Study: Bismarck State College Provides the Best Return on Investment for Students in North Dakota
A new study out from Georgetown University's Center on Education and the Workforce has some fascinating findings. The report "ranks...
Education
Feed the Kids, Sure, but Should Parents Be Let Off the Hook for School Lunch Debt?
Recently, in Fargo, a group of well-meaning people raised some $4,000 as a way to help address the roughly $30,000...
Guest Post: In Defense of School Resource Officers
This guest post was submitted by Josh Brown, a school resource officer working for the Bismarck Police Department and president...
Print Column: Suicide Is a Bigger Threat Than Shootings for North Dakota’s Kids
MINOT, N.D. — A majority of students in North Dakota, some 53%, attend a school at which there is a...
North Dakota’s Public School Enrollment Has Increased 18 Percent in a Decade, but Spending Has Increased More Than 67 Percent
Education is a priority for North Dakotans, which is why our state spends a lot on it. With a population...
Guest Post: Thank You to North Dakota Lawmakers for Supporting Music Education
This guest post was submitted by Sara Baumann, President; Mark Herold, President-Elect; Brian Saylor, Immediate Past-President; and Lindsey Tafelmeyer, Executive...
Print Column: North Dakota Teachers Are Spending Millions on Their Own Supplies and It’s Ridiculous
MINOT, N.D. — Most school teachers have to buy supplies for their classrooms with money from their own pockets. It’s...
North Dakota Needs Workers, but Those Workers Need Shakespeare
Last year I was invited to participate in a campus dialogue event at Minot State University. The event was titled,...
Report: North Dakota Leading the Nation in Growing School Spending and It’s Not Even Close
Education is important, and because it's important, we spend a lot of time debating education. And the bulk of that...
North Dakota Among States With Biggest Drop in Higher Education Enrollment, and Maybe That’s Not a Bad Thing
"College enrollment in the U.S. has decreased for the eighth consecutive year, according to new data released Thursday by the National Student...
