Gallup: North Dakotans Have Most Positive Views Of Public Education In The Nation
Gallup surveyed residents of all fifty states about their perceptions of their state's public education system. The research organization asked...
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North Dakota Superintendent Kirsten Baesler Officially Announces Re-Election Bid
It's been a rough first term for North Dakota Superintendent Kirsten Baesler. After getting the NDGOP endorsement in 2012 (the...
Not Every Education Problem Can Be Fixed By Giving Teachers A Raise
A couple of weeks back Superintendent Kirsten Baesler announced a proposal to address chronic teacher shortages in the state, and...
North Dakota Task Force On Student Assessments Will Include Common Core Critics
North Dakota Superintendent of Public Schools Kirsten Baesler has announced the membership of a 33-strong task force to address student...
North Dakota Attorney Contradicts Himself In Argument Against Common Core Lawsuit
Back in June a group of opponents of the controversial Common Core standards, a group including state Rep. Bob Skarphol...
Love Or Hate Common Core, Lawsuit Challenging It Is No Sham
Today the Fargo Forum, in its typically intemperate and hyperbolic fashion, slams a lawsuit filed by Common Core opponents challenging the...
Lawsuit Filed Challenging North Dakota's Involvement In Common Core
A group of citizens, and one state lawmaker, have filed a lawsuit challenging the legality of North Dakota's participation in...
Critics Worried Common Core Task Force Won't Include Opposition Voices From Legislature
You can't always get what you want, the Rolling Stones tell us, but sometimes you get what you need. I...
Superintendent Kirsten Baesler Stuck Between Hatred And Ambivalence Heading Into 2016
With the 2015 legislative session behind us the rumor mills are grinding away about who will and will not be...
North Dakota's Common Core Roll Out Couldn't Be Going Any Worse
When you're an embattled statewide elected official trying to roll out testing for a hugely controversial education initiative that was...
