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Manchester selected as model of education reform

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Educators from Brazil are looking to New Hampshire for help reforming their home country’s system of education to better serve students. The World Affairs Council of New Hampshire has arranged for the group to tour Manchester School of Technology, where they will learn how competency-based classes support students’ mastery of knowledge and skills.

The delegation from Brazil is part of the International Visitor Leadership Program, a professional development exchange administered by the U.S. Department of State. A recent article in Christian Science Monitor caught the eye of State Department officials, who wanted to select the right location in the U.S. for their Brazilian visitors to focus on. The tour of MST is scheduled for October 5.

“They are very interested in how Manchester School of Technology is reinventing the idea of what high school can provide to students,” said Dr. Bolgen Vargas, Superintendent of Schools. “We look forward to sharing what we do in Manchester that could drive change on an international scale.”

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