National tragedies spark local action, including a Governor’s Task Force on...
The recent mass shooting in Parkland, Florida has prompted communities across New Hampshire to take up the issue of school safety and reflect on...
Governor announces members of School Safety Preparedness Task Force
Governor Chris Sununu announced the members of the newly-formed Governor's School Safety Preparedness Task Force, which will be tasked with making recommendations to ensure...
Event: Advancing Educational Equity Through Collective Impact
The New Hampshire Institute of Politics at St. Anselm College will be hosting Dr. Shelby Cooley for a lecture on inclusion, titled, Why Inclusion Matters:...
Efforts to increase interest in STEM in high school could be...
Offering more science, technology, math, and engineering (STEM) courses in high school doesn't increase the number of students' interest in those majors in college,...
School Culture Improvement Leads to Better Academic Outcomes
Defining school culture, sometimes called school climate, can be difficult, but creating a positive learning atmosphere for students can help improve their confidence, and...
New York’s performance-based assessments result in substantial student growth & improved...
A Consortium of public schools in New York has been a model of school improvement and student achievement through performance-based assessments and student-centered learning....
ELOs help to personalize learning and provide more opportunities in small...
Extended Learning Opportunities allow students to earn class credit and meet learning competencies through personalized experiences that often take place outside of the classroom. As...
RHNH Exec. Dir., Evelyn Aissa, speaks on skills that matter at...
Reaching Higher NH’s Executive Director, Evelyn Aissa, spoke at the seventh Annual Tom Tom Founders Festival last Thursday. The Festival, attended by over 25,000...
On NAEP scores, “proficient” does not mean performing at grade level
The recently released NAEP scores, which measure student performance in terms like "basic," "proficient," and "advanced," do not indicate whether or not students are...
NH’s innovative assessment inspires others to explore testing alternatives
New Hampshire's innovative assessment, known as PACE (Performance Assessment of Competency Education), has inspired Louisiana and Puerto Rico to pursue alternative testing methods to...
