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Are Your Kids’ Test Scores Relevant?

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Illustration of a parent at the helm of a ship sailing through fog toward a distant red lighthouse. Two gauges show concerning metrics: 'READING 63%' and 'MATH 30%'. The parent leans forward thoughtfully, examining the instruments as the lighthouse beam illuminates the scene through the mist. The color palette uses deep navy blues, soft grays, and a warm red lighthouse accent, creating a hopeful yet questioning tone about educational outcomes.

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

Moms Who Started Microschools

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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

Families Need Solutions Now

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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

Moms Who Started Microschools

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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

Improving Literacy

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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

Can your child read?

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graph of new hampshire and national reading scores in 8th grade reading

A couple of years ago at a school board meeting, our principal said that they really don’t know how to teach kids to read. This shocked me. I wrote about it here in a series of 8 articles that explored student reading at schools in the Upper Valley area of New Hampshire and Vermont. Many … Read more