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As part of Reaching Higher NH’s effort to support New Hampshire’s public schools, School Talk brings you conversations and stories that illuminate important issues in education. Visit reachinghighernh.org for more stories about NH schools.

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    • Jan 9, 2023 LATEST EPISODE
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    • 16 EPISODES


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    Latest episodes from School Talk with Reaching Higher NH

    Always a Teacher

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 9, 2023 21:04


    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.

    Putting the Why in Policy

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2022 33:47


    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 Taste of Medicine

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2022 19:36


    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.

    Spotlight on School Boards

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2022 14:09


    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.

    Little Learners, Big Ideas

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2021 11:04


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

    Claremont, Part Two

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2021 52:13


    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/

    Claremont, Part One

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 14, 2021 37:33


    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/

    A Firsthand Look at "First Gens"

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2021 12:41


    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.

    Ready, Set, Graduate

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2021 17:03


    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.

    Test Day

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2021 33:11


    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.

    Pandemic Reflections

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2021 27:55


    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.

    On Our Own

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2021 47:17


    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. For more stories about school funding, check out our website: http://reachinghighernh.org/

    Return of the School Voucher Bill

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2021 12:06


    In this episode, Reaching Higher Policy Director Christina Pretorius discusses what's coming up in education legislation, including a familiar-looking school voucher bill.

    New Year, New Chapter

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 3, 2021 22:51


    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.

    ConVal Case Explained

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2020 12:34


    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.

    Quest for Equity

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2020 31:24


    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.

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