The Only Problem With Using "Community Experts" To Address Teacher Shortage Is That We Weren't Already Doing It
North Dakota Superintendent Kirsten Baesler - who is clearly running for her office again next year, despite a rocky first...
Education
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...
It's Silly To Blame Fracking For High School Dropouts
"Study links oil fracking to higher dropout rates," reads headline from Grand Forks Herald education reporter Jennifer Johnson. "Fracking increased the high...
Matt Evans: Legalizing Education And The Case For Tiny Schools
After last week’s Supreme Court decision, which mandated that same-sex marriages be legal in all 50 states, the US Department...
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...
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...
Common Core Opponents Lose Again, This Time On Testing Opt-Out Bill
Earlier this legislative session the opponents of Common Core education standards were dealt a blow when lawmakers defeated a bill...
Bismarck Schools Superintendent On Tschosik: It's "Difficult To Fire A Contracted Employee"
The sad and ongoing saga of the Superintendent Kirsten Baesler and her one-time fiance Todd Tschosik got another ugly chapter...
James Kerian: Subsidized Preschool Is About Coercing Parents, Not Giving Them Options
When President Obama was promoting subsidized preschool last fall he said of stay at home mothers "That's not a choice...
Senate Narrowly Defeats Tax Deduction For Private School Expenses
HB1254 would have allowed parents who send their kids to private school to deduct up to $5,000 worth of expenses...
