New Hampshire
News, analysis, and opinion about K-12 education in New Hampshire
School & District Management
Opinion
From "Shock and Awe" to Systemic Enabling: All Eyes on New Hampshire
Instead of creating change through compliance and extrinsic motivators, the new era of education and education policy will require ecosystems of policy, regulation, investment, and operating structure that enable, rather than dictate. Under New Hampshire's PACE accountability system districts and schools are now opting into using next-gen performance-based assessments, staked to much richer definitions of student success, on the basis of their readiness to do so.
States
Opinion
As 50 States Prepare to Reimagine Education Policy, Four Are Able to Offer Guidance
Congress agreed to reauthorize its central education policy. And four states, it turns out, are ready for their close-up.
States
This Is Not a Test: One State's Assessment Pilot Seeks to Grow Up and Out
The goals here include getting more in-depth and current information on what students know and can do than the schools would with traditional summative exams, and helping students tackle material in more meaningful ways.
States
Opinion
Beyond Test Scores: Rethinking Accountability
States are working to replace NCLB-style accountability systems by measuring school performance through multiple indicators.
Assessment
Opinion
A Peek Inside New Hampshire's Performance Assessment Pilot
In an interview with CCSSO's Jennifer Poon, New Hampshire teacher Jennifer Deenik describes what it's like to teach in a school, district, and state pushing the boundaries on student assessment and accountability.
Science
School Librarians Team Up With Teachers to Create Freely Available STEM Lessons
Librarians and STEM teachers in New Hampshire are working together to co-plan lessons.
School & District Management
GOP Candidates Forum Puts Education Policy Front and Center
A half-dozen White House hopefuls talk common core, teachers' unions, and the federal role in K-12 at a New Hampshire event.
Assessment
Opinion
Yes, Apples and Oranges Can Be Compared: Accountability With Flexible Assessments
New Hampshire provides an object lesson into how to make sure performance-based assessments provide valid and reliable information across schools and districts.
Special Education
New Hampshire's Graduation Rate Is 87 Percent Overall, 71 Percent for Students With Disabilities
This Diplomas Count 2015 State Graduation Brief contains state-specific data on high school completion and includes a special focus on students with disabilities. The information is presented in a series of charts and graphs, and includes comparisons to national averages.
States
N.H. Gov. Hassan First to Veto a Common-Core Repeal Bill
The Granite State governor's action is the first time a bill requiring a state to ditch the Common Core State Standards has been vetoed by a governor.
Assessment
Opinion
The Role of Performance Assessments in Fostering Opportunities for Deeper Learning
Systems of assessments that include tasks that ask students to apply their knowledge to solve problems can deepen learning.
States
Colorado Lawmakers Mull Test Reduction and Test-Writing Power for Districts
Such legislation could serve to satisfy testing skeptics or outright opponents from different political camps, without going so far as to defy federal law regarding testing.
States
Opinion
Improving Accountability Systems to Create Internal Responsibility
How state systems of accountability can support doing good, not just looking good.
Assessment
Opinion
'Thank God' for Competency-Based Education
The Granite State's pioneering accountability pilot makes performance assessment count.