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...
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Life Is Less Expensive In North Dakota
According to prototype data from the federal government, North Dakota is among the cheapest places to live in the country....
Valedictorian Has His Mic Cut Off After Mentioning Religion In Commencement Speech
A similar story about a valedictorian at a South Carolina high school ripping up his speech and delivering the Lord's...
Half Of College Graduates Working Jobs That Don't Require Degrees
I graduated from high school a little over ten years ago, and what I remember of my discussions with teachers...
North Dakota Is Way Out On A Limb On Higher Education
Michael Barone has a fantastic column today in National Review which contains a succinct timeline for America's higher education bubble....
With Enrollment Down Over 10 Years, Where Is North Dakota's Record Education Spending Going?
In recent years North Dakota has seen tremendous growth in K-12 education spending, and this legislature didn't change that trend....
Legislature Set To Give New State Workers Option For Defined Contribution Plans
Public pensions, nationally, are a mess and while North Dakota has escaped most of the nation's economic problems over the...
Somehow A 22% Increase In Minimum Teacher Pay Gets Reported As No Increase At All
Yesterday the North Dakota Senate debated a massive school funding bill. Democrats attempted a floor amendment to that bill to...
ND State School Funding Up 181% Over Last Decade, Enrollment Down 2%
The North Dakota Senate today passed HB1319, which was Governor Jack Dalrymple's new school funding bill. It includes what the...
There's No Need To Raise Minimum Teacher Pay In North Dakota
Democrats want to raise the minimum teacher's pay in North Dakota from $22,500 per year, where it was set in...
