[If someone forwarded this post to you, please consider subscribing to EdOpt.] EdOpt Fair in Bow I’m very excited about this fair. This is going to be our first OUTDOOR fair, rain or shine. And we’re going to have a lot of education providers there. There will be food trucks, one with ice cream! There’s … Read more
[If someone forwarded this post to you, please consider subscribing to EdOpt.] Provider Spotlight Discover the Best of Both Worlds at Wellheart’s Hybrid Program! Are you looking for an education option that provides flexibility without sacrificing connection, enriching experiences, or academic excellence? At Wellheart Chartered Public School, our unique Hybrid Program is thoughtfully designed to give families the freedom they … Read more
[If someone forwarded this post to you, please consider subscribing to EdOpt.] Big news for New Hampshire homeschooling families! Governor Kelly Ayotte has signed HB 1268, the Home Education Freedom Act, into law. For families who homeschool independently — without an Education Freedom Account — this is a significant expansion of educational freedom. The law … Read more
QUESTIONS WORTH ASKING Are Your Kids’ Test Scores Relevant? Here’s something you may not have known: About 88% of New Hampshire’s Class of 2025 graduated from high school. But when that same cohort was tested in Grade 11, only 63% demonstrated proficiency in reading and 30% in math. That’s quite a gap. It made me … Read more
Microschools are one of the fastest-growing education options in New Hampshire and across the country, yet many families have never heard of them. In a new episode of the Choosing School podcast, Moms Who Started Microschools, EdOpt President Jody Underwood spoke with three New Hampshire moms who started their own microschools: Kitty Michelotti of Latitude … Read more
Apologies — the post that went out earlier today was an incomplete one! Here’s the post I intended to send today. Also, we’re trying different times to see what works best for you. -Jody Families Need Solutions Now A recent article criticizing the latest Education Scorecard report raises an important question: What happened to student … Read more
Microschools are one of the fastest-growing education options in New Hampshire and across the country, yet many families have never heard of them. In a recent episode of the Choosing School podcast, EdOpt President Jody Underwood spoke with three New Hampshire moms who started their own microschools: Kitty Michelotti of Latitude Learning in Derry, Heather … Read more
Over the past two years, EdOpt has held 20 education fairs across New Hampshire, from Seacoast to Manchester, Claremont to Candia. We’ve spoken with hundreds of families and collected survey responses from dozens of attendees. While the survey numbers are relatively small, the patterns are remarkably consistent. Perhaps the most important thing we’ve learned is … Read more
Last week, EdOpt hosted another education options fair in Claremont. Ten families signed in and spent time talking with schools, homeschoolers, and other education providers. If you’re measuring success purely by attendance, ten families may not sound like a lot. But that’s not how we measure success. The families who come to our fairs are … Read more
The EdOpt Fair in Claremont is taking place Wednesday June 3! Come join us and have one-on-one conversations with these providers: Don’t forget to stop by the EdOpt table if you want some guidance. Looking forward to seeing you there! This will be our last fair until the end of July. Please check out our … Read more
National School Choice Week was celebrated all over the country, including here in New Hampshire. National School Choice Week isn’t just about policy OR education freedom accounts — it’s about real people finding and creating schools and learning spaces where children thrive. In NH, it includes open enrollment, tax credit scholarships, town tuitioning, innovation schools, … Read more
With this snowstorm continuing through Monday evening, we are going to pivot to have a Virtual Fair for Claremont! I’m actually excited about it. We’ll have breakout rooms for each education provider. Attendees can move from room to room and chat with the providers they are interested in, or come out to the Main room where I’ll … Read more
Join tens of thousands of schools and millions of parents and children to raise awareness of K–12 education options. National School Choice Week starts in a week: January 25-31, 2026. Over 28,600 events and activities will take place across all 50 states during this weeklong celebration of school choice. Of course, New Hampshire is one of the states having … Read more
About 51% of fourth-grade students in our state are still not reading proficiently. In addition, we have a significant gap in the literacy proficiency rate of children with disabilities. The New Hampshire Department of Education supports a number of efforts to support families to help their children learn to read, including children with special needs. … Read more
EdOpt is holding 3, count ’em, three Fairs during National School Choice Week, the last week of January 2026. EdOpt Fair Schedule Children’s Scholarship Fund of NH is also holding a National School Choice Showcase & Fair on Wednesday, January 28, from 10am to noon at the Grappone Conference Center, Granite Ballroom. Be prepared to … Read more
For those of you who homeschool, or are considering homeschooling, Moira Mills started an amazing community about unschooling at skool.com that I invite you to check out. Decondition Together: A Community for the Deschooled and the Unschooling-Curious What if the real work of homeschooling isn’t curriculum at all, but deconditioning? Decondition Together is a space … Read more
