Governor Sununu adds $10 million to school safety grant program
Governor Sununu is set to increase the school safety preparedness grants by $10 million for a total of almost $30 million, according to the...
Mast Way Elementary School recognized as a National Blue Ribbon School...
Mast Way Elementary School in Lee has been recognized as a 2018 National Blue Ribbon School by the US Department of Education as an...
Emotional intelligence among top skills employers are seeking
Companies are frequently citing emotional intelligence as one of the top characteristics they are looking for in prospective employees. In fact, a 2011 survey...
When education is supported as a public good, it can teach...
In the heart of the South Bronx, a place in which 45,000 people live within eight square blocks of one another, an essential staple...
Reaching Higher NH Presents its Manchester Proud Community Engagement Work to...
Over the past year, Reaching Higher NH has partnered with Manchester Proud, an initiative to build a community-driven, comprehensive strategic plan for the Manchester...
Informal Education Series: Family Engagement Beyond Difficult Phone Calls
When I began my high school teaching career, I felt moderately confident with lesson and unit planning, creating assessments (formative and summative, of course),...
Informal Education Series: Building Trust, and Capacity, with Families
This post is about both capacity-building and building trust with families – but I’m going to tackle them in reverse, since that’s what happens...
Informal Education Series: The Value of Proactive, Positive Outreach Home
After the first day of school, the boys shared that the best part of the day was, and I quote, “Hot lunch!” We heard...
What are the major factors that influence student learning in New...
To answer this question, Reaching Higher NH set out on a two-year project to explore how family, community, and statewide factors impact learning, and...
How economic security affects our youngest learners
This article is part of our Whole Picture of Public Education project, which uses state and national data to answer the question: what influences...
