The "State Teacher Policy Yearbook" examines what is arguably the single most powerful authority over the teaching profession: state government. This New Hampshire edition of the National Council on Teacher Quality's (NCTQ's) "State Teacher Policy Yearbook" is the first of what will be an annual look at the status of state policies impacting the teaching profession. It is hoped that this report will help focus attention on areas where state policymakers could make improvements to benefit both students and teachers. This policy evaluation is broken down into six areas that include a total of 27 goals. Broadly, these goals examine the impact of state policy on the preparation, certification, licensure, compensation and effectiveness of teachers across the elementary, secondary and special education spectra. New Hampshire's progress toward meeting these goals is summarized. Overall, New Hampshire lags behind most other states in implementing teacher-related policy. New Hampshire completely missed 14 goals, met a small portion of five, partially met four, nearly met two and fully met two. The state's best performance is in Area 5, "Alternate Routes to Certification." New Hampshire stands out for having a flexible reciprocity policy that recognizes out-of-state teacher licenses obtained both through traditional and alternate certification routes. Many of the state's other teacher licensure policies, however, are weak. The state's standards lack specificity and do not clearly refer to the knowledge and skills that new teachers must have before entering the classroom. For example, the state does not do enough to ensure that new teachers know the science of reading instruction. The body of the report provides a more detailed breakdown of the state's strengths and weaknesses in each area. Detailed rationale and "Food for Thought" for each area and corresponding goal are appended. (Contains 72 figures.) [Additional funding for this first edition of the "State Teacher Policy Yearbook" was provided by the Achelis Foundation, Bodman Foundation, Daniel's Fund, Fisher Family Foundation, Gleason Foundation, and The Teaching Commission. This state report is part of NCTQ's State Teacher Policy Yearbook series. For the national summary, see ED506661.