Justin LaBar: Common Core Is Not Gone in North Dakota
As elected representatives from across the state of North Dakota assemble for the 65th Legislative Assembly, I have a message...
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Justin LaBar: This Teacher Does Not Want Common Core Or Kirsten Baesler
As I listened to an interview with North Dakota’s Superintendent of Public Instruction, Kirsten Baesler, on Joel Heitkamp’s show, I...
Leah Peterson: Anti-Common Core Parents Want More Than Empty Promises
Kirsten Baesler’s announcement that North Dakota is moving away from Common Core should raise a lot of questions for parents...
Baesler Says Shift Away From Common Core Wasn't A Campaign Choice
Yesterday Superintendent Kirsten Baesler announced that the Department of Public Instruction would begin the process of developing new North Dakota...
ND Superintendent Announces Beginning Of Move Away From Common Core Standards
About a month ago I wrote that North Dakota's Republicans, many of whom were stalwart supporters of Common Core, were...
Joe Chiang: Common Core Math Is Not Common
There have been complaints about elementary teachers, elementary students, and parents of elementary students being unable to understand Common Core...
Matt Evans: A Quick Complaint About Smarter Balanced Testing
For the past three years I’ve taught computer science in a North Dakota public high school. It’s very difficult to...
Jim Kasper: North Dakota Must Withdraw From Common Core And Smarter Balanced Consortium
Those parents and citizens who supported the efforts lead by myself and a small number of Legislators, during the 2015...
North Dakota Republicans Are Turning On Common Core
During the 2015 legislative session there was a pitched battle among lawmakers over Common Core. One faction wanted to pull...
Incumbent Superintendent Almost Upset By Anti-Common Core Teacher
Superintendent Kirsten Baesler - who has had a rocky first term in office between an ugly battle over the controversial...
