School Talk with Reaching Higher NH

Reaching Higher policy analyst and former teacher Matt Gerding draws connections between the marvelous world of middle school and his current work as a policy analyst. 

Kayla Provencher experienced the inequities between NH's schools firsthand as a young person, when her family moved from one town to another. Now Reaching Higher's Policy Researcher, she's passionate about making education policy accessible to those most affected by it and determined to stay focused on the real reason Reaching Higher exists: the students. 

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 in Lebanon and taking classes at River Valley Community College in Claremont. It's one of several partnerships and initiatives designed to address the healthcare worker shortage and open doors for students. 

What exactly does a school board do? Why does it matter? How do board members get elected? And what does it take to serve effectively on a board? In this episode, we talk with Barrett Christina, Executive Director of the New Hampshire School Boards Association, and two current school board members, to learn what it's like to run for and serve on a school board. 

To support their youngest learners this year, educators are rethinking classroom structures and focusing on building relationships

After the release of the Claremont decisions, the state legislature responds. So why are school districts still suing the state today?  For more stories about New Hampshire school funding, check out our website: https://reachinghighernh.org/

In the early 1990s, five school districts sued the state of New Hampshire. But why?  For more stories about New Hampshire school funding, check out our website: https://reachinghighernh.org/

First-generation college students face specific challenges such as decoding the "hidden curriculum" of college life, but they also bring strong positive traits such as perseverance to the table. Hannah Harding, a summer intern at Reaching Higher, talks about the research she's conducting on "first gens" at UNH as well as her own experiences as a first generation college student. 

What do today’s graduates need in order to succeed and thrive? One school district is taking a hard look at itself to answer that question and make sure its students are ready for the world.

An interview with Scott Marion, executive director of the Center for Assessment in Dover, about school tests, their value and limitations, and the challenges educators face in administering and using them this school year.