were open to me.’ Schools promoting...

Heading into the 2020-2021 school year, Stacey Kallelis was facing the unfortunate task of telling several of her students who were working toward criminal...

Meet our team: Kayla Provencher stays focused on students

Kayla Provencher, Reaching Higher’s Public Policy Researcher, has been a student almost her whole life, finishing grad school just this past spring. She experienced...

Proposed standards could remove student protections, strip local control, and open...

A draft document obtained by Reaching Higher NH indicates that the state is considering sweeping changes to New Hampshire's Minimum Standards for Public School...

NH Education News Digest, September 2022

Dear Friends and Colleagues:  Welcome to the 2022-23 school year! Whatever your connection to public education, we hope you’ve had a restorative summer and are...

WEBINAR: Drafted without public input, proposed changes to public school standards...

On Wednesday, August 31, Reaching Higher NH presented a briefing to the New Hampshire Education Network (NHEN) on proposed rule changes to the Minimum...

Legislative study committee begins studying teacher recruitment and retention

A study committee of five lawmakers will spend the next year examining the key factors in the state’s teacher workforce shortage. The Committee to...

Fair and competitive pay is critical to a strong teaching workforce,...

Fair and competitive teacher compensation is a critical part of ensuring that schools can attract and retain qualified and well-prepared teachers, Reaching Higher NH...