school-choice

Your school district has shaky oversight

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Before I get to the feature of this post about your district having shaky oversight, I first want to remind you that you can… Double your impact for NH families! Helping families discover all their school options is exactly why EdOpt exists. We hold in-person fairs all around the state and do not charge a … Read more

3 School Options Nobody Knows

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What Many NH Families Don’t Know About Their Education Options At nearly every EdOpt event, we hear the same sentence from parents: “I didn’t know that was an option!” New Hampshire families actually have far more flexibility in education than many people realize. The challenge isn’t that options don’t exist — it’s that many families … Read more

📣 New podcast: Choosing School 📣

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Introducing the Choosing School Podcast Every family wants the same thing: an education that truly fits their child. But figuring out what that looks like—and what options even exist—might seem difficult. That’s why we’re excited to introduce the Choosing School Podcast. In this new series, we talk directly with parents about the education choices they’ve … Read more

Update: 3 more spring fairs!

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Check out the new school choice fairs this spring! Put the dates in your calendars. Some education providers have already registered, but it’s just the beginning — check them out! Candia Goffstown Swanzey Claremont We’re working on a fair in Concord and other places in the summer and fall. Let us know if you want to organize … Read more

Manchester Fair in one week!

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Our next Fair is in less than a week in Manchester! EdOpt is partnering with Children’s Scholarship Fund for this one. Saturday March 21, from 11-2pm at Trinity High School at 581 Bridge St, Manchester, NH. We’ll have a DJ and a food truck, and lots of education providers across the range of options. EdOpt … Read more

Wow! Manch Fair a huge success

People talking with fair providers

The Manchester Fair was a huge success! This was the first fair co-organized by EdOpt and the Children’s Scholarship Fund. It was held this past Saturday March 21 at Trinity High School in Manchester, NH. The DJ and food truck attracted hundreds of people (and their children!) to talk with over 50 education providers across … Read more

🎉 EdOpt Navigator is Live!

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If you’re a parent trying to understand your education options in New Hampshire, you may have discovered something frustrating: the information exists — but it’s scattered across dozens of websites, policies, and reports. Worse, you don’t know which ones to look at. That’s why we built EdOpt Navigator. Thanks to the testing many people did, … Read more

Recurring Dreams of School

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Have you had recurring dreams about school? Were they pleasant or disturbing? Personally, I always liked school. But I don’t think I ever had a good dream about school. I read an article recently that summarized a survey of people who have had recurring dreams about school. I thought the results would be interesting to … Read more

Help Test EdOpt’s New AI Assistant (Beta)

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Finding the right education path for your child in New Hampshire can feel overwhelming. There are so many options — public schools, charter schools, private schools, homeschooling, Education Freedom Accounts, enrichment programs — and it’s hard to know where to start. That’s why we’re building the EdOpt AI Assistant. We’re launching a beta version today, and we … Read more

Nurturing a Love of Reading

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Before we get to early literacy, we want to announce our first EdOpt Fair of the Spring! Our first Fair this spring will be next month in Manchester! EdOpt is partnering with Children’s Scholarship Fund for this Fair. Saturday March 21, from 11-2pm at Trinity High school. We’ll have a DJ and a food truck, … Read more

Don’t Pick a School. Solve the Problem.

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When families start looking for alternative education options, they’re often already deep in a problem. Something isn’t working. A child is frustrated, disengaged, bored, anxious, or falling behind. The instinct—understandably—is to jump straight to a solution: a different school, homeschooling, a learning center, online classes. But real problem solving doesn’t start with solutions. It starts … Read more

Nat’l School Choice Week was a hit

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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

3 Fairs this week, 1 Fair goes virtual!

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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

National School Choice Week in 6 days!

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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

1st EdOpt Expo in Newport Aug 10 !

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The first Education Options (EdOpt) expo is just over a week away, on Saturday Aug 10, from 10:30am to 12:30pm at the Richards Free Library in Newport NH. There will be a number of tables where you can have one-on-one conversations with experts about different options for educating your children. Statewide resources will include: Regional … Read more

NEW DATES! EdOpt Expos in Newport

We are setting up expos to kick off a new effort to provide information, support, and connections to families who are not happy with their current schools, and want to explore the many other education options they may not know about. Our first set of expos will be in Newport NH to serve the Upper … Read more