Tag: NH Department of Education
Governor issues back to school recommendations
On Tuesday, July 14, Governor Chris Sununu released recommendations for public school reopening in the fall. The recommendations, which were developed by...
Public hearing on Learn Everywhere bills scheduled for June 9 & 10
The House Education Committee has scheduled a virtual public hearing on Tuesday, June 9 on a bill that would block the implementation...
NH DOE forms a public school reopening and redesign task force
On Monday, May 11, Commissioner Frank Edelblut announced a new task force that will propose recommendations to the Governor, NH Department of...
NH seeking $37 million in federal K-12 education relief
The NH Department of Education is seeking $37 million in coronavirus-related federal relief for the state’s K-12 schools...
Lawmakers reject first payment of federal charter school grant, questioning long term impact
On Friday, December 13, 2019, New Hampshire’s fiscal oversight committee voted 7-3 to reject the first payment of a new $46M federal charter school...
Review of State’s Charter Schools Estimates 1,083 Open Seats in 2018-2019
On Tuesday, February 18, 2020, our Board of Directors issued a statement regarding this analysis. To read it, click here.
Analysis finds that doubling charter schools in NH could cost state $57 million...
In response to the Joint Legislative Fiscal Committee’s request for more information on charter school funding, Reaching Higher NH conducted a fiscal...
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...
NH Department of Education welcomes a new Cultural and Linguistic Competence Coordinator
The New Hampshire Department of Education has welcomed Bhagirath Khatiwada as their new Cultural and Linguistic Competence Coordinator, according to the Department's website:
The NH...