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. 

As we round out a year of pandemic schooling, the Reaching Higher staff discuss our own experiences as parents guiding our children through these challenging times. 

During the late spring and summer of 2020, the small town of Hopkinton, NH found itself in deep political turmoil as its school board struggled to pass an operating budget for the 2020/2021 fiscal year. While this event came as a surprise to many, the roots of polarized school politics go back decades in town.

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A conversation with Reaching Higher's Policy Director, Christina Pretorius, about the upcoming Legislative session, and a story about 2021 Teacher of the Year, Danielle Boutin, and the support network she's helped create for families at Ledge Street School in Nashua.

On Thursday, Sept. 24, 2020, The NH Supreme Court heard oral arguments in the ConVal Lawsuit, which claims the state is failing to adequately fund its public schools. John Tobin, who is representing the 26 school districts who’ve signed onto the brief, discusses what the lawsuit means for New Hampshire schools.

New Hampshire’s Commission to Study School Funding released its final report on Dec. 1. In this episode of School Talk four members of the Commission discuss their key findings and what they could mean for students and taxpayers.