Let's Not Be In A Rush To Declare "Community Experts" Program A Failure
Back in August state Superintendent Kirsten Baesler proposed a new program to address the state's chronic teacher shortages. It allowed...
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North Dakota Student Assessment Results: Just 40 Percent Proficient In Math, 46 Percent In English
The North Dakota Department of Public Instruction has released the results from this spring's student assessments, and while they're doing their...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Looking To 2016: Republicans Facing Retirements, Democrats Facing Scarcity Of Candidates
With the 2015 legislative session in the books we're heading into the doldrums of North Dakota politics. There isn't going...
