Video: Should School Boards Have to Ask the Governor to Waive Weather Make up Days?
"I did not think this one would be that controversial," state Senator Janne Myrdal (R-District 10) said of her bill,...
Education
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...
Video: Burgum Plugs Bing, Promotes Education, and Promises End to Property Tax Buy Downs During State of the State
Governor Doug Burgum delivered the first State of the State address of his term in office to lawmakers today. Here's...
Kirsten Baesler: A Vision for North Dakota’s Schools
In North Dakota, we have a proud tradition of local control of education. We elect our school board members and...
Rep. Scott Louser: Time for the State to Take Over K-12 Spending to Eliminate Local Property Tax Burdens
Property taxes are consistently at the top of the list of voter concerns every election cycle and as the calendar...
Supt. Kirsten Baesler: How to Improve Education in North Dakota
In May I announced that the Department of Public Instruction was beginning the process of revising North Dakota’s academic standards...
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...
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...
