If you’re a property owner, then you’re all too familiar with being plundered because of it. Historically, one of the largest expenditures that results in local government’s jacking up property taxes is schools. As a property owner, you’re also familiar [read more…]
Earlier this month, we published an article about House Bill 1228— otherwise dubbed the “Local Control of Education Bill”. In it I explained that we often hear Republicans give lip service to the mantra of “local control”, but that this [read more…]
Back in November, I wrote about a bill being sponsored by Rep. Jim Grueneich (R – District 12) that proposes allowing school districts to submit an application to the Superintendent of Public Instruction for approval to utilize a “virtual education [read more…]
Last month we published an article explaining Rep. Dan Johnston’s (R – District 24) HB 1052. In addition to clarifying the term “parent” as including a child’s legal guardian, the bill would open up a variety of opportunities for homeschool [read more…]
A proposal to change the way in which the building and maintenance of K-12 schools in the state are done is set to be considered by the North Dakota State Legislature. Former Speaker of the House, Rep. Larry Bellew (R [read more…]
Local control of education in North Dakota is a myth. There’s simply no other way to put it. And that was once again reaffirmed today when the House Education Committee voted 12-2 Do Not Pass on House Bill 1228. Last [read more…]
Two words are often found in debate regarding education, and we hear them most from Republicans— local control. It’s the argument — and the right one I might add — that so long as we’re going to have an education [read more…]
Two weeks ago we published an article explaining that Rep. Dan Johnston (R – District 24) is working with the North Dakota Homeschool Association (NDHSA) in proposing a key piece of legislation. In a nutshell, HB 1052 would address a [read more…]
North Dakota is consistently ranked among the most restrictive states in the nation when it comes to homeschooling. In fact, it wasn’t even legal until 1989. Since that time, things have certainly improved, but as someone who is an advocate [read more…]
At the end of last month, North Dakota’s Superintendent of Public Instruction Kirsten Baesler announced 13 finalists for open positions on North Dakota’s Board of Higher Education. Among them was former Bismarck Mayor Mike Seminary. We made our case of [read more…]
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