North Dakota's Common Core Debate Gets Ugly
Advocates looking to stop common core in North Dakota recently invited Dr. Duke Pesta, a homeschooling advocate, to the state...
Education
Steve Cates: The Core Of Common Core
The American political left has always wanted more and more control of education through the centralization of power to the...
Steve Cates Column: Chamber Of Commerce Meeting On Common Core Disappoints
The meeting held in Bismarck on the evening of March 27th was claimed by the Bismarck-Mandan Chamber of Commerce (Chamber) to...
Audio: Fargo School Board Member Paul Meyers Calls In To Radio Show, Loses His Cool
You've got to hand it to Fargo School Board member Paul Meyers. He isn't afraid of confronting his critics. Fresh...
Study: Common Core Has Little Impact On Education Progress
Common Core may well represent one of the most controversial education policies implemented in America in a generation, but a...
Would Pre-K Education Programs Like Headstart Help North Dakota's Reading Problem?
According to a new report, roughly 66% of North Dakota's elementary students aren't proficient readers by the time they reach...
To Lower Crime At Colleges, Eliminate Underage Drinking Laws
I've long been an advocate for getting rid of age restrictions on alcohol consumption. By postponing the ability of younger...
Hamid Shirvani Isn't The Only Higher Ed Administrator With A "Golden Parachute" Contract
There's been much griping of late about the nearly million-dollar "golden parachute" buy out embattled Chancellor Hamid Shirvani received earlier...
The Cost Of Student Loans Must Go Up
Last month House Republicans passed legislation which would tie interest rates on student loans to US Treasury notes, with a...
"We've Never Seen A Generation This Educated Also Be This Unemployed"
The quote above from from an Atlantic article about youth unemployment in the European Union. Not, thankfully, America. But still,...
