Tag: Frank Edelblut
Education Commissioner hopeful that PACE can create opportunities for deeper learning for all students
In this video for KnowledgeWorks and the Center for Assessment, Education Commissioner Frank Edelblut speaks to how PACE can help expand innovation and deeper...
Education Commissioner calls for increased cyber security
The New Hampshire Department of Education Commissioner, Frank Edelblut, called for increased cyber security in schools in a recent Concord Monitor column. Commissioner Edelblut...
State Board re-refers Grantham parent’s manifest education hardship case
Grantham resident Tanya McIntire is appealing a decision by her local school district to the State Board of Education, arguing that the district should...
Embracing learning that allows students to craft individual pathways to success
In a letter to the Union Leader, Education Commissioner Frank Edelblut highlighted the programs that allow students to pursue their own passions and pathways,...
ELOs help to personalize learning and provide more opportunities in small rural schools
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...
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...
Concerns around cost of voucher bill are overstated, according to leadership and Union Leader...
The House Finance subcommittee released an amended version of SB 193, the statewide voucher bill, which tightened the eligibility requirements, eliminated the stabilization grants...
US DOE approves NH’s state education plan
The United States Department of Education (US DOE) has approved New Hampshire's state plan to comply with the federal Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA)....
Senate committee approves bill to reorganize Department of Education
The Senate Education Committee unanimously approved the Senate bill that would reorganize the Department of Education and give the Education Commissioner more authority to...
Senate bill aims to restrain commissioners
Nine New Hampshire Senators have sponsored a bill in 2018 designed to forbid commissioners from engaging in partisan political activity. According to the Union...