Study committee reviews national administrative‑cost comparisons, asks Department of Education for assessment briefing

A legislative study committee on Wednesday reviewed a staff memo that compares New Hampshire’s school administrative costs and district structure with selected states and asked the Department of Education to brief the panel on state assessment data.

The Committee to Study Reducing the Number of School Administrative Units in the State examined packets of comparative data prepared by staff and discussed whether the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) is the appropriate measure for cross‑state comparisons. The committee asked for a Department of Education presentation at its next meeting focused on the state assessment (SAS) and the state’s use of the SAT as the 11th‑grade assessment.

A presenter for the committee summarized an analysis that highlighted large differences in district size and administrative…