US Department of Education applauds PACE, NH’s innovative assessment program
U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos has announced that New Hampshire received approval to continue with its innovative assessment program, the Performance Assessment of Competency...
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...
Creating a school culture to help students overcome trauma and engage...
At Honey Run Academy in Paradise, California, many students have experienced traumatic events like substance misuse in the home, abuse, or homelessness. But educators...
MTSS-B training series designed to promote school-wide student wellness
The New Hampshire MTSS-B Collaborative is hosting a three-day team training on Multi-Tiered Systems of Support for Behavioral Health & Wellness (MTSS-B) for school...
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...
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...
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...
