Questions Worth Asking

Questions Worth Asking

New Hampshire’s Long Math Problem

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A child wearing a backpack stands at a fork in the road, with one path labeled Reading leading through a green landscape and the other labeled Math climbing a rocky hillside, symbolizing two diverging educational journeys.

QUESTIONS WORTH ASKING New Hampshire’s Long Math Problem New Hampshire has a math problem. In 2026, about 62% of New Hampshire’s 11th graders met the state’s proficiency standard in reading. In math, only 30% did. That gap is hard to ignore. But high school isn’t where the story begins. The Gap Begins Earlier New Hampshire’s … Read more

What Does a Diploma Mean?

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Group of high school graduates in caps and gowns holding diplomas, with question marks above them representing questions about the meaning of graduation.

QUESTIONS WORTH ASKING What Does a Diploma Mean? Last month we asked whether statewide test scores are relevant. This month we ask a related question: if those scores aren’t required for graduation, what is? Every spring, thousands of New Hampshire students walk across a stage, receive a diploma, and are declared high school graduates. But … Read more