‘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...
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...
Community colleges will use ‘second-chance Pell grants’ to create opportunities for...
Two NH Community Colleges, NHTI and White Mountains Community College, have been chosen as experimental sites to utilize Pell grants to support educating incarcerated individuals....
NH Education News Digest, May 2022: Special Higher Education Edition
Dear Friends and Colleagues,
May is an exciting month on the college-and-career pathway. Many high school seniors have just made the momentous decision about what...
Youth Retention Initiative webinar emphasizes inclusive narratives, collaboration
Ensuring all New Hampshire young people find meaningful postsecondary pathways starts with adopting inclusive language, Reaching Higher’s Nicole Heimarck explained during an April 12...
High Stakes for Higher Education: NH leaders and lawmakers seek innovative...
Higher education has undergone intense change in recent years, due to factors including demographic trends, workforce demands, student needs, and economic realities. In response,...
In Praise of Instincts
There's a place for gut-level decisions on the postsecondary journey
When my younger daughter, Katie, was little, she often froze or panicked over big decisions...
Youth Retention Initiative webinar to feature Reaching Higher’s Nicole Heimarck
Nicole Heimarck, Executive Director of Reaching Higher NH and Director of the New Hampshire Alliance for College and Career Readiness, will serve as a...
PODCAST: A Taste of Medicine
A new healthcare pre-apprenticeship offers high school students the chance to prepare for a registered apprenticeship in one of three fields while working at Dartmouth Hitchcock...
From healthcare worker crisis, new opportunities and pathways emerge
Matthew McDonald was a first-year nursing student at the University of New England in Biddeford, Maine, when COVID-19 made its appearance. The frightening and...
